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ML Project B: Identifying genetic contributors to crop stress tolerance in the presence of environmental effects

Documents available on GRDC website. For tender questions contact: Cindy Hall.

Phone: +61 8 8198 8407

Email Address: southern@grdc.com.au

Web Address: https://grdc.com.au/research/applying-and-reporting/current-procurement/open-tenders

Document(s) Contact Name:
Documents available on GRDC website.

ATM ID:

PROC-9175955

Agency:

Grains Research and Development Corporation

Category:

70140000 - Crop production and management and protection

Close Date & Time:

2-Jul-2019 2:00 am (ACT Local Time)
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Publish Date:

23-May-2019

Location:

ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS
Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart

ATM Type:

Request for Tender

Multi Agency Access:

Panel Arrangement:

Multi-stage:

Description:

This tender consists of seven interrelated procurements. The applicant may apply for all seven Projects A-G, but successful applicants will only be contracted for Project A alone, any combination of Projects B-G, or all Projects B-G.

For full details, including links to relevant documents and information on any Questions and Answers, visit:

https://grdc.com.au/research/applying-and-reporting/current-procurement/open-tenders

Background:

Grains pre-breeding could be accelerated by unravelling the mechanisms underpinning complex quantitative crop traits e.g. pathogen resistance, yield potential in heat stress/frost-prone environments, and water productivity. Phenomics, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics studies of these phenomena are complicated by the dense and disparate nature of ‘omics’ data, rapid flux in observed signals, and environmental factors. Thus, linking complex traits to molecular mechanisms has been difficult – it is hoped machine learning (ML) can go beyond analyses of individual signals to identify systems-level, trait-associated, patterns (e.g. genomic selection markers) that can be used by plant breeders.

Application of ML could help the grains industry more-effectively:

• Understand genetic control of canola blackleg resistance

• Understand genetic and environmental factors leading to necrotrophic fungal pathogen resistance in wheat, barley, and/or canola

• Identify genetic contributors to improved wheat/barley yield under frost-prone conditions

• Identify genetic contributors to disease resistance in pulses

Evaluation Criteria, Outcomes and Outputs:

Applications must address the evaluation criteria, outcomes, and outputs relevant to the specific procurement being applied for.

For details visit:

https://grdc.com.au/research/applying-and-reporting/current-procurement/open-tenders

Other Instructions:

Applying:

All tender applications must be submitted electronically via the GRDC Grains Investment Portal prior to the closing date for consideration:

https://access.grdc.com.au/

For information on applying and how to register refer to the tender details on the GRDC website:

https://grdc.com.au/research/applying-and-reporting/current-procurement/open-tenders

Please read all information on the GRDC tender webpage before lodging an application in the Portal.

Deadline for Submission of Tender Enquiries:

Tuesday 25 June 2019, 5:00pm ACT local time

All documents associated with this tender can be found on the GRDC website:

https://grdc.com.au/research/applying-and-reporting/current-procurement/open-tenders

Proposed Investment:

No budget range will be provided for this investment.

The GRDC is focussed on delivering value to Australian grain growers, therefore your applicaiotn must demonstrate fair market value.

Conditions for Participation:

1.The Applicant must be a single legal entity or recognised firm of partners.

2.The Applicant and any proposed subcontractor must be compliant with the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012.

Timeframe for Delivery:

2019 - 2023

Address for Lodgement:

All tender applications must be submitted electronically via the GRDC Grains Investment Portal prior to the closing date for consideration:

https://access.grdc.com.au/

For information on applying and how to register refer to the tender details on the GRDC website:

https://grdc.com.au/research/applying-and-reporting/current-procurement/open-tenders.

Please read all information on the GRDC tender webpage before lodging an application in the Portal.

Documents available on GRDC website. For tender questions contact: Cindy Hall.

Phone: +61 8 8198 8407

Email Address: southern@grdc.com.au

Web Address: https://grdc.com.au/research/applying-and-reporting/current-procurement/open-tenders

Document(s) Contact Name:
Documents available on GRDC website.