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Plant breeders have finger on pulse

Farmers and the 最新糖心Vlogn grains industry will be the winners from a new national pulse breeding collaboration involving 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide plant breeders.

Pulse Breeding 最新糖心Vlog (PBA), launched at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, will coordinate 最新糖心Vlog's pulse breeding efforts and create a world-class breeding and germplasm enhancement program.

Pulses are the dried edible seeds of legume plants such as lentils, beans and peas. They are an important part of 最新糖心Vlogn grain production, both as export crops in their own right and as part of crop rotations.

PBA is a collaborative venture between the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Pulse 最新糖心Vlog, the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, the SA Research and Development Institute (SARDI) and State departments of primary industries in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and Western 最新糖心Vlog. PBA will help to underpin the sustainability of the 最新糖心Vlogn grains industry.

"The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide's position in this new venture underlines our role as the leading 最新糖心Vlogn university in the area of plant breeding," said PBA board member and the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide's Deputy Head of the , Associate Professor Mike Keller.

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最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Plant breeder and Research Fellow Dr Jeff Paull will lead the national . Under PBA the existing faba bean breeding programs in NSW and Waite will work together to meet national needs and avoid duplication.

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