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CLIMA Research Programs NB  Details on research projects can be found under "Research and Varieties" in the left hand margin.

Grain Legume Program
Program	Title	Leader	Component
Program Leader	Grain Legume Program	Dr Mark Sweetingham
Sub Program 1	GL1 Germplasm Development	Dr Tanveer Khan	Genetic resources Breeding technologies
Sub Program 2	GL2 Disease & Pest Management	Professor Richard Oliver	Resistance Integrated Pest Management
Sub Program 3	GL3 Agro-ecological Adaptation	Dr Jens Berger	Physiological, biochemical and molecular basis of environment interaction Improved screening methods for resistance / tolerance
Sub Program 4	GL4 Grain Quality, Utilization, & Product Development	Professor Craig Atkins	Improving grain appearance, composition and processing properties Legume feed research Processing research, food uses and health benefits

Pasture Legume Program
Program	Title	Leader	Component
Program Leader	Pasture Legume Program	Dr Clive Francis
Sub Program 1	PL1 Germplasm Development	Mr Richard Snowball	Genetic resources acquisition to support pasture legume development AQIS liaison Development of offshore projects in legume breeding and selection for specific tasks, rhizobial selection, seed increase
Sub Program 2	PL2 Biotic Interactions	Dr Hayley Norman	Legume / animal interface Legume / symbiont interface Legume / pest and disease interface
Sub Program 3	PL3 Annual pasture legume improvement	Dr Clinton Revell	Evaluation, selection and breeding Seed production Regional testing for adaptation
Sub Program 4	PL4 Novel uses of forage legumes	Associate Professor John Howieson	Pharmaceutical, aquacultural, horticultural and agriceutical uses

 

 

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