?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Scoping+the+potential+for+summer+grains+(mungbean)+physiology+research.&rft.creator=Frederiks%2C+T.&rft.subject=Plant+physiology&rft.subject=Methods+and+systems+of+culture.+Cropping+systems&rft.subject=Grain.+Cereals&rft.description=Australian+mungbean+production+is+increasing%2C+with+the+main+cropping+area+in+Queensland.+The+Australian+Mungbean+Association+(AMA)+has+a+strategic+goal+to+increase+the+annual+production+from+~+80+000+%2B+t+to+170+000+t+by+2019.+The+bulk+of+production+is+exported%2C+achieving+high+average+prices+(over+%241000%2Ft)+in+recent+years.+With+the+current+price+premium+for+mungbeans%2C+gross+margins+compare+very+favourably+to+other+summer+crops.+Given+the+benefits+of+including+pulses+in+diets%2C+and+legumes+in+crop+rotations%2C+it+is+important+to+develop+more+reliable+and+higher+yielding+varieties+to+grow+the+industry.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhile+recently+released+DAF+mungbean+varieties+have+markedly+improved+grain+yields+compared+to+previous+varieties%2C+the+best+varieties+still+yield+considerably+less+than+other+major+summer+legumes.+It+is+important+to+identify+the+factors+limiting+production%2C+identify+sources+of+adaptation%2C+and+incorporate+desirable+traits+into+new+varieties.+A+multidisciplinary+approach+to+integrate+an+improved+understanding+of+plant+physiology+with+innovative+breeding+methodologies+could+be+useful+to+deliver+benefits+to+pulse+growers+and+industry+in+Queensland.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+scoping+study%2C+conducted+as+an+internally%E2%80%93funded+innovation+project+in+DAF%2C+proposes+that+with+a+better+understanding+of+crop+physiology+improved+mungbean+types+could+be+developed.+For+example%2C+new+varieties+that+attain+high+leaf+area+early%2C+that+direct+maximum+resources+to+developing+grain+after+flowering%2C+and+that+ripen+pods+more+uniformly%2C+are+likely+to+show+higher+yield+potential.+Superior+varieties+are+also+likely+to+exhibit+improved+plant+architecture+and+be+better+adapted+to+key+abiotic+stresses+such+as+drought+and%2For+heat.+Some+plant+physiology+work+has+been+undertaken+as+part+of+the+current+mungbean+breeding+program%2C+but+dedicated+research+in+this+area+is+limited.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+Grains+Research+and+Development+Corporation+(GRDC)+is+the+main+external+funder+of+Australian+pulse+research%2C+usually+with+substantial+co-funding+from+host+research+agencies.+The+current+scoping+project+has+identified+potential+for+physiology+research+to+increase+mungbean+productivity.+However%2C+for+a+small+crop+like+mungbean%2C+with+production+centred+in+Queensland%2C+it+will+be+difficult+to+attract+external+funding+until+the+utility+of+the+concept+can+be+demonstrated.+A+new+mungbean+physiology+research+effort+will+likely+require+initial+funding+support+from+DAF.+Increasing+research+investment+in+a+small+crop+like+mungbean+needs+to+be+judiciously+targeted+to+address+issues+of+concern+to+stakeholders%2C+ensuring+appropriate+returns+on+investment+and+to+maximise+gains.+.&rft.publisher=State+of+Queensland&rft.date=2016&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fera.daf.qld.gov.au%2Fid%2Feprint%2F5484%2F1%2FCFS%2520-%2520Mung%2520bean%2520rhizobium%2520%2528M%2520Christopher%2529.pdf&rft.identifier=+++Frederiks%2C+T.++(2016)+Scoping+the+potential+for+summer+grains+(mungbean)+physiology+research.++Project+Report.+State+of+Queensland.++++++&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fera.daf.qld.gov.au%2Fid%2Feprint%2F5484%2F&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fera.daf.qld.gov.au%2Fid%2Feprint%2F5484%2F