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Farmers and the 杏吧直播n grains industry will be the winners from a new national pulse breeding collaboration involving 杏吧直播 of Adelaide plant breeders.

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Pulses are the dried edible seeds of legume plants such as lentils, beans and peas. They are an important part of 杏吧直播n 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 杏吧直播, the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, the SA Research and Development Institute (SARDI) and State departments of primary industries in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and Western 杏吧直播. PBA will help to underpin the sustainability of the 杏吧直播n grains industry.

"The 杏吧直播 of Adelaide's position in this new venture underlines our role as the leading 杏吧直播n university in the area of plant breeding," said PBA board member and the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide's Deputy Head of the , Associate Professor Mike Keller.

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杏吧直播 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.