Christopher Proud

Senior Breeder with Rice Breeding Australia. Views are my own.

[Christopher Proud @cprou1]

@soupercocky @RiceBreeding Previous experience indicates that there are not enough roots at depth in current varieties but a lot of factors at play. It will be intetesting to see your results.

[Mitchell Rice Group @UQRiceDen]

@JaquieMitch_UQ is leading a new @ACIARAustralia project helping to develop integrated weed management practices for direct-seeded rice in Laos & Cambodia.

[Christopher Proud @cprou1]

@AgriFuturesAU recent did a piece on some of the work the @UQRiceDen has been doing to develop breeding tools for the rice breeding program. The aim is to help make selecting aerobic 'DryRice' varieties faster and easier.@JaquieMitch_UQ @argiev

[AgriFutures Australia @AgriFuturesAU]

#Rice research at the @UQ_News Gatton campus has uncovered previously unknown genetic traits for aerobic production systems.

This genotype information is now being used by breeders to develop new varieties to ⬇️ water use & improve cold tolerance.
https://t.co/y9y8pmB8Dv

[Christopher Proud @cprou1]

The first few heads showing up 50 days after planting in @UQRiceDen's rapid generation advancement. On track to harvest all the material on the first week of April. @JaquieMitch_UQ @AgriFuturesAU @RiceExtension

[Christopher Proud @cprou1]

@Matt_Champness @JaquieMitch_UQ @UQRiceDen @AgriFuturesAU @RiceExtension We have been monitoring soil moisture with some capacitance probes in one of our aerobic standards.

[Christopher Proud @cprou1]

Our trial under t-tape is now starting to get a move on @JaquieMitch_UQ @UQRiceDen. First few plots reached PI this week. Looking at the advantage of deep roots under aerobic conditions. @AgriFuturesAU @RiceExtension

[Christopher Proud @cprou1]

@Matt_Champness @JaquieMitch_UQ @UQRiceDen @AgriFuturesAU @RiceExtension We tend to have more of a regimented irrigation schedule since that works best for us (i.e. M, W, F for our well-watered control). Rate and frequency change based on our objectives and the time of season.

[Christopher Proud @cprou1]

@leigh_vial @JaquieMitch_UQ @UQRiceDen @AgriFuturesAU @RiceExtension This one is on a dermosol.

[Christopher Proud @cprou1]

@BrianDunn1287 @JaquieMitch_UQ @AgriFuturesAU @NSWDPI_AgWater Looking good @BrianDunn1287. Are you using cumulative ETo to schedule irrigation?

[Christopher Proud @cprou1]

This round of rapid generation advancement is up an running for the @UQRiceDen. Hopefully harvest in the 1st week of April. @AgriFuturesAU @RiceExtension

[Christopher Proud @cprou1]

@jenicka13 @UQRiceDen @JaquieMitch_UQ There's about 115 lines across this experimentation exploring the benefit of narrow root architecture and conductance related traits.

[Christopher Proud @cprou1]

Installing soil moisture probes in @UQRiceDen's late aerobic planting to schedule irrigation and monitor for water stress. @JaquieMitch_UQ

[Jaquie Mitchell @JaquieMitch_UQ]

Great discussions with NSW DPI Rice breeder and the UQ team at the Gatton Aerobic 'DryRice' field trials
@UQRiceDen @AgriFuturesAU @UQscience @cprou1
@BrianDunn1287

[Jaquie Mitchell @JaquieMitch_UQ]

Drip tape irrigation is looking interesting for our Aerobic Rice Project @UQRiceDen @AgriFuturesAU @UQscience @cprou1 @BrianDunn1287

[José A. Terra @JoseATerra1]

Nice visit of Australian colleagues of SunRice leaded by ⁦@rraplrford⁩ to Paso de la Laguna to see the ⁦@INIA_UY⁩ rice program research lines in breeding, crop management, rotation design, Sustainable intensification and irrigation systems. Great discussions.

[Chris Fiscus @fiscuscj]

best meme ever

[Christopher Proud @cprou1]

@Aerobicriceaus Looks great considering the season!! Do you think it might have been touched up by cool temperatures at the microspore? It was pretty cool in SEQ a couple of weeks ago.

[Christopher Proud @cprou1]

Ready for planting tomorrow 😁

[Anika Molesworth @AnikaMolesworth]

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