Larn McMurray
Senior Research Agronomist
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BAgSc
Phone: +61 8 8842 6265
Email: larn.mcmurray@sa.gov.au
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Roles and expertise:
- Field pea, lentil and chickpea plant breeding
- Identifying pulse crop varieties with specific adaptation, production and marketing benefits for SA through early generation and selection field research
- Devising agronomic management systems for maximising production and minimising costs and risk of pulses in farming systems
- Pulse breeding, agronomy, pathology and physiology
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Experience:
- Major contributor to the national variety release of Nipper, Boomer and Nugget lentils, Genesis 090, Genesis079, and Genesis 114 Kabuli chickpeas and Genesis508 & Genesis 509 desi chickpeas
- Leader of the SA node of the lentil, field pea and chickpea breeding programs of Pulse Breeding Australia (PBA) which has the broad aim of “better varieties faster”
- South Australian plant breeding representative on the coordination group of the National pulse Breeding Program (PBA) since 2006
- Developed numerous pulse crop agronomic management strategies for maximising production and minimising inputs including producing over 100 technical guides and reports since 1998.
- SARDI pulse industry specialist since 2002 providing advice and direction into pulse research, industry issues and variety release for SA
Current and recent projects:
Leader of SA node of Australian Field Pea Breeding Program
Leader of SA node of Australian Lentil Breeding Program
Leader of SA node of Australian Chickpea Breeding Program
New Varieties, New Agronomy - Pulse Agronomic Research, South-Eastern Australia
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