Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 7661 IREC Farmers' Newsletter No. 195 ­ – Rice R&D 2016 they expedite the transition of rice to the opaque stage, a feature of correctly aged sushi rice. Agronomically, the field work supports the mantra that ‘less is more’ for short grain production in temperate Australia. For Koshihikari, lower nitrogen rates will actually reduce the chance of lodging, govern the maturity of the variety to the desired cooler window of grain development and result in less protein in the grain which is desirable for storage integrity and the end-users. This, and other recently completed work, will be used to tailor the current agronomic package that accompanies short-grain production to ensure it remains a cost competitive (on a gross-margin basis) option that satisfies markets that usually avoid Australian- grown rice between seasons. RIRDC Project PRJ-009950 Australian Rice Partnership II The project involves the following members of the Australian Rice Partnership II based at NSW Department of Primary Industries, Yanco Agricultural Institute: l  Dr Mark Talbot, Plant Cell Biologist and Microscopist l Dr Laura Pallas, Cereal Chemist l Dr Peter Snell, Rice Breeder Further information Mark Talbot T: 02 6951 2674 E: [email protected] l Figure 3. Top: Time series of soaked grains showing changes over 90 minutes. Bottom: Time-series of individual grains colour-coded for greyscale value (from black to white) to highlight water absorption and crack formation. The scale on the left shows how the greyscale values are colour coded from black (0, purple colour) to white (255, red colour). Green to red colours show where water has entered the grain.