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It's early days, but our chickpea field trials are looking good! Last week, CCFI researchers Dr @RutwikBarmukh and @DrOlujohnson visited three chickpea field trial sites in Merredin, Nokaning and Tammin to inspect the progress of lines developed for our Chickpea Acid Soil Tolerance and Pulses Genetic Gains Projects. Soil acidity is a major constraint on WA pulse productivity, so developing varieties that tolerate it could significantly expand chickpea production in WA and give growers more resilient, sustainable break-crop options. These lines were only sown two months ago, but early observations are encouraging, with several lines performing better than their parent lines across sites. Looking forward to reviewing their progress in August as they head into flowering! Our thanks to @theGRDC for its ongoing support, and to our project partners for all their input.