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Cotton
Research project

Cotton Map

This initiative provides ongoing support for an online tool that enables cotton growers to communicate the location of cotton to …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Cotton
Processing & packaging
Research project

Scoping study: Identifying opportunities for blending cotton with high tech / novel textile materials

Many new types of specialty man-made fibres are emerging offering a range of strong functional properties (eg super-high strength, super-high …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisations

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Cotton
Research project

Communicating Cotton Best Production Practices with Video

This investment provides continuing support to the CottonInfo YouTube channel (youtube.com/CottonInfoAust). The channel is a popular extension tool …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    30 Jun 2021

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)

Cotton
Processing & packaging
Research project

Potent Mould and Mildew Resistance Cotton Fabrics

Outdoor cotton products include transport tarpaulins, caravan covers, awnings, camper trailer walls and roofs and even livestock covers. Customer preference …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    26 Mar 2018 -
    26 Apr 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University

Cotton
Research project

Annual consultant qualitative and quantitative surveys

This investment is in annual qualitative and quantitative surveys to measure the performance of research, production, practices and capacity critical …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    15 Mar 2018 -
    31 Dec 2020

  • Research organisation

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Cotton Forestry Fruits Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Sugar Vegetables Wine
Crop protection
Research project

iMapPESTS: Sentinel Surveillance for Agriculture

Improving plant pest management through cross-industry deployment of smart surveillance technologies and diagnostics
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    1 Mar 2018 -
    16 Jan 2022

  • Research organisation

    Hort Innovation

Multiple industries
Cotton Forestry Natural capital assets Wild catch fisheries
Research project

Environmental and Economic accounting in Primary Industries (Natural Capital Accounting) - linked to 2017-175

This project is part of a broader Australian Government’s Rural R&D for Profit cross-sectoral investment assessing Natural …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    28 Jan 2018 -
    28 Jul 2020

  • Research organisation

    Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

Cotton
Processing & packaging
Research project

Continuous mercerisation of loose-stock cotton without fiber shrinkage

A disadvantage of the developed continuous sliver mercerising is the wet-processing of cotton fibre only after it has already passed …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2018 -
    31 Dec 2018

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University)

Cotton
Crop protection
Research project

Evaluation of relative damage caused by two-spotted mite, bean spider mite and strawberry mite in cotton

Historically, two-spotted spider mites were the dominant mite species in cotton production and the focus of research. The widespread uptake …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2018 -
    31 Dec 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Cotton
Crop protection
Research project

Transformation of Verticillium dahliae, causal agent of Verticillium wilt of cotton, with the GFP gene

This project has developed a protocol to prepare cotton samples infected with GFP (Green fluorescent protein)-tagged Verticillium dahliae for …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Dec 2017 -
    31 Dec 2020

  • Research organisations

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), The University of Queensland (UQ)

Cotton
Crop protection
Research project

Understanding the ecology of reniform nematodes in cotton

The reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) is a growing threat to the cotton industry. This project aimed to develop knowledge of …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    11 Nov 2017 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)

Cotton
Research project

Post Doc: Understanding and planning for the future cotton workforce

This investment investigates the potential impact of digital agriculture on the skills required for the next generation of workers, the …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    3 Oct 2017 -
    30 Sep 2020

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

Cotton
Input management
Research project

A sprayable water barrier to line irrigation channels - Scoping Study

This scoping study conducted a literature review and engaged with water board authorities, grower organisations and individual growers to identify …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Oct 2017 -
    30 Sep 2018

  • Research organisations

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Cotton Essential oils Forestry Nuts Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Sugar Vegetables Wine
Crop protection
Research project

Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative

The Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative supports cross-sectoral research development and extension to minimise the damaging consequences caused by biosecurity threats …
  • Funded by

    Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

  • Project date

    7 Sep 2017 -
    17 Jun 2021

  • Research organisation

    Hort Innovation

Cotton
Research project

Grassroots Grant: On-farm evaluation of pumping telemetry

This investment will undertake an on-farm evaluation of telemetry infrastructure compatible with a non-urban water metering framework for water monitoring. …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Sep 2017 -
    31 Aug 2021

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Macquarie Cotton Growers Association

Cotton
Plant science
Research project

Improving water use efficiency in a changing climate

Research indicates that while higher CO2 improves some aspects of cotton growth, there could be negative impacts, such as rank …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2017 -
    30 Jun 2020

  • Research organisations

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Western Sydney University (WSU)

Cotton
Research project

PhD: Monitoring soil water dynamics for improving water use efficiency

To sustain cotton farming under long-term low rainfall conditions, the industry’s water-use efficiency (WUE) must continuously improve. This PhD …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2017 -
    31 Dec 2020

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Cotton
Multiple technology areas
Automation Plant science
Research project

Where does water go? Visualising irrigation efficiency by time-lapse water monitoring

Understanding soil water content is fundamental to agriculture as it has implications for soil and water management, and will potentially …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2017 -
    31 Dec 2020

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), University of New South Wales (UNSW)

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