Cotton Research project Honours: Baselining river water nitrogen compounds in the Murrumbidgee irrigation district This investment supports water sampling in the Murrumbidgee River to determine nitrogen loads as part of the cotton industry commitment … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 11 Feb 2019 - 15 Dec 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Cotton Input management Research project Evaporation mitigation solutions for Australian cotton farm water storages Evaporation losses from farm water storages are the major loss of water on cotton farms. Monolayer technology involving ultra-thin monolayers … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University, The University of Melbourne
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 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 Input management Research project Quantifying the nitrogen cycle: from farm gate to catchments, groundwater and atmosphere Nitrogen is fundamental to cotton growing and the industry needs to understand its full role, especially given that high N … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Cotton Research project Baselining Lower Namoi Groundwater and Evaluating Pilliga CSG Developments Sustainable access to groundwater is an ongoing concern for irrigators throughout the Lower Namoi. Previous groundwater investigations have established that … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2015 - 31 Dec 2018 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Cotton Research project Impacts and solutions: A scoping study on relative impacts of irrigation infrastructure on fish This project is a scoping study designed to evaluate the impact of river water extraction for irrigation on fish numbers. … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Cotton Crop protection Research project Modern Systems Agronomy for Resilient Cotton Production A key challenge for the cotton industry is to minimise climate-induced year to year production variability and maintain existing lint … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2022 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Cotton Crop protection Research project Sustainable SLW management through improved insect resistance monitoring Silverleaf whitefly (SLW) honeydew causes sticky cotton and discolouration, which threaten the cotton industry’s profitability and reputation for high … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Cotton Dairy Multiple technology areas Automation Input management Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Precise real-time automated cotton & dairy irrigation for improved water productivity This project is building on previous research to further develop fully autonomous broadacre irrigation systems for cotton (furrow and pivot) … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Dairy Australia, University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Cotton Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Plant-based sensing for cotton irrigation Water is the most limiting factor for cotton production in Australia. This project aims to help optimise the irrigation strategies … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Cotton Research project Utilizing plant-based sensing techniques for improving water profitability in fully and partially irrigated cotton Water is the most limiting factor for cotton production in Australia. This project aims to help optimise the irrigation strategies … 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 Crop protection Research project IPM to support the management of emerging pests To continuously improve the adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), this project scrutinises invertebrate communities and insect-plant interactions that support … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Cotton Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project IPM Technical Lead and Pest Management for High Yield Research This project investigates whether previous recommendations for fruit retention in cotton are compatible with the pursuit of very high yields. … 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 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 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 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 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)
Cotton Crop protection Research project Application of molecular tools to monitoring for resistance alleles in Helicoverpa spp. The industry resistance management plan for Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton is underpinned by resistance monitoring. This project is developing molecular … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2017 - 30 Apr 2021 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)