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Cross industry
Research project

Cotton industry sustainabililty reporting: On-farm safety incidences 2014-2019

Agriculture contributes disproportionately to workplace health and safety (WHS) incidents across Australia. The cotton industry is committed to improving WHS …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Sep 2019 -
    30 Nov 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), The University of Sydney (USYD)

Cotton
Input management
Research project

Cotton Landcare Tech Innovations: Threatened species in cotton growing areas and guidelines for their management, and development of a MERI framework

This project is part of the National Landcare Program’s Smart Farming Partnerships initiative. It aims to build on international …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    11 Jan 2019 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisation

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

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

Identifying the trends and drivers of water productivity in Australian cotton through benchmarking (includes CottonInfo technical lead)

This project is continuing the long-term monitoring of water use efficiency in the Australian cotton industry, to deliver annual water …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    31 Jul 2022

  • Research organisations

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

Cotton
Input management
Research project

Understanding environmental impacts and resource impacts with changing demand for Australian cotton, assessed using a change modelling life cycle assessment approach

The penultimate consumers of cotton (retailers and brands) are increasingly interested in understanding and reducing the environmental and social impact …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    15 Aug 2018 -
    28 Feb 2020

  • Research organisation

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Cotton
Crop protection
Research project

Staying ahead of weed evolution in changing cotton systems

The overall aim of this project is to minimise the adverse impacts of glyphosate-resistant weeds or potential impacts of multiple-resistant …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2014 -
    31 Dec 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Innokas Intellectual Services, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), The University of Queensland (UQ)

Cotton
Research project

CRDC Cotton Grower Survey 2020-2022

The annual CRDC Cotton Grower Survey captures information about cotton farming practices to provide a greater understanding of the industry’…
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2020 -
    30 Mar 2023

  • Research organisation

    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
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)

Cotton
Research project

Review of the Biosecurity Plan for the Cotton Industry

This project will review the plan in order to identify: cotton's highest risk exotic pests; established pests and weeds of biosecurity significance; risk mitigation activities to reduce potential biosecurity threats, including farm level activities; and current current surveillance and diagnostic activities.
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2021 -
    30 Jun 2024

  • Research organisation

    Plant Health Australia (PHA)

Cotton
Multiple technology areas
Input management Processing & packaging
Research project

Bio-Degradation of Dyed Cotton Fabrics

The use of softeners, stain repellents, durable press resin, and bio-degradation products on cotton fabrics may generate organic pollutants, especially …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2016 -
    31 Dec 2019

  • Research organisation

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Cotton
Processing & packaging
Research project

Breathable cotton for compression fabrics phase 2: performance testing

Compression athletic wear (CAW), made from synthetic fibres, is well regarded for better fit and performance. An earlier project developed …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2019 -
    31 Dec 2019

  • Research organisations

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

Cotton
Crop protection
Research project

Integrated weed management options for weed control in cotton farming systems

The widespread use of herbicides (particularly glyphosate) has led to the emergence of glyphosate-resistant populations in many weeds of cotton …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    30 Sep 2019

  • Research organisations

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

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
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)

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Cotton Fruits Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Sugar Vegetables
Organisation

Thinkbio

Thinkbio Pty Ltd is an Australian company specialising in the development of biological products to improve the sustainability of food and fibre production globally.
  • Location

    Australia, Italy, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Morocco, USA

  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

Cotton
Multiple technology areas
Automation Crop protection
Research project

Improving crop establishment, termination and weed control in dryland cotton farming systems

This project examines planting tactics that might improve the establishment of cotton seedlings in dryland cotton systems. It also develops …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2019 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Cross industry
Crop protection
Research project

Grassroots Grant: 2019 Grower Development and Extension Programs and Off Target Spray Drift Mitigation

This cross-industry outreach program targets the management of off-target spray drift, especially the impact of phenoxy herbicides on cotton production. …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Nov 2018 -
    30 Sep 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Irrigation Research and Extension Committee (IREC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), New South Wales Local Land Services (NSW LLS), Southern Valley Cotton Growers Association

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