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Cotton
Crop protection
Research project

Biological based products for improved cotton production

Better controls are needed to limit cotton losses from Verticillium and Fusarium wilt diseases. This project aims to: find and …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    1 Mar 2022

  • Research organisations

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

Cotton
Crop protection
Research project

Southern Cotton Crop Protection (including CottonInfo Disease Technical Lead and myBMP module lead)

Regional conditions and the shorter cotton growing season found in southern NSW and Victoria require different crop protection approaches to …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    29 Oct 2021

  • Research organisations

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

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
Crop protection
Research project

Large scale biosecurity scenario to Supported cotton industry preparedness

This project, Exercise Blueprint, was a cotton-industry targeted biosecurity incursion simulation exercise. It brought together key stakeholders to examine a …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    20 Dec 2019

  • Research organisation

    Plant Health Australia (PHA)

Cotton
Automation
Research project

Cotton Landcare Tech Innovations: Improved natural capital (biodiversity) on Australian cotton farms

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

    1 Jul 2018 -
    30 Nov 2021

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Local Land Services (NSW LLS), University of New England (UNE)

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
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)

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