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Measures for low GHG wool logo
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Measures for low GHG wool

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

AWI's cradle-to-grave Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) identified the contribution of methane emissions from sheep to global warming as a key environmental impact. This project will assess and identify the technical feasibility, cost-benefits, key opportunities, risks and barriers to achieving lower emission wool at the farming stage. It will identify plausible...

31 Jan 2020 - 31 Aug 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), University of New England (UNE), Griffith University, University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Australian Farm Institut...

ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection logo
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ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The Hub aims to develop and commercialise an innovative biological alternative to chemical fungicides targeting economically significant diseases of broadacre and horticultural crops. It addresses industry challenges of fungicide resistance, chemical residues in food, off-target effects and environmental harm. It builds on ground-breaking 'BioClay' platform to deliver pathogen targeting RNA...

1 Aug 2020 - 1 Aug 2025

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ)

Managing cotton quality to maintain Australia's premium status (includes CottonInfo technical lead and myBMP module lead) logo
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Managing cotton quality to maintain Australia's premium status (includes CottonInfo technical lead and myBMP module lead)

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project aims to preserve the premium status of Australian cotton, which has excellent fibre characteristics and low levels of contamination. The project has five main strands: investigating the effects of different nitrogen fertilisation rates; establishing the impact of stripper harvesting; evaluating defoliation practices; investigating the incidence and severity of...

1 Oct 2018 - 30 Sep 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Textile Technical Services, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Increased yield through improved management of soil constraints in cotton farming systems logo
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Increased yield through improved management of soil constraints in cotton farming systems

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Each year, soil compaction costs the Australian cotton industry $30 million. It increases waterlogging, and restricts crop growth, nutrition, yield and water-use efficiency. Compaction is influenced by tillage history, soil type, and soil-moisture content at harvest, and is exacerbated by heavy harvesting machinery. There is no simple technique to assess...

1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Soil Management

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

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project examines planting tactics that might improve the establishment of cotton seedlings in dryland cotton systems. It also develops and tests the reliability of crop destruction tactics that minimise cultivation. One such tactic is AquaTill Injecticide, which incorporates herbicide with ultra-high-pressure water cutting, offering an alternative method of crop...

1 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Dryland Cotton Research Association, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), South Australia No-Till Farmers Association (SANTFA)

Precision Management for improved cotton quality logo
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Precision Management for improved cotton quality

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project aims to improve management strategies by using new sensor technologies that automate the measurement of certain crop parameters, thereby improving production efficiency, maximising fibre maturity, length and consistency, minimising trash and entanglements, and in turn help growers to avoid discounts and improve profit margins. An additional activity is...

1 Jun 2017 - 31 Dec 2020

New South Wales, Australia

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

Improving water use efficiency in a changing climate logo
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Improving water use efficiency in a changing climate

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Research indicates that while higher CO2 improves some aspects of cotton growth, there could be negative impacts, such as rank growth and an increase in total water required. Focusing on the effects on cotton grown in higher temperatures and higher CO2, this project will assess the use of plant growth...

1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2020

New South Wales, Australia

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

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

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project is continuing the long-term monitoring of water use efficiency in the Australian cotton industry, to deliver annual water productivity benchmarks across the industry and within regions, for irrigated and dryland cotton. In addition, this project is investigating and developing new tools that better integrate sensor and data transfer...

1 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2022

New South Wales, Australia

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

Professor of Soil Biology (includes CottonInfo technical lead and myBMP module lead) logo
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Professor of Soil Biology (includes CottonInfo technical lead and myBMP module lead)

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Soil microbial communities mediate key soil functions that are directly relevant to crop productivity, through their effects on resource availability (water and nutrients) and their potential role in disease suppression. This project will investigate the role of soil biology in developing a sustainable and profitable cotton production system by investigating:...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of New England (UNE)

PhD: Monitoring soil water dynamics for improving water use efficiency logo
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PhD: Monitoring soil water dynamics for improving water use efficiency

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

To sustain cotton farming under long-term low rainfall conditions, the industry’s water-use efficiency (WUE) must continuously improve. This PhD project is exploring whether new tools and sensing systems can better estimate the overall 'size of the bucket' within a field to inform decisions about best practice for irrigation on Australian...

1 Jul 2017 - 31 Dec 2020

New South Wales, Australia

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