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

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Understanding soil water content is fundamental to agriculture as it has implications for soil and water management, and will potentially allow producers and advisers to identify inefficiencies in water application rates and use. It can also be used as a research tool to potentially assist precision irrigation practices and to...

1 Jul 2017 - 31 Dec 2020

New South Wales, Australia

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

PhD: The impact of irrigation methods and management strategies on nitrogen fertiliser recovery in cotton in southern QLD logo
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PhD: The impact of irrigation methods and management strategies on nitrogen fertiliser recovery in cotton in southern QLD

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project seeks to benchmark nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) and to explore the management options that may yield significant improvements in NUE. Better NUE is important for both farm productivity and greenhouse gas abatement – nitrous oxide emitted during denitrification has high global warming potential, and for irrigated cotton, especially on...

1 Jul 2014 - 31 Dec 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), The University of Queensland (UQ), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD)

Improving the nitrogen use efficiency of cotton crops through better understanding the role of dissolved organic N logo
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Improving the nitrogen use efficiency of cotton crops through better understanding the role of dissolved organic N

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Soil, arguably a farm’s most important asset, relies on its organic matter for soil health and fertility. But in many agricultural systems, organic matter is known to be declining because of management changes. If organic matter is declining, then so too is soil nitrogen. This project aims to quantify the...

1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), The University of Queensland (UQ)

Optimising the management of manures in southern NSW cotton production II logo
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Optimising the management of manures in southern NSW cotton production II

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project, a continuation of CRDC project DU1603, aims to assist cotton growers in the irrigated Riverina region of southern NSW better estimate how chicken manure may be applied to reduce synthetic fertiliser inputs without compromising cotton yield and quality. Cotton is now a significant crop in this area and...

1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University

PhD: Next-generation fertilisers for nutrient stewardship in cotton production logo
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PhD: Next-generation fertilisers for nutrient stewardship in cotton production

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

About half of the world’s used soda-lime glass (container glass) is unfit for recycling, but a newly developed process can extract sodium silicate from it. Sodium silicate is a feedstock widely used in making detergents, paper and shoes. New evidence also suggests its use as a fertiliser for plant growth,...

15 Jan 2017 - 15 Jan 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), The University of Queensland (UQ), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD)

Utilizing plant-based sensing techniques for improving water profitability in fully and partially irrigated cotton logo
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Utilizing plant-based sensing techniques for improving water profitability in fully and partially irrigated cotton

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Water is the most limiting factor for cotton production in Australia. This project aims to help optimise the irrigation strategies for fully irrigated and partially irrigated cotton by utilising plant-based sensing techniques including canopy temperature and UAV thermal imaging. The project will also provide technical and extension support to the...

1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

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

PhD: Electrophysiological and molecular identification of novel biopesticides logo
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PhD: Electrophysiological and molecular identification of novel biopesticides

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This PhD project aims to identify and develop new tools for integrated pest management in cotton. It is part of a wider CRDC project UWS1401: Novel insecticides and synergists from endemic and exotic flora. While adoption of transgenic cotton has lowered synthetic insecticide use against Helicoverpa spp., secondary pests, eg,...

1 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Western Sydney University (WSU), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Optimising the management of manures in southern NSW cotton production logo
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Optimising the management of manures in southern NSW cotton production

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project aims to assist cotton growers in the irrigated Riverina region of southern NSW better estimate how chicken and cattle manure may be applied to reduce synthetic fertiliser inputs without compromising cotton yield and quality. In the southern region of NSW, cotton cropping is located in close proximity to...

1 Jul 2015 - 30 Sep 2018

New South Wales, Australia

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

A novel SLW management tactic that reduces reliance on insecticides. logo
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A novel SLW management tactic that reduces reliance on insecticides.

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) commonly known as silver leaf whitefly (SLW) is a serious global pest and plant-virus vector, affecting a wide range of agricultural and horticultural crops, ornamental plants and weed species. In Australian cotton systems, SLW is a major pest because of its potential to contaminate cotton...

1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), The University of Greenwich (UK)

Northern Australia Cotton Development & Coordination Leader logo
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Northern Australia Cotton Development & Coordination Leader

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project provided agronomic support, science leadership and coordination for a developing cotton industry in the tropical north of Australia, predominantly north of the Tropic of Capricorn. The provision of technical knowledge was supported by trials and modelling and focussed on biophysical challenges such as pest management, prevention of nitrogen...

1 Oct 2015 - 30 Sep 2018

New South Wales, Australia

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