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Feasibility study of managed aquifer recharge for improved water productivity for Australian cotton production logo
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Feasibility study of managed aquifer recharge for improved water productivity for Australian cotton production

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

As water supply conditions change, irrigators must find innovative ways to remain viable. One possibility, managed aquifer recharge (MAR), uses surface water, when in surplus, to artificially recharge groundwater aquifers to be available for irrigation in seasonal or annual dry periods. This project identifies the potential to implement MAR regionally,...

13 Aug 2018 - 8 Aug 2021

New South Wales, Australia

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

PhD: Sustainable water extractions: Low flow refugia and critical flow thresholds logo
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PhD: Sustainable water extractions: Low flow refugia and critical flow thresholds

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

When inland rivers flow, biodiversity thrives. But when there is low or no flow, waterholes (refugia) become refuges for fish, animals and plants, which maintains ecosystems and riverine diversity. This PhD project studies the locations, features, and functions of waterhole refugia to guide decision making about irrigation, management of rivers,...

1 Jan 2014 - 30 Mar 2021

New South Wales, Australia

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

Improving the ability of the Australian cotton industry to report its sustainability performance logo
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Improving the ability of the Australian cotton industry to report its sustainability performance

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

As production intensifies to meet demand, a decrease in environmental and social benefits may affect overall agroecosystem health, requiring a focus on sustainable production. This project identifies cotton’s important stakeholders, the sustainability issues industry should be reporting on, and ways sustainability can be reported. To improve the ability to report...

1 Oct 2016 - 30 Oct 2019

New South Wales, Australia

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

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

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project is part of the National Landcare Program’s Smart Farming Partnerships initiative. It aims to build on international best practice to implement and develop cutting-edge technologies to help Australian cotton better report on and improve on-farm biodiversity. This sub-project has two key outputs. The first output is the development...

11 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), 2rog Consulting Pty Ltd

Evaporation mitigation solutions for Australian cotton farm water storages logo
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Evaporation mitigation solutions for Australian cotton farm water storages

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Evaporation losses from farm water storages are the major loss of water on cotton farms. Monolayer technology involving ultra-thin monolayers spread out across the water’s surface has been explored as a mitigation solution, but current commercial products have low performance, are readily disrupted by wind, and need to be frequently...

1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), The University of Melbourne, Deakin University

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

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The penultimate consumers of cotton (retailers and brands) are increasingly interested in understanding and reducing the environmental and social impact of their entire supply chain. The preferred methodology for achieving this is through the use of life cycle assessment (LCA). However, the LCA methodology currently being used by the supply...

15 Aug 2018 - 28 Feb 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Integrity Ag and Environment Pty Ltd

Review of international water footprints and their assessment of Australian Agriculture logo
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Review of international water footprints and their assessment of Australian Agriculture

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Water is arguably the most significant environmental issue for cotton growers. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an internationally excepted approach to assessing the environmental impacts of products and services and the last 10 years has seen significant developments internationally in ways to assess water impacts in LCA. This project reviews...

2 Oct 2018 - 31 Jul 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Life Cycles Strategies Pty Ltd

PhD: Improving precision agriculture and climate adaptation for the Australian Cotton Industry logo
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PhD: Improving precision agriculture and climate adaptation for the Australian Cotton Industry

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This PhD project focuses on improving precision agriculture and climate adaptation by increasing the efficiency of nitrogen application in cotton. It investigates the physicochemical behaviour of commonly used nitrogen-based fertilisers, with a specific focus on the behaviour of urea in relation to temperature, salinity, soil type and crop rotation. The...

1 Feb 2016 - 31 Oct 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Australian National University (ANU), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Managing natural landscapes on Australian cotton farms to increase the provision of ecosystem services logo
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Managing natural landscapes on Australian cotton farms to increase the provision of ecosystem services

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project will provide a comprehensive assessment of values and management strategies relevant to natural landscapes on Australian cotton farms to protect, restore and enhance the delivery of ecosystem services. The project will address two major questions: (i) what natural and human factors drive the provision of ecosystem services by...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Griffith University, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Professor of soil biology logo
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Professor of soil biology

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The aim of this jointly funded Professor in Soil Systems Biology is to increase the R&D capacity and capability in soil biology with an emphasis on plant-microbe interactions and how they contribute to sustainable cotton production through influencing the physics (water use efficiency) and chemistry (nutrition) of soil.

1 Jan 2014 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

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