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Evaluation of relative damage caused by two-spotted mite, bean spider mite and strawberry mite in cotton logo
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Evaluation of relative damage caused by two-spotted mite, bean spider mite and strawberry mite in cotton

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Historically, two-spotted spider mites were the dominant mite species in cotton production and the focus of research. The widespread uptake of Bt cotton and overall reduction in sprays has led to increased abundance of strawberry spider mite and bean spider mite. This investment seeks to understand the distribution and relative...

1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2019

New South Wales, Australia

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

Honours: Soil Coalescence & compaction in southern NSW logo
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Honours: Soil Coalescence & compaction in southern NSW

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Sub-surface coalescence/compaction can significantly limit yields of all broad acre crops but there is limited understanding of whether it is a soil-specific phenomenon, or if it is influenced by irrigation and land management. This investment will examine the impact of irrigation and management on soil compaction and coalescence using paired...

1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019

New South Wales, Australia

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

Summers Scholarships: Understanding capacity of aerial seed banks in revegetation of abandoned farming areas in an agroecological landscape logo
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Summers Scholarships: Understanding capacity of aerial seed banks in revegetation of abandoned farming areas in an agroecological landscape

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

A number of cropping areas in the northern Murray-Darling basin are becoming more marginal, and in some areas, active cropping has been abandoned. This investment studies the relative contribution of aerial seeds to revegetation of previously cropped land. This research will indicate the likely contribution and importance of patches of...

2 Dec 2019 - 3 Mar 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Griffith University, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Summers Scholarships: Can insects spread cotton plant diseases in Australia? logo
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Summers Scholarships: Can insects spread cotton plant diseases in Australia?

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Verticillium wilt is a major disease in Australian cotton production systems. This investment will assess the potential for insects to act as vectors for Verticillium through ingestion of conidia and subsequent excretion of viable conidia in faeces.

13 Jan 2020 - 6 Mar 2020

New South Wales, Australia

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

Summers Scholarships: HydraSpectra - turning passive to active - Economic Thresholds for nitrogen deficiency logo
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Summers Scholarships: HydraSpectra - turning passive to active - Economic Thresholds for nitrogen deficiency

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This investment will investigate the use of halogen lighting to illuminate cotton plants for analysis using the HydraSpectra system with the aim of determining if the system can be used for early detection of nitrogen deficiency.

25 Nov 2019 - 31 Jan 2020

New South Wales, Australia

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

Agri-intelligence in Cotton production Systems - Stage 1 logo
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Agri-intelligence in Cotton production Systems - Stage 1

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Agri-intelligence describes the seamless integration of knowledge across the value chain, systems science and digital technologies to help farming enterprises to make best use of agronomic, environmental and economic data to improve management practices and assist profitable and sustainable business operations. This investment will map on-farm decision requirements and relevant...

1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2018

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Post Doc: Understanding and planning for the future cotton workforce logo
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Post Doc: Understanding and planning for the future cotton workforce

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This investment investigates the potential impact of digital agriculture on the skills required for the next generation of workers, the implications for work adjustment, and the ongoing development of these workers. It aims to provide best practice performance standards for growers and employees in an emerging digital environment.

3 Oct 2017 - 30 Sep 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of Southern Queensland (USQ), University of Nevada

Thresholds for resilience in regional communities logo
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Thresholds for resilience in regional communities

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The resilience of cotton communities is important to the industry’s performance and sustainability. Through this project, a participatory resilience assessment with regional cotton communities is being undertaken to identify adaptive responses to change and contributions the cotton sector can make. It seeks to identify critical threats, major thresholds or tipping...

3 Sep 2018 - 30 Jul 2020

New South Wales, Australia

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

Grassroots Grant: On-farm evaluation of pumping telemetry logo
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Grassroots Grant: On-farm evaluation of pumping telemetry

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This investment will undertake an on-farm evaluation of telemetry infrastructure compatible with a non-urban water metering framework for water monitoring. With the current demand for growers to be compliant with incoming non-urban metering requirements, there is unprecedented demand for information on metering telemetry technology. The objective of this investment is...

1 Sep 2017 - 31 Aug 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Macquarie Cotton Growers Association, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Cotton Info, Macquarie River Food and Fibre

Grassroots Grant: Demonstration farm of IoTR and LoRaWAN technology logo
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Grassroots Grant: Demonstration farm of IoTR and LoRaWAN technology

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This investment supports on-farm demonstration of IoT (internet of things) sensor technology and transmission of sensor output data via low power, long range (LoRaWAN) network primarily in the area of water monitoring and control during the cotton crop growth period. Build your own and commercial packages will be demonstrated together...

1 Nov 2019 - 15 Aug 2020

New South Wales, Australia

St George CGA, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), CottonInfo, Goanna Ag