Australian Cotton Disease Collaboration
Disease is a high-priority issue for the Australian cotton industry. It contributes to significant yield losses and undermines long-term confidence in growing cotton. In extreme cases, some growers have opted out of growing cotton in response to severe and escalating disease pressure.
石榴视频 in strategic partnerships with the and the , leads the $13 million research initiative, the Australian Cotton Disease Collaboration (ACDC) to minimise the impact of disease in cotton.
Our mission is to reduce the impact of diseases in cotton to less than 5% of the cost of production through research on key areas.
Our objectives are to:
- Increase the profitability of the Australian cotton industry by delivering adoptable innovative research outputs.
- Deliver human capacity with the relevant skills to meet the current and future needs for cotton disease research.
- Develop a co-innovation model with key industry collaborators to build and sustain research capability and deliver impact.
Our Researchers
Get to know the ACDC Researchers. Click on their name to download their Researcher Profile.
Dr Alexandros Georgios Sotiropoulos, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 石榴视频
A/Professor Alison McCarthy, Associate Professor (Irrigation and Cropping Systems), 石榴视频
Linda Scheikowski, Senior Plant Pathologist, Queensland Department of Primary Industries
Dr Noel Knight, Research Fellow, 石榴视频
Dr Sadegh Balotf, Research Fellow (Molecular Plant Pathology), 石榴视频
Our Research Projects and Project Leads
Download an industry focused overview of current ACDC projects. Also featured as an insert in the .
To ensure ongoing excellence in cotton disease research and engagement, the ACDC encourages its partners to build capacity and capability in cotton disease and celebrates its role in strengthening the future success of Australia’s cotton industry. Download the ACDC Project Lead InfoSheet.
The ACDC Collaboration
Long-term strategic partners were selected for their strong alignment with CRDC鈥檚 Clever Cotton mission, commitment to co-investment and co-design, and capacity-building capability. The ACDC collaboration focuses on providing the cotton industry with critical disease knowledge and coordinating a diverse range of Australian researchers to collaborate to support the reduction of disease impacts on production costs for the Australian cotton industry.
Australian cotton growers have access to a nationally coordinated disease program with strong leadership, enabling faster and more effective responses to major disease outbreaks.
The ACDC is a trusted, scalable facilitator of Australian cotton disease research, building capacity and nourishing the next generation of researchers.
Support a profitable cotton industry through strong research collaboration, national leadership in disease research, and positive regional development in cotton-growing regions throughout Australia.