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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.

CSIRO's core areas of impact
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Text: Improving profitability and sustainability throughout the production chain. Image: Wheat field.
Crops overview

CSIRO researches a variety of horticultural and broad acre crops to improve profitability and sustainability along the entire production chain.

 People in wheat field.
Enabling the gene silencing revolution

CSIRO’s hairpin RNAi gene silencing technology promises to revolutionise molecular biology and the way some diseases are treated in the future.

 RNAi produces healthier barley
 
Cotton
 

CSIRO's world-leading cotton research has produced new insect-resistant and high yielding varieties capable of growing in some of the world's harshest conditions

Slashing of vetch crop.
Fruits, Nuts & Vegetables
 

CSIRO aims to help Australia's fruit, nut and vegetable industries to improve yields and profitability and to develop new varieties with increased health benefits.

mandarin
Grains
 

CSIRO is breeding better grain varieties with significant health, environment and production benefits.

Close-up image of wheat growing in a field.
Grapes & Wine
 

CSIRO research into grape genetics, quality, disease resistance, as well as improvements to production, processing and marketing has significantly improved Australia's grape and wine industries.

Shiraz grapes growing in South Australia's Barossa Valley
Oilseeds & Legumes
 

CSIRO is researching drought tolerance, productivity, biofumigation, healthier oils and other significant features of these important crops.

Lupin
Sugar
 

CSIRO helps produce better sugarcane varieties to make sugarcane-based industries more profitable and sustainable.

Bowls of sugar and sugarcane
Wheat
 

CSIRO is researching a range of possible improvements in the yield, quality, drought and salt tolerance, disease resistance, and overall management of Australia's most important crop - wheat.

Wheat plants