Cereal rusts

For several decades we’ve been contributing to the global fight against rust, a devastating fungal disease. It is estimated that globally 5.47 million tonnes of wheat are lost to the stripe rust pathogen each year, equivalent to US$979 million.

Cotton research from seed to shirt

With 100 per cent of Australian cotton grown from CSIRO varieties, we're adding value at all levels of the Australian cotton industry, including molecular biology, plant breeding, crop management and post-harvest processing.

High-amylose wheat

A wheat with ten times more resistant starch, a new type of fibre, has been developed by an international team that includes CSIRO.

Omega-3 canola

We have developed canola that contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acids.

Collections

National Research Collections Australia

Australia is home to more than half a million species of plants and animals. Three quarters of them can be found nowhere else on earth. Our biodiversity is both a treasure to behold and an economically valuable resource.