Welcome to the cotton water story.

The article explores cotton water related discipline research and development (R&D) done on cotton plants, fields, farms, catchments and communities in Australia. Among the research outcomes are a 40% spike in cotton water productivity over the last 10 years, changed attitudes on issues such as deep drainage, and local catchment groundwater knowledge and products. R&D priorities for 2013 include a focus on plant breeding, agronomy, soil and irrigation management, and monitoring water use.