Contamination, even if it is a single foreign fibre, can lead to the downgrading of yarn, fabric or garments to second quality or even the total rejection of an entire consignment and is thus a very important fibre pa

Black root rot is a recognised threat to the cotton industry, yet current management strategies are insufficient for disease control.

Over 200 primary and secondary students from across New South Wales converged on Inverell, in North

East New South Wales on 19th and 20th November for the 2007 NSW Youth River Health Conference.

A set of Environmental Performance Indicators (EPls) have been developed that provide

a means of scoring soil health; water quality; biodiversity, industry health; and carbon

Project aimed to :Identify new scouting and information collecting tools and decision support systems for the Australian cotton industry that utilise wireless internet technologies and advanced handheld device.Develop

A project investigating the molecular and histological effects of silicon application on cotton infected with Fov was inspired by promising preliminary results obtained by Dr Linda Smith (QPl&F) in glasshouse and

Thielaviopsis basicola, a phytopathogenic filamentous fungus, is the causative agent of black root rot in a variety of host plants, including the economically important crop, cotton.

In the 2004/05 season Bollgard II® replaced Ingard® as the transgenic variety of cotton available to Australian growers. It improves on Ingard® by incorporating an additional insecticide protein (Cry2Ab) to combat H.

Advancing Water Management in NSW was initiated by industry and government in recognition of the importance of investing in a highly effective extension team to assist the cotton industry improve water use efficiency.

Narrow row cotton (rows spaced less than 40cm apart) has long been seen as a potential alternative system for Australian cotton, especially in regions with shorter growing seasons.

Final Report - Variety development and tillage systems for cotton production in the Ord Stage 2 development

In the mid-1990's the Australian cotton industry adopted Ingard®, a transgenic variety that contains a Bt toxin (CrylAc) which is specific to the group of insects including the target Helicoverpa armigera, but ex

This document provides and overview of design and functionality of the Cotton Best Management Practices eBMP project.

The Field to Fibre course, which is a formal three 3 day course, is presented in Geelong at

CSME. It gives participants an opportunity to interact with leading researchers

Conducting on-farm Trials

The average amount of time a watermolecule spends at a particularstage during its journey throughthe hydrologic cycle is known as theresidence time.

Measuring water quality and levels. What to monitor ΓWhat equipment is needed Γ How often to monitor Γ What to do with the data Γ What is a piezometer Γ How much does monitoring cost Γ

An explaination of groundwater modelling in Australia

A list of misconconceptions and an explainationabout groundwater

Groundwater is the term referring to water that occurs under the ground.Groundwater is a vast and slow moving resource that greatly exceeds the volume of other available freshwater sources.