Unispray have developed a new centrifugal energy nozzle, the "Unimiser", for the aerial application of

pesticides. The new nozzle is designed to substantially resulting from the

The Leaf Chamber Fluorometer is an exciting new addition to the physiological instrumentation available to the scientists at ACRI.

'Biodiversity' refers to the diversity of genes, species, ecosystems and ecoregions. Like other

sectors in the Australian economy, the cotton industry has a duty of care to ensure its

Linking crop agronomic, physiology and modelling studies are important for, assessing the potential and sustainability of different cropping systems in the, Australian Cotton Industry.

The greenhouse effect is widely considered one of the major threats to Australia agriculture.

Hibiscus trionum L. (bladder ketmia) is one of the most common weeds throughout the Australian cotton industry. There are two varieties of the weed, the narrow leaf introduced variety Hibiscus trionum var.

The 1998-2003 strategic plan of the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) set

research goals in three main areas: (i) sustainability, (ii) profitability and competitiveness and (iii)

The aim of this report is to provide a picture of how IPM is working on the ground, by giving an understanding of the thoughts of cotton growers and consultants in relation to IPM.

11th ACGRA Cotton Conference Programme, media coverage and survey results.

The commonly used Micronaire value for cotton is related to both fibre fineness and maturity. There is a need for a new measurement technique to separate these.

This project was based on the results of extensive research on fruits, ornamentals, vegetables and cotton (in NSW) in which the effectiveness of petroleum-derived spray oils (PDSOs) on insect and mite pests has been u

In season 2001-02, the Central Highlands area

of experienced Australia's

first major outbreak of Silverleaf Whiteny

(Bentsi" tobcci biotype B) in a cotton

During their visit, the US Scientists interacted and shared experiences and

techniques with Dr David Nehl and Dr Om Jhorar of NSW Agriculture, Dr Stephen

A series of trials for evaluating new cotton strains and cultivars in Queensland was conducted in collaboration with the CSIRO cotton breeding programs based at Narrabri.

Cotton fibre maturity is an extremely important property to spinners and fabric manufacturers because it determines how well fibres will process both from a chemical and a physical perspective.

This project was undertaken in response to concerns raised by the NSW goverrrrnent

Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC, formerly EPA) regarding the

This project has produced data which confirmed past findings of the robustness of cotton to compensate for levels of insect damage exceeding those of current industry thresholds for Helicoverpa and mirids.

For more than a century, petroleum-derived spray oils have been used to kill

susceptible pests, principalIy scales and wites through anoxia (suffocation). This

Fusarium wilt is caused by pathogenic fungi in the genus Fusarium, which infect the roots of susceptible plants and are able to spread throughout the vascular system, stimulating the production of gums and gels that b

The primary aims of the scoping study were to determine: * dominant and difficult-to-control weed species in each crop and fallow component of the different crop rotations used for dryland cotton production in the nor