ks in southern Europe provide a unique opportunity for Australian researchers to learn of the latest developments in entomology, Bacillus thuringiensis and other insect pathogens, and technology transfer in biological

This project has focused specifically on grassy White Box woodland because of its scarcity and the extent to which it has disappeared or been degraded through competition with other rural land uses.

This publication contains the findings and proceedings from the Optimising On and Off Farm Water Supply Systems Management workshop.

This report is a summation of the background, objectives, and acltievements of the research project funded by CRDC grant CSP4 7C. We would like to emphasize four particularly notable Q achievements.

The objectives of the LWRRDC scoping review were: 1.

The National Eutrophication Management Program (NEMP) and Environment Australia convened a workshop to develop a coherent overview of the sources and transport of diffuse phosphorus in Australian catchments based on t

The purpose of this project was to assist Agriculture Western Australia to develop a procedure for determining resource capability as a basis for the assessment and monitoring of rangelands in the grasslands of Northe

These guidelines have been prepared to meet the objectives shown in the terms of reference. The main task of the guidelines is to provide a framework to improve the quality and appropriateness of program evaluation.

To improve the management of R&D programs, LWRRDC commissioned an ex-post evaluation of nine completed research projects, all of which were considered to have achieved their intended R&D outcomes.

Annual Report 1996-1997

The aim of this project was to capitalise on work completed during tenure of a CRDC/ APRA PhD Scholarship1 * Five gene products (messenger [m]RNAs) were isolated which are expressed at high levels in Si okra 1-2 cotto

This thesis assessed the effectiveness of a formulation of a chemical activator in bringing about systemic resistance to diseases in cotton in the light of reports of its action in other plants.

Twelve cotton defence-response genes were analysed to determine if there is any similarity between the response of the plant to fungal pathogens or symbionts.

The Bourke Sustainable Irrigated Cropping Systems project (B.S.I.C.S.P) was implemented in 1993-94 as an initiative of the Bourke Cotton Growers association and the Bourke Cotton Growers Landcare group.

The ACGRA discussed what the goals, objectives and directions it should be following in terms of research into soils, tillage and engineering issues.

The major aims of this trip were to attend three international conferences in areas of entomology, insect pathology and virology relevant to the long-term biological control of major cotton pests like Helicoverpa armi

Resistance is a serious threat to transgenic cottons. Australian cotton growers are very familiar with the devastation that the industry can suffer from insecticide resistance, as in the Ord in the 1970s.

Most pest management practitioners agree that our current approaches are not sustainable and integrated pest management (IPM) is the way of the future.

There is a saying that you should &quote;begin with the end in mind&quote;.

Australian cotton production relies heavily on insecticides for the control of the major pests, Helicoverpa spp. , mites and sucking insects (Fitt 1994).