This project sets out to address some of the problems associated with growing dryland cotton using reduced and notillage practices, and look for possible solutions which will allow cotton to be integrated into sustain

At Tamworth, we have been monitoring H. armigera for carbamate resistance [thiodicarb (Larvin) and methomyl (Lannate, Nudrin) resistance since 1982. Thiodicarb resistance was first diagnosed in H.

The DLWC (Department of Land and Water Conservation) has operated the Central and North West Regions Water Quality Program for the past 5 seasons in the Namoi,Gwydir, Macquarie and Border Rivers catchments.

Green mind, Creontiades dilitus (Stal), is an important sporadic pest of cotton at the seedling stage and through early squaring.

The Australian cotton industry is heavily dependent on the use of chemical insecticides and herbicides.

Many researchers are involved in the evaluation of rotation cropping in several cropping systems experiments being conducted throughout the cotton production area.

Australian cotton production areas are prone to significant damage by hail storms. Following a hail strike, a grower is left with trying to make the most out of what remains of his crop.

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.

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

The introduction of transgenic cotton expressing the CrylAc insecticidal crystal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is expected to provide the basis for pest management in cotton in the near future and to reduce

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

In this paper we present data on the effects of N fertilizer application to a wheat rotation crop on soil strength, nutrient uptake by the following cotton crop and cotton lint yields which were obtained from two stud

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

Glycinebetaine is a compound that some plants accumulate as a defence against stress conditions. In this paper we demonstrate that the application of glycinebetaine to cotton seed increased plant yield.

The following is a summarised version of a paper written on research into two potential reference methods for a NIR fibre maturity and fineness instrument being developed at the United States Department of Agriculture

Growing concern in recent years about the effects of pesticides and fungicides on the environment has led to an increased interest in alternative plant protection methods worldwide.

Host plant resistance has long been a focus of the CSIRO cotton breeding program with emphasis on both morphological (okra leaf, frego bract) and biochemical factors (high gossypol) for resistance to insects.

Summary Following square and boll loss, damaged plants may became taller and leafier than undamaged plants.

The cotton fields are considered to be a biologically 'sterile' environment because of the constant use of pesticides and herbicides, however little work has been done to document the potential benefit

The wild Australian Gossypium species arei subdivided into three sections. Sturtia. Hibiscoidea and Grandicalyx. The first two sections together contain five species.