Annual Report 1997-1998

The objectives of this project were: 1. To identify candidate pathogens for the biocontrol of purple nutsedge ( Cyperus rotundus). 2.

Overall, the project has demonstrated the following highlights: * The okra leaf trait was associated with superior field yield under raingrown conditions.

This report has been commissioned by the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (LWRRDC) as part of an initiative to encourage research into groundwater problems facing Australia.

The DroughtPlan project was funded under the LWRRDC-managed National Climate Variability R&D Program, and also supported by the Meat Research Corporation and the International Wool Secretariat, as well as the cont

This edition of RipRap is dealing with the difficult management issue of stream bank stability

Indigenous Australian Gossypium species possess a number of attributes that could be used to improve the profitability of cotton cultivation in Australia (see CSP47C & CSP85C).

The National Climate Variability R&D Program aims to work with the Australian agricultural sector to develop and implement profitable and sustainable management strategies which prepare the sector to respond to th

This publication outlines the current knowledge of wetland resources within the specified WA region and then identifies key current issues in wetland management.

The review was initiated by the Australian Cotton Industry Council in response co grower concerns and m part dissatisfaction with aspects of rhe present classing system.

Objectives The dynamics of beneficial insect communities in cotton agroecosystems and the role of alternative crops in producing natural enemies for cotton * To quantify the seasonal phenology and abundance of key ben

Nine insecticide trials were carried out for control of silverleaf whitefly. The evaluation of control performance was greatly hampered by the considerable variation in whitefly numbers.

The aim of this study was to (1) improve our understanding of predator responses to prey, predator/prey interactions and factors limiting their efficacy in cotton systems, (2) improve the performance of Envirofeast pr

The research had three parts: * Quantify the V AM fungi at depth in the soil * Determine the rate of colonisation of roots of cotton by V AM fungi.

This project was to provide the basic technical support at the molecular level for CSIRO' s cotton breeding program to develop new transgenic cotton varieties with improved agronomic characteristics.

To ensure the viability of cotton research into the ears of agronomy, entomology and pathology by NSW Agriculture staff at the Australian Cotton Research Institute

The aim of this project is to evaluate annually a large number of cotton breeding lines and cultivars for yield and quality characteristics in Queensland in collaboration with the CSIRO cotton breeding programs at Nar

The overall aim of the project was to carry out research to aid the safe and rapid adoption and implementation of genetically engineered viral insecticides into the Australian Cotton Industry.

Project Objective Year 1: To order and purchase a new file server and install it at ACRI.

One hundred & seventy people were given training in soil assessment and management Hands-on training in soil management was given to one hundred & seventy members of the Australian cotton industry at a series