Water use efficiency is a key measure of an irrigation system and its management.

Key factors in managing transgenic Bt cottons for the future are to have an effective

resistance management strategy. An essential component of any such strategy is to

To further develop rural and regional Australia through challenging, learning and growing our leadership skills.

The development of the CrylAc-resistant strains of H. armigera (BX and Is)

provides valuable models for evaluating the risks and consequences of field

Five trial results detailed in Final Report.

The research into shield bug pests addresses an emerging issue resulting from a

reduction in the use of disruptive insecticide sprays on cotton, especially Ingard

Ultra narrow row (UNR) cotton, is cotton with row spacings of 50 cm or less.

Many beneficial insects have been recorded in Australian cotton (Room (1979). These

include generalist predators and specialist parasitoids which attack key pests. The

Ongoing research at ACRI into cotton diseases confirmed the need for best practice to be exercised to avoid disease transfer from one location to another.The need for this was confirmed by pathology staff at ACRI who

One aspect of the desire to improve the quality of the Australian cotton crop is to introduce new fibre quality instrumentation to supplement the current Mircronaire measurement.

Since the deregistration in many countries of most cyclodiene insecticides, the ongoing availability of endosulfan has become important as an alternative option in resistance management strategies of pest species.

SOlLpak represents the primary decision support system for the promotion of sustainable soil management.Production of version three of SOlLpak was recently completed and will form the basis of BMP guidelines for soil

Hands-on training in soil management was given to one hundred & seventy members of the Australian cotton industry at a series of 11 courses between October 1997 and

Fungal diseases of cotton, in particular Fusarium oxysprum f.sp. vasinfection, are important in Iimiting the yield and production of cotton in Australia.

The project was established in response to grower support to promote the adoption of new technologies into sound management practices in the Border rivers irrigation area from Goodiwindi to Mungindi.

Drip irrigation has been advocated as one way of improving both yield and water use efficiency for irrigated cotton.

Productivity of the Australian cotton industry is constantly threatened by reduced availability of irrigation water in eastern Australia.

The initiation of the purchase of the high clearance applicator was derived after the research officer (Grant Roberts) conducted experiments at seven different field sites in I997/1998 from Carrol in NSW to Bowenville

The fibre length and cellulose content are the two determinates of fibre yield and quality.