The aims of the project were: * to test various versions of SIRATAC on a commercial scale. * to provide a database of the response of cotton to damage.

objectives of the present work are the identification of the sex pheromones of Crocidosema plebejana and Pectinophora scutigera and the testing of synthetic candidate mixtures as attractants in monitor traps in the fi

Project objectives To determine the nature and extent of migratory flight in Heliothis Armigera and punctigera and to estimate the significance of migration in the formation of outbreaks and in the spread of insectici

The overall aim of the soils research program based at Trangie has been to develop management strategies that maximise the profitability of irrigated cropping by: (i) correcting yield limiting soil physical problems;

The main aim of this trip was to report to the international scientific community on the progress of the Insecticide Resistance Management Strategy that has been implemented in Australia to contain pyrethroid and endo

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Four cotton breeding programs have been operating in Australia, three i n New South Wales and one in Queensland .

Chemical Farming implies the use of chemicals for the control of insects, weeds and diseases.

The objective of the cotton breeding programme is to breed cultivars which are adapted to central Queensland environments.

This can cover an enormous area because not only does technology intrude into every aspect of growing a crop, by the view of it can change drastically with each different farmer.

Currently in Australia there are approximately 700 cotton germplasm accessions located with CSIRO, QDPI and a few private seed companies.

I have to tell you now that I will not be presenting such a perspective.

This review of the literature referring to A. macrospora indicates the extent of current knowledge about the pathogen and the disease it causes.

Genetic engineering involves the agronomic improvement of crop plants through the introduction of new genetic information (genes) originating from other organisms.

Nematodes are regarded as a major pest of cotton in many parts of the world. It has been claimed that "nematodes cause economic losses to cotton everywhere it is grown" (Watkins. 1981).

Your committee has asked me particularly to focus on the technological needs of the industry. As a background to this it's worth talking briefly about the research councils and their evolution.

Proper nutrition is one of the many factors necessary in achieving the high yield and quality standards we have set for our cotton crop.

Most herbicides are complex molecules and their decomposition often requires several different chemical conversions, each mediated by a variety of organisms.

Having outlined the complexity of this topic, I now intend to summarise the soil and plant mineral relations during waterlogging, followed by a brief review of the scientific principles to improve understanding of the