Biological “Soil health” is a highly complex issue. In broad terms, biologically active soils are

robust and resilient to change. Microbes produce complex arrays of metabolites, each species

Black root rot, caused by a soilborne fungus, was first observed in Australian cotton in 1989. The disease has developed rapidly since then and now occurs in most of the cotton production area in NSW and Queensland.

At a July 2004 meeting of the CHCG&IA Research and Technical Subcommittee it was resolved that DPI&F research staff develop a strategy to meet the regional R&D needs of the Emerald area, as identified in a

An efficient and world standard computing system at ACRI has benefited all research programs through their use in data processing, storage, statistical analysis, modelling and the development of end-user packages.

The silverleaf whitefly, B-biotype Bemisia tabaci, first detected in Australia in 1999, has

become a major pest on cotton in central Queensland. The silverleaf whitefly is also found,