Grasslands are perhaps often overlooked as providing benefits, but this unassuming orkforce' has many surprises to offer.

Australia's primary industries have developed a national research strategy to address climate change and emissions management and trading.

This document provides recommendations for effective monitoring and best management of Silverleaf Whitefly (SLW) in Australian cotton.

There are many critical issues facing the cotton industry, ranging from drought and water supply; yield and profitability; fibre quality and export price; nutrition; sustainability-catchment management, and BMP implem

The CQ Cotton IDO is the key to delivery of emerging, cutting edge research information and knowledge to the Central Queensland Cotton Industry.

Travel funding was provided to 11 Future Cotton Leader recipients to enable them to travle to various industry related meetings.

Black root rot is a recognised threat to the cotton industry, yet current management strategies are insufficient for disease control.

A project investigating the molecular and histological effects of silicon application on cotton infected with Fov was inspired by promising preliminary results obtained by Dr Linda Smith (QPl&F) in glasshouse and

Advancing Water Management in NSW was initiated by industry and government in recognition of the importance of investing in a highly effective extension team to assist the cotton industry improve water use efficiency.

In recent years mirids and stinkbugs have emerged as important sucking pests in cotton. While stinkbugs are causing damage to bolls, mirids are causing damage to seedlings, squares and bolls.

Purpose of travel was to attend the bi-annual Australian Cotton Shippers Association Conference to increase understanding of the current marketing and supply chain issues facing the Australian cotton industry so I can

This project provided valuable review of environmental impact and development of

risk assessment strategies within the Australian Cotton Industry. It was found that

The Australian cotton industry has developed high yielding and high quality fibre

Resistance is one of the greatest threats to effective pest control in the Australian Cotton Industry, both against insecticides as well as transgenic cotton.

The effects of rotation crops and stubble management on soil quality, carbon sequestration, deep drainage, nutrient leaching, yield and profitability of succeeding cotton in irrigated and dryland Vertosols was studied

There is consensus both locally and internationally that the measurement of cotton fibre properties by the traditional method o subjective classing should be replaced with the measurements by the relevant instruments

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Contamination, even if it is a single foreign fibre, can lead to the downgrading of yarn, fabric or garments to second quality or even the total rejection of an entire consignment and is thus a very important fibre pa

As there was a considerable contingent of Australian delegates to this conference, this report will focus on the past harvest sessions with a particular emphasis on fibre quality and ginning.

The convention organised by WTAA was held between the 17th and 19th of

November at the Melbourne Town Hall. Around 380 delegates took part in the 3 day