n its continuing investment in the vegetation arena, Land & Water Australia has published its Native Vegetation and Biodiversity R&D Program Plan for the current five year planning time frame.

Vetch is a winter-growing legume being increasingly grown in rotation with cotton.

Australian cotton is grown in a relatively compact and contiguous part of the country.

This final report discusses the: * development, methodology, outcomes and outputs of the three research projects funded by the OBP under the Aboriginal Management and Planning for Country subprogram (SP5) * the work o

Annual report for Land and water for 2003 - 2004 (formerly known by its legal title, the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation)

Research has shown that in-stream water temperatures control ecological processes (i.e. ecosystem metabolism) and directly regulate biodiversity when upper lethal limits of resident aquatic fauna are exceeded.

In this issue: Pan evaporation defying the trends: new research; Masters of Climate revisited Innovative farmers coming through drought; Managing Climate Variability million dollar boost; New faces for MCV; Irrigator

This report been prepared by the CIE as part of the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation. The financial assistance provided by the Program through Land and Water Australia is gratefully acknowledged.

This booklet aims to help researchers improve communication of research findings to policy makers at all levels of government.

An introduction to the South Australian native pasture project, which sets out the objectives, outcomes, proposed methods and contact details.

During Phase I of the project "Assessment of Ecological Risk Associated with Irrigation Systems in the Goulburn Broken Catchment" (Cottingham et al., 2001) adverse changes to the abundance and diversity of n

Any future expansion of irrigated agriculture in Australia is likely to occur in northern Australia.

Knowledge is one of our most valuable and intangible assets.

Resistance in the cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii) is a major new threat to Australian cotton production (Herron et al. 2001).

There is increasing interest in utilising Trichogramma egg parasitoids against helothis(Helicoverpa spp. ) in cotton, and crops that may act as sources of parasitoids for cotton -such as sorghum.

The Australian Cotton Industry has enjoyed a reputation as a reliable supplier of high quality cotton. This reputation is underpinned by a progressive, effective and responsible industry.

Groundwater, under the right conditions can be of benefit to plants. For example, cotton can derive substantial water from groundwater at depths of around 2.6m (Wanender et al 1979).

The results of annual disease surveys continue to indicate the importance of soil-borne plant pathogens. Seedling diseases are controlled by the use of fungicide seed treatments.

It has been ten long years since the CoAG reform agreement was first formalised between the state and federal governments.