Problems associated with pesticide application on the Darling Downs have not been solved by conventional strategies and alternate chemicals.

A video was produced with the assistance and cooperation of a number of cotton

growers and processors. The final version of the OH&S video "Safety at Harvest" was

The paper 'Detection, persistence and control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinifectum in cotton seed

The scientific exchange had the following objectives: *Examine farming systems relevant to tropical Australia, e.g. peanut / cotton on light soils, drip / overhead head irrigation, conservation tillage systems.

Dr David Nehl attended the 9th International Fusarium Workshop, the and a workshop by Plant Health Australia on Developing a World Class Plant Pathology Diagnostic Network.

Outcomes

The Australian cotton industry is one of the Australian's major agricultural

exporters and provides a significant export income for Australia. A wide range of

Dr Om P.

Helicoverpa armigera shows a much higher tolerance than Heliothis virescens towards the Cry lAc toxin present in INGARD and BOLLGARD II cotton. Unlike H. virescens, the major pest of cotton in the USA, some H.

The Leaf Chamber Fluorometer is an exciting new addtion to the physiological instrumentation available to the scientists at ACRI.

The intent of the project was to travel to the 2003 Beltwide cotton conference in Nashville, USA.

Western Flower Thrips (WFT - Frankliniella occidentalis) was first recorded in Australia in the mid 1990’s.

During their visit, the US Scientists interacted and shared experiences and

techniques with Dr David Nehl and Dr Om Jhorar of NSW Agriculture, Dr Stephen

Weed surveys conducted by Charles (1989), Roberts (1996 unpublished) and Taylor (2002 unpublished) indicate that the majority of weeds affecting cotton production in Australian farming systems are annual and ephemeral

Project objectives, The four objectives of this project were; * To characterise the soil types of the lower Lachlan River Valley used for cotton, production.

The VIII International Colloquium on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control and the

VIth International Bacillus thuringiensis Conference were held at Iguassu Falls, Brazil,

August 18-23,2002.

This project followed on from the proposal CSP98C ‘Development and field testing of micro-computer cotton management packages’ which aimed to support the development of CottonLOGIC and other computerised decision supp

In season 2001-02, the Central Highlands area

of experienced Australia's

first major outbreak of Silverleaf Whiteny

(Bentsi" tobcci biotype B) in a cotton

Cotton production in Australia is vitally dependent upon the safe and efficient application of

Field cropping systems in southern NSW have traditionally been associated with the production of grain crops.

Fusarium wilt is caused by pathogenic fungi in the genus Fusarium, which infect the roots of susceptible plants and are able to spread throughout the vascular system, stimulating the production of gums and gels that b