The result of this project is that Cotton Seed Distributors will form a Joint Venture with CRDC and Cotton Australia to; as explained by Bruce Finney CEO of CRDC, “ Build on and expand the resources to the Development

The aim of the this collaborative project is to improve the long term viability of irrigated

enterprises in Western Australia by increasing their capacity to effectively assess

The Australian cotton industry is a world leader in the production of quality cotton with high levels of water efficiency.

Despite the increased adoption of pressurised irrigation systems in recent years, furrow irrigation is and will remain to be the dominant application technique in the Australian cotton industry in the foreseeable futu

The dyeing of cotton is influenced by chemical and physical interactions between dye molecules and the substrate, many of which are not well understood.

Australian cotton is purchased for a premium as it meets spinner's requirements on the basis of quality and consistency.

This project has delivered on two key areas.

Based on the data that has emerged from this project, the initial objectives were condensed to the following key issues of interest to the industry:

Term of Reference I: Progress of cotton water research to desired economic, environmental and social outcomes since 2005

Term of Reference 2: Assess strength of cotton water story

This project has provided valuable information on both the management of key pest species and management of flooded cotton for the cotton industry during the period 2010-2012.

This project seeks to design, develop and test an integrated measuring tool that can be installed and recovered from the bed of streams and rivers.

Since 2005, the Cotton Catchment Communities CRC (Cotton CRC) and the Namoi Catchment Management Authority (Namoi CMA) have had a partnership to work with cotton growers within the Namoi valley as well as other govern

In Australian agro-ecosystems pest dynamics are changing, synthetic insecticides production are declining and there is evidence of increasing pest resistance or tolerance to transgenic plants.

The Australian Cotton Industry has always been held in high regard by the Australian and World Agricultural sectors due to its innate ability to focus on and overcome the challenges it faces.

PICSE continues to expand.

*In 2012, discussions are well advanced with three new tertiary partners (University of Western

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The Australian cotton industry is now heavily reliant on genetically engineered Bt cotton for the control of Helicoverpa spp. and other moth pests.

The Cotton CRCD's Cotton Production Course was specifically designed to provide Australian cotton industry personnel with a university course that covered the crop science and natural resource management specific

The Cotton CRC and CRDC sought to gather quantitative information on cotton growers' usage and adoption of research and key farming practices, with a particular focus on change since 2001, in order to

Native fish populations in the Murray-Darling Basin are estimated at 10 % of pre-European settlement levels.