This study is aimed at improving the quality of cotton lint by reducing the fibre to metal friction in the ginning of seed cotton.

Aims Continue to develop and field test CottonLOGIC and related management cl packages with particular emphasis on lngard cotton and later food spray technology. 2.

The project objective was to contribute to production of Helicoverpa resistant cotton cultivars by identifying proteins capable of blocking insect digestion.

This document reports the findings from a survey of drip irrigated cotton growers and equipment manufacturers conducted during May-June, 2000.

major project objectives: 1. Xcm avirulence (avr) genes as SAR triggers Characterise F1 progeny in terms of expression levels of SAR markers and tolerance to fungal infection using Verticillium and Altemaria 2.

This preliminary six-month project was commissioned to investigate basic, entomological aspects of cotton production in the far-north Queensland (Richmond), environment.

The discovery this season of Fov in many cotton districts previously thought to be free from the disease has sent shock waves throughout the industry.

With the formation of the new Australian Cotton CRC and the possible expansion of cotton growing in the Northern Territory and in the north of Western Australia, we were requested to conduct a cotton disease survey in

CSIRO required a new prime mover and trailer to transport cone seeder or plot picker to district experiment sites for the breeding program.

Project objectives (i) Complete characterisation of putative fungal genes isolated from the cDNA library prepared Q from Sicala V-1 plants infected with V. dahliae.

In early 1999 the Centre for Water Policy Research was approached by tl1e Namoi Water Users Association, the NSW Irrigators Council, and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), to investigate the possi

Objectives: Quantify and compare the population densities of beneficial soil faunal groups in commercial irrigated, cotton fields that are managed using conventional, Ingard, and Envirofeast technologies.

Gin trash and mixtures of gin trash were composted using a minimum of equipment and labour inputs.

Objective of the project To deliver a BMP implementation program that leads to attainment of the industry commitment of having 100% of cotton growers audit ready by June 31st 2001.

The second edition of the BMP Manual now includes new sections on the storage and handling of pesticides, dryland specific issues and farm hygiene.

The CRDC provided $4,000 for DPI, specifically BIARC, to conduct field investigations and construct economic models to assess the potential for farming fish using water from farm ring-tanks.

Sucking pests of cotton (aphids and mirids) that are expected to become more significant as the use of synthetic chemical sprays is replaced by the deployment of transgenic cotton.

Research has shown that damage caused by chewing and sucking pests does not necessarily lead to a yield loss in cotton.

Our network currently consists of 18 Campbell Scientific automatic stations spread across the Darling Downs (see enclosed map).

The N nutrition of cotton crops was investigated with respect to the effectiveness with which rotation crops improve the supply of N to cotton and reduce the amount of N fertilizer required.