Annual Report 1997-1998

The objectives of this project were: 1. To identify candidate pathogens for the biocontrol of purple nutsedge ( Cyperus rotundus). 2.

Overall, the project has demonstrated the following highlights: * The okra leaf trait was associated with superior field yield under raingrown conditions.

This report has been commissioned by the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (LWRRDC) as part of an initiative to encourage research into groundwater problems facing Australia.

The DroughtPlan project was funded under the LWRRDC-managed National Climate Variability R&D Program, and also supported by the Meat Research Corporation and the International Wool Secretariat, as well as the cont

This edition of RipRap is dealing with the difficult management issue of stream bank stability

Indigenous Australian Gossypium species possess a number of attributes that could be used to improve the profitability of cotton cultivation in Australia (see CSP47C & CSP85C).

This publication outlines the current knowledge of wetland resources within the specified WA region and then identifies key current issues in wetland management.

The National Climate Variability R&D Program aims to work with the Australian agricultural sector to develop and implement profitable and sustainable management strategies which prepare the sector to respond to th

The review was initiated by the Australian Cotton Industry Council in response co grower concerns and m part dissatisfaction with aspects of rhe present classing system.

Objectives The dynamics of beneficial insect communities in cotton agroecosystems and the role of alternative crops in producing natural enemies for cotton * To quantify the seasonal phenology and abundance of key ben

Nine insecticide trials were carried out for control of silverleaf whitefly. The evaluation of control performance was greatly hampered by the considerable variation in whitefly numbers.

The commonly used Micronaire value for cotton is related to both fibre fineness and maturity. There is a need for a new measurement technique to separate these.

A variety of proteins were purified from cotton seeds and were analysed by amino acid sequence determination (automated Edman degradation) and by state-of-the-art electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESMS).

Aims: 1. Identify the most appropriate cotton plant types or varieties for dry season production in NW Australia based on characteristics of yield, quality and maturity 2.

Aims : To utilise the Cotton Research Unit (CRU) and the Agricultural Production Systems Research Unit (APSRU) modelling capabilities to identify where and how cotton management can be improved and to deliver these ou

In early season growth disorder, or 'bacterial stunt', bacteria infect the roots of cotton and inhibit plant growth and VAM development.

The CSIRO cotton breeding program based at Narrabri has been very successful in developing varieties adapted to all cotton production regions in Australia.

This project aimed to estimate the capacity of Helicoverpa armigera to develop resistance to INGARD cotton, to examine the possibility of cross-resistance to other Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins and to elucidate t

This project helped to identify the factors that affected the efficacy of transgenic Bt cotton plants to control Helicoverpa punctigera and H. armigera.