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Travel: International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) 77th Plenary Meeting, present

Mensah, Robert (New South Wales Department Of Primary Industries, 2019-06-30)

This travel Scholarship supported Dr Robert Mensah, who was invited by the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC)and presented the topic “IPM is Key to Insecticide Management: Alternative Solutions for Insecti

Analysis and optimisation of cotton fibre –specific gene promoters

Liu, Yinghong (University Of Adelaide, 2009-06-30)

Advances in our knowledge of the genes expressed in cotton fibres make biotechnology a viable means to improve fibre characteristics.

Travel Sponsorship to attend 4th World Cotton Conference, USA

Wang, Bo, Naylor, Geoff, Van Der Sluijs, Rene, Mahon, Rod, Baker, Geoff, Tann, Colin (CSIRO Textile And Fibre Technology, 2008-06-30)

As there was a considerable contingent of Australian delegates to this conference, this report will focus on the past harvest sessions with a particular emphasis on fibre quality and ginning.

2007 Disease Management Review (Workshops budget)

CRDC (CRDC, 2007-06-30)

12 Main recommendations were made in consultation with panel and research institutes around the major future challenges for the cotton industry. These included:

*Drought and reduced research funding

Changes in Production Due to Bollgard II and Roundup Ready Cotton

Pyke, Bruce, Doyle, Brendan (2006-08-10)

In 2005/06 the Australian cotton industry clocked up its 10th season of commercial insect tolerant Bt cotton production (i.e.