cotton plant breeding

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Testing transgenic cotton carrying the I-2 resistance gene for resistance to Fusarium wilt

Jones, David (Austalian National University, 2009-06-30)

Fusarium oxysporum f.sp vasinfectum (FOV) has merged as a very serious pathogen of cotton, which apparently lacks good sources of endogenous resistance to Fusarium wilt.

CSIRO Fibre Quality Lab

Constable, Greg (CSIRO Plant Industry, 2007-06-30)

Note: this project supported the operation of a fibre quality laboratory at ACRI to service most research projects. Specific details on fibre quality results are listed in those project reports.

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

UNE37 - Molecular factors determining Thielaviopsis basicola - cotton interactions leading to Black Root Rot disease

Pereg-Gerk, Lily (University Of New England, 2007-06-30)

Black root rot, caused by Thielaviopsis basicola, is a significant disease threat to cotton, especially in cooler areas and seasons.

Cotton crop management for improved fibre quality

Bange, Mike (CSIRO Plant Industry, 2007-06-30)

Australian cotton fibre is exported into a dynamic and competitive market and we need to ensure an ever-improving product to meet the demand from spinners.