Incentives for irrigationWater use and scheduling of Bolgard IIEgg collections for resistance testing

Final Report - Development of measures of soil health

URS Australia was commissioned by the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) to prepare a handbook of technologies that are available to provide flexibility in irrigation delivery systems to deal with the varying irri

Sampling methodologies and locations affect Interpretation of soil and plant analysisCorrect storage of samples before analysis is importantWeather is an important factor in petiole and leaf tissue sampling Petiole te

Well designed irrigation storages and water courses on cotton farms can aid in the removal of sediment, nutrients and pesticides from irrigation water and enhance their habitat value for native plants and animals.

Investigation of the ecological value of irrigation farm water storages, Comparison of on farm storages with nearby natural water bodies,. On farm storages support a range of macroinvertebrate species.

The 13th Australian Cotton Conference in August 2006 provided an excellent 'showcase' to

enhance the outputs from CRDC funded research to the industry. The largest gathering of

The purpose of the travel was to present a talk entitled “Wet Roots? High resolution groundwater depth prediction in the Bourke Irrigation District” at the 9th international River Symposium in Brisbane.

To extend and promote the adaptation and adoption of new technologies into sound management practices in the Border Rivers region including the Macintyre Valley and Mungindi areas.

Experiments to establish if the use of GM cotton has an impact on the soil microbes that grow in association with the plant roots has shown that there are no differences in number or function when compared to non-GM c

Experiments to establish the response of cotton plant to soil water stress under different soil types, climatic conditions and fruiting loads have shown that (i) the response of cotton to water stress is different on

Microsatellite data collected over many of the grain growing regions of eastern Australia from December 2002 through to May 2005, has detected and described variable gene-flow years (i.e.

The Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) has made significant R&D investments in soil health research over recent years.

Cotton growers generally recognise crop performance or yield as the best indicator of soil biology.

The ARLP, like the Rural Research and Development

Corporations is one of Australian agriculture's great

success stories. It works because it is a partnership,

The Australian cotton industry has had in place since 1997 a voluntary environmental management system - its Best Management Practice (BMP) Program - that has successfully overcome the limitations of a purely regulato

Green mirids (Creontiades dilutus) have emerged as a significant problem in commercial Bt-cotton crops, especially in Bollgard II crops.

Transgenic (Bt) cotton varieties provide a substantial basis for economically and environmentally sustainable insect pest management within the Australian cotton industry.

The overall objective of this project was to develop improved conventional and transgenic cotton varieties adapted to Australian growing conditions and producing fibre suitable for our markets.

The offering of diagnostic services in the determination of species identification and Trichogramma parasitism in Helicoverpa eggs provided submitters with valuable insight into the distribution and prevalence of H.