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.

A projects overview 2006 -07 of the Social and Institutional Research Program

CRDC's Annual Operating Plan for 2006–07 (AOP): the fourth annual operating plan under the CRDC's Strategic R&D Plan 2003–2008.

The overall plan for this Research Fellowship was to read and digest the literature on droughtand aquatic systems and their biota, to produce a report for Land & Water Australia on the major findings from the revi

The results of this study have revealed that the number of freshwater fishes (species diversity) of the King Edward River is higher than has previously been recorded for a Western Australian river.

This project has part funded field operation costs charged by DPI to CSIRO for experiments on ACRI at Narrabri in 2005/06.

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

Two “Spray Drift Workshops” were held at Norwin Hall and St Ruth Hall on the 5th and 6th of January respectively.

This project focused on developing and testing best management options for key pests in Bollgard®II and conventional cotton.

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

I believe both reinform nematodes and Fusarium (race 4) have the characteristics that could

potentially, affect the Australian cotton industry if they were to be introduced to Australia. There

The Australian cotton industry has had in place since 1997 a voluntary environmental

management system – its Best Management Practice (BMP) Program – that has successfully

This project has part funded maintenance of HVI900 and FMT3 cotton fibre testing instruments in CSIRO’s fibre testing laboratory at ACRI for the 2005/06 season.

There is currently a shortage of irrigation water available for cotton production in Australia due to recent climatic and legislative conditions.

Improved understanding of cotton plant response to water stress.

Experiments to establish the response of cotton plant to soil water stress under different soil types,

Sarah Hood:This project provided for the engagement of a Consultant, Sarah Hood, to undertake an interim role of the Cotton Industry Development Extension Officerss in the St. George-Dirranbandi irrigation area.

Knowledge is fundamental to improving the competitiveness, responsiveness

and levels of innovation that we see in industries. This research project completed interviews with

“Severity Factors in Fusarium Wilt of Cotton” aimed to investigate the factors that affect the

severity of Fusarium wilt, and by doing so enable the development of more effective

The cotton boll contains the seeds of the plant to which long, white fibres are attached. The cotton industry takes advantage of these fibres to spin yarns for textile production.

Where remnants of old native vegetation remain, small nocturnal insectivorous microbats have probably provided agricultural production services by reducing insect populations in two ways: direct predation, and interru