Cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii Glover) is a late season pest of cotton, with the potential to

reduce the value of lint by contaminating it with sticky honeydew secretions. Recently, cotton

Scientific Exchange USA Scientist Dr Tom Sinclair (USDA/University of, Florida) to Narrabri, Following the International Crop Science Congress last year we were presented with a, unique opportunity to host internation

Stinkbugs are emerging pests in cotton. In conventional cotton the use of broad-spectrum insecticides to kill Helicoverpa spp.

Limitations on the availability of irrigation water in eastern Australia has created

interest in the possibility of re-establishing cotton in the Oof

The significance of transgenic cotton in the pest control strategy adopted by the

Australian industry makes the management of resistance to the Cry1Ac toxin of Bacillus

To establish if the spider communities in cotton at different locations around Australia are similar, we sampled, using beatsheets and pitfall traps, over 4500 spiders from seven locations extending from the tropical

The Australian cotton industry is heavily dependent on chemical insecticides for pest control.

This project aimed to identify factors that could substantially influence Bt efficacy in transgenic cotton. Cry1Ac protein concentration in cotton leaves was measured quantitatively using a commercial ELISA assay.

This project examined how and when individual Helicoverpa armigera carrying a resistant allele (BX) were favoured in field-grown cotton, particularly on Ingard®.

In growing their crops Australian cotton farmers need to comply with Australian regulations.

Shielded sprayers have been widely and quickly adopted by cotton growers for weed control

in the inter-row. In the last three seasons, the increase in area sown to RoundUp Ready®

Salinisation as a consequence of irrigation can occur as a result of the application of poor quality (i.e. saline) water or mobilisation of salts from rising water tables (i.e.

It is evident from experience with the resistance of H.

Healthy soils are fundamental to the profitability and sustainability of cotton ecosystems.

Regular disease surveys have highlighted the changing status of cotton diseases over time and

provided valuable insights into the factors affecting their distribution and severity.

Cotton Bunchy Top is a disease of cotton that was first reported in the 1998-99 cotton season. Symptoms of the disease include shortening of internodes and petioles, .

Aims, * To co-ordinate the adoption of research into sound management, practices in the Gwydir Valley cotton-growing region., The position has contributed to this general aim through most extension, activities which a

Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (Fov), is a destructive disease of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L) in almost all cotton producing countries of the world.

This research project involved the development and application of crop simulation tools to assist with crop management within the cotton industry.

The aims of the project were: (1) Use composted cotton gin trash and pelletised cotton gin trash to

monitor soil response and soil nutrition benefits; (2) Establish experimental woodlots of