I. To evaluate the risk of Q-biotype whitefly for Australia: Q-biotype identifications in Australia have not been verified by other methods or researchers.

This project supports the ongoing development of IPM in cotton by targeting emerging pest issues, and inappropriate management which may threaten IPM. Key outcomes were:

The National Program for Sustainable Irrigation (NPSl) and Irrigation Australia Limited

(IAL) engaged GHD Hassallto develop a framework for future irrigation research,

The primary aim of this project has been to benchmark greenhouse gas emissions across the cotton industry and develop guidelines which potentially reduce nitrous oxide, and associated non-global warming nitrogen gases

‘Cotton Fusarium Wilt Management’, had a number of objectives to obtain data to improve the management of this disease.

The National Program for Sustainable Irrigation and its

predecessors have invested in irrigation research for nearly two

decades covering topics at the field, farm and catchment scales; and

This is the third of our four reports for the Cotton Catchment Communities CRC project entitled: Innovative Regional Businesses and Options for Economic Growth in Cotton Communities. It has two components.

Australia's water resources are in a serious state, both in reduced quantity and declining quality due to

The ‘Regional Cotton Extension Officer’ has played a key role in improving the uptake of research

within the Cotton Industry by jointly working with the Cotton Catchment Communities Cooperative

In order to maintain its premium in the world cotton market it will be important for Australia

to extend its position as a preferred supplier of high quality fibre. Australian cotton is

The International Plant Nutrition Colloquium is the major international plant

nutrition conference, held every four years. This year the 16th IPNC, entitled

This project used a series of communication processes to structure an engagement strategy between CRDC and Crop Consultants Australia or CCA and the wider cotton industry R&D organisations.

This project resolved two long-standing anomalies regarding Cry2Ab resistance in H. armigera.

Ginning is an energy intensive process. This project evaluates the energy usage inside the cotton gins in Australia. electricity use is found to range between 44-66 kWh per bale, with national average being 52.3 kWh.

The Cotton export market is highly competitive and when it comes to quality Australia needs to be the world's best.

Silverleaf whitefly (SLW), Bemisia tabaci B biotype (Gennadius), is a major insect pest of cotton and horticultural industries.

is a limiting factor for cotton production in Australia. As a soil-borne fungal pathogen, epidemiological, ecological and genetic features of Fov populations are strongly influenced by soil conditions.

Quarantine plays a critical role to ensure that Australia remains free from serious pests, weeds and diseases present in other parts of the world.

Vision: “Australian cotton, carefully grown, naturally world’s best”

By 2029 the Australian cotton industry will be:

Community Conversations - a historical geography of cotton farming in NSW and QLD adaptation and adoption