Cotton Compass prepared a series of modules for planned cotton marketing seminars as requested by CRDC .

A knowledge system model to improve the effectiveness of the transfer of(irrigation)

information to growers was developed and tested. Knowledge can be described as

Despite the increased adoption of pressurised irrigation systems in recent years, furrow irrigation is and will remain to be the dominant application technique in the Australian cotton industry in the foreseeable futu

The project focussed on phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) status of northern cropping soils.

Term of Reference I: Progress of cotton water research to desired economic, environmental and social outcomes since 2005

Term of Reference 2: Assess strength of cotton water story

A CRDC Small Capacity Building Project Grant was successfully applied for to conduct a feasibility study into utilising a biomass burner at the Tandou Gin to off-set the increasing costs of LPG used in the ginning pro

Attendance at the International Committee for Cotton Test Methods (ICCTM) Meeting, the 31st International Cotton Conference Bremen and visit to the USDA cotton testing laboratory in New Orleans, USA.

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The relationship of Cotton leaf roll vitus (CLRV) from Thailand to Cotton leafroll dwarf virus(CLRDV) from Brazil or Cotton bunchy top virus (CBTV) from Australia is unclear as no sequence information is currently pub

During my two visits to the emerging cotton areas in southern NSW early January and early March, 2012, I was able to meet with all but three of the key people supplying agronomic advice to the cotton area.

The Cotton CRC and CRDC sought to gather quantitative information on cotton growers' usage and adoption of research and key farming practices, with a particular focus on change since 2001, in order to

Within cotton plants nutrients are taken up by roots and partitioned between plant structures.

This research project is a documentation of a historical geography of the adaptations to changes over time, amongst cotton communities across Australia.

Barbara Grey is an irrigated cotton farmer from Mungindi, in SW Qld, and the 2011 Rural Women’s Award Winner for Qld, and National Runner-up.

Crop Consultants Australia Inc (CCA) is the national association

covering agronomists working in the cotton industry throughout

NSW and Queensland. CCA commenced surveying its members

The Sicala 340BRF fibre grown commercially over the last three seasons generally produced a fibre with variable quality.

Transgenic (Bt) cotton has provided major benefits for the Australia cotton industry (e.g. control of Helicoverpa and reduced pesticide use), but the possibility of Bt resistance in these insects is a major threat.

In the autumn of 2011, CRDC identified that the forecast of a second consecutive La Nina year represented a potential disease risk to the cotton industry that was linked to the over-winter management of weeds, ratoon

In Australian agro-ecosystems pest dynamics are changing, synthetic insecticides production are declining and there is evidence of increasing pest resistance or tolerance to transgenic plants.

With an increase in cotton production and the expected hilum of new people into the industry, understanding spinners' requirements will be of the utmost importance to assist the Australian cotton industry to cont