Fungal diseases of cotton, in particular Fusarium oxysprum f.sp. vasinfection, are important in Iimiting the yield and production of cotton in Australia.

Drip irrigation has been advocated as one way of improving both yield and water use efficiency for irrigated cotton.

Productivity of the Australian cotton industry is constantly threatened by reduced availability of irrigation water in eastern Australia.

The initiation of the purchase of the high clearance applicator was derived after the research officer (Grant Roberts) conducted experiments at seven different field sites in I997/1998 from Carrol in NSW to Bowenville

The fibre length and cellulose content are the two determinates of fibre yield and quality.

Dr Brubaker was invited to present of summary of the research completed under CRDC grant CSP85Cand continuing under CSP120C in the cotton workshop during the IX Plant and Animal genome conference (Jan 17-18 2001) in S

Increasing pressure from industry and environmental sectors has begun to force the

Australian cotton industry to rethink its approach to chemical application. This has

The focus of much of the research in the Australian Cotton industry is to reduce the industry's dependence on synthetic insecticides.

the 5th International Conference on Precision Agriculture* was held in Bloomington, Minnesota from July 16 - 19, 2000.

One aspect of the desire to improve the quality of the Australian cotton crop is to introduce new fibre quality instrumentation to supplement the current Mircronaire measurement.

Cotton provides about 55% of the fibre in textile manufacturing globalIy and is an important contributor to the Australian economy.

The development of decision support systems to assist cotton growers is a key part of

facilitating sustainable cotton cropping within Integrated Pest Management principles.

Cotton is currently the only crop whose transgenic varieties are used in large-scale production in Australia.

Abstract and poster format of research relating to project CSP105C was presented at the International Conference held in Colorado, USA, as part of the Keystone Symposium series.

The floral organs and wounded leaves of Nicotiana alata, the ornamental tobacco, produce a serine protease precursor molecule (NaPI) which is cleaved into six individual inhibitors of 6 kDa.

When faced with attack by disease-causing organisms, plants rely on an elaborate surveillance system that detects pathogens and triggers a battery of defences to protect the host.

Black root rot is caused by the soil borne fungus Thielaviopsis basicola, which

causes disease in over 137 species of plants (Honess at a1. , 1994). T basicola

The objective of the project was to provide additional temporary accommodation for personnel and equipment. A 36sq meter demountable building was purchased and located adjacent to insectary number 2.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Verticillium wilt was the most widespread

and important disease of cotton in Australia. The widespread adoption of