Seed fingers are an important part of the gin stand and are used to control the seed roll load, which in turn sets the turn-out and trash cleaning capacity of the gin stand.

The native budworm Helicoverpa punctigera is an important pest of field crops in Australia alongside the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera, and both share a number of host plants. H.

There is considerable interest within the Australian cotton industry to develop Long Staple Upland cotton (nominally referred to as ALS) varieties to obtain the high premiums paid for fine long and strong staple fibre

A survey was conducted to ascertain the presence of feral cotton plants in off-farm drainage areas and along roadsides associated with cotton production and transport throughout Queensland and parts of northern NSW.

‘Assuring industry capacity to manage the stewardship of biotechnologies and crop protection products’, is a key tactic within the CRDC’s 2012-12 Annual Operating Plan.

A key tactic within the CRDC’s 2012-12 Annual Operating Plan is ‘Assuring industry capacity to manage the stewardship of biotechnologies and crop protection products’.

“Diseases of Cotton X” aimed to increase sustainability of the Australian cotton

industry through comprehensive disease surveillance. Continued collaborative

This project aims to investigate the cause of and differences in the levels of GHG emissions during sequences of crops and fallows.

Situated in the Dry Tropics, the Burdekin is Australia’s largest tropical irrigation area and is home to a vibrant range of agricultural industries.

Attendance at the 60th Entomological Society of America Annual Conference where a paper on the background of the Australian cotton industry, in particular the Darling Downs landscape, with detail on biology and ecolog

Peak oil demands and declining oil reserves, increased greenhouse emissions and global warming

and economic drivers for operational and cost efficiencies promote energy efficiency as one of the

Poor crop establishment compromises productivity and may necessitate the expense of replanting.This project has demonstrated that thin biodegradable film may have a place in the cotton production system; soil temperat

Carried out as a summer scholarship between December 2012 and March 2013, the researcher sought to outline the potential contribution of corn in rotation with cotton, in comparison to historical cotton and wheat rotat

This project will assist the cotton industry to reduce its impact upon the environment and improve the health of its soil resource and achieve its aims to use fertiliser inputs more efficiently.

The purpose of the travel sponsorship was for Dr Guangnan Chen to attend and present a paper on “Developing Life Cycle Inventory for Life Cycle Assessment of Australian Cotton” at the 2013 ALCAS Conference held in Syd

Silverleaf whitefly (SLW) is a major insect pest of the cotton industry. It is a pest because it excretes honeydew that contaminates cotton lint, causing problems during textile processing.

Water is the major factor limiting cotton production in Australia, with 70-90% of the cotton production area usually managed under an irrigated system.

The cotton industry relies on HVI measurements of cotton fibre quality for commercial trading. The current scoping study has confirmed the influence of cotton fibre length on the HVI Strength measurement i.e.

Travel to attend the Fusarium Laboratory Workshop in June, 2012 offered the opportunity to enhance technical skills as a Plant Pathologist, with emphasis on Fusarium identification.