This Project was a preliminary study to develop an R&D program into CT based farming systems for the dryland cotton industry.

In June 1993, Mr Neville Gould, Team Leader, Agricultural Engineering, NSW Agriculture, Trangie travelled to the USA for 30 days to investigate for the Australian cotton industry the issues of anhydrous ammonia applic

In 1990, a Cotton Research and Development Corporation funded project was begun, in cooperation with the Industry Hail Scheme Insurers, to evaluate the growth response after hail damage, of cotton varieties currently

The Computer System Manager at NARS oversees all aspects of the function and services provided by the NARS Computer Facility.

The objective of this project being the purchase of new discs and uninterruptable powersupply to reduce disruption in computer system availability for clients has been fully met

The objectives of this project were to evaluate the potential of larval parasitoids, principally Microplitis, for use in biological control programs against Helicoverpa spp.

OBJECTIVES 1. To establish Helicoverpa species composition in the Macquarie Valley and to relate the data to that from other cotton growing areas in NSW and Queensland. 2.

An insecticide resistance management (IRM) strategy was introduced into the summer rainfall cropping areas of eastern Australia in the 1983/84 season.

Project Objective: A new project with the objectives of: * to supply equipment to accurately weigh cotton from field trips.

This grant provides foods for the annual maintenance contract for the Vax 4000 computer system at NARS. The system has been installed and operational since October 5, 1990.

Aims: 1 * Develop a simple mite management package using data collected relating mite infestations to cotton yield loss. * Complete development and validation of functional sampling procedures.

A workshop convened by the Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Pest Management at Narrabri on 7-8 December 1992 examined the feasibility, benefits, and funding implications of providing an operational forecasting

A self propelled high powered; high clearance insecticide sprayer is now available to cotton growers. As with all products development continues.

Funded by the Cotton Research and Development Corporation under the general topic "Physical and Chemical Studies of Cotton Fibre Maturity", the project has focused on searching for links between the morpholo

The aims of this project, viz: (i) To purchase an item of equipment necessary for the extraction and analyses of allelochemicals present in cotton varieties under evaluation for their rcsi~tance to insect pests (ii) T

A February 1993 meeting of the Chief Executives from the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (LWRRCD), Rural Water Corporation of Victoria, NSW Department of Water Resources and Queensland De

This project studied the factors responsible for frequency changes in endosulfan resistance.in populations of H. armigera in cotton.

Despite the broad title, the project has concentrated on transverse dimensions of fibres, notably maturity in all of its aspects.

The objective of the present research is to see whether altering the level of the enzyme ADH will affect the tolerance of cotton to anaerobic or waterlogged conditions.

This report summarises the findings from the CRDC funded project "Managing soils to avoid compaction problems in cotton growing". The project ran from 1989/90 to 1991/92.