Drs Robert Mensah and Lewis Wilson were invited by on the Organising Committee of the

International Congress of Entomology Conference to organise a symposium on the

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

Human Capacity Assessment and Benchmarking project funded by the Cotton Research and Development Corporation through the Human Capacity program has resulted in the development and delivery of the Cotton Industry Skill

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

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.

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

A pilot project was initiated to employ four Aboriginal trainees to work on cotton farms in the Narrabri district.

In 2012–13 NSW DPI undertook a nine month bench-marking project in both the western and southern NSW irrigation production region commissioned by the CRDC.

The purpose of the travel was to attend the 5th Joint Australian and New Zealand Soil

Science Conference in Hobart, Tasmania from the 2-7 December 2012 to present the

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.

It is important for ginners to monitor classing and leaf grade in order to maximize grower returns in terms of classing grade, and to reduce fibre damage.

Based on the data that emerged from a Human resources project undertaken earlier in 2012 and reported on in March 2012, the objectives of this project were to investigate the likely level of support for a Strategic Pr

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.

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

Irrigated cotton production in Australia is predominately (80%) based on furrow irrigation.

The reintroduction of cotton to the Australian semi arid tropics (SAT) was prevented by insect pests

that are dominant during the wet (summer) season and a perception that the crop could only be

"When schools, families & community groups work together to support learning, children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer & like school more" (Henderson & Mapp, 2002)

Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) is caused by a complex of different begomoviruses and DNA-β satellite molecules. Both the viruses and the satellites are transmitted by the Silverleaf whitefly (SLW).

The Women’s Industry Network, Cotton (Wincott) received a research grant from the Cotton

Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) in 2010 to develop a survey to canvass rural