Weed surveys conducted by Charles (1989), Roberts (1996 unpublished) and Taylor (2002 unpublished) indicate that the majority of weeds affecting cotton production in Australian farming systems are annual and ephemeral

The paper 'Detection, persistence and control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinifectum in cotton seed

The Leaf Chamber Fluorometer is an exciting new addition to the physiological instrumentation available to the scientists at ACRI.

Profenofos resistance is due to esterase mediated metabolism. Preliminary research suggests that an insensitive acetylcholinesterase is also involved.

Dr Om P.

Hibiscus trionum L. (bladder ketmia) is one of the most common weeds throughout the Australian cotton industry. There are two varieties of the weed, the narrow leaf introduced variety Hibiscus trionum var.

The primary focus of this project is to develop sustainable, IPM based pest management systems for INGARD in north-western Australia.

11th ACGRA Cotton Conference Programme, media coverage and survey results.

Allan and John Williams represented the Australian

cotton industry at a workshop on environmental management

systems in agriculture, in Denver, Colorado, from 8-10th January, 2003.

Improved methods of assessing crop nutrient status in early season cotton will allow growers to remediate their crops and improve fertilizer management practices.

Key factors in managing transgenic Bt cottons for the future are to have an effective resistance management strategy. An essential component of any such strategy is to establish a resistance monitoring program.

Cotton prices vary for all sorts of reasons including seasonal conditions in major producing countries, exchange rate changes, world economic conditions and of course government subsidies and market distortions.

The concepts associated with Integrated Pest Management (IPM) are central to insect control and management across the Australian cotton industry.

The role of a Trainee Industry Development Officer working with grower groups in the Border Rivers region, has given a good understanding of cotton industry issues and grower practices.

Managing sustainable cotton production is becoming more difficult with the ever-increasing demands for limited resources.

This project arose from the 'Fibre Plus' workshops at Narrabri coordinated by both the Cotton CRC and the CRDC.

This is capital item funded by the CRDC to support CRDC funded project CSP140C 'The impact of temperature extremes on cotton performance'.

The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on the Biotechnology of Bacillus thuringiensis and Its Environmental Impact was held in the Manning Clark Centre, Australian National University, from 11''' to 15'&qu

The project initially aimed at assessing the potential of Eretmocerus mundus (APF) as a control agent for silverleaf whitefly (SLW).

Industry Development Officer (IDO) of Warren is part of the Australian Cotton National Extension Team.