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 1997-98 cropping season in southern Queensland was characterised by a severe, sustained and damaging outbreak of H. armigera. This situation arose as a result of a combination of factors.

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

Murata Vortex Spinning is a spinning technology of the future. It differs from previous air-jet spinning in that it can spin 100% Upland length cotton at speeds of up to 400 m/min.

Feasibility trials conducted showed that the addition of lubricant helped preserve fibre length during lint cleaning.

Pedotransfer functions, which predict difficult-to-measure soil properties, such as hydraulic, properties, from more easy-to-obtain soil properties, such as texture and organic matter, content, have been widely develo

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.

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.

White specks (undyed neps) in dyed fabric samples are a quality problem that arises from neps of immature cotton.

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.

Five trial results detailed in Final Report.

Objective - To order and purchase a new file server and install it at ACRI. Achieved - A new file SERVER (Dell AS-P11/4400) has been installed at ACRI and is fully functional.

Ultra narrow row (UNR) cotton, is cotton with row spacings of 50 cm or less.

Adoption of BMP in all facets of cotton growing and processing is now well underway.

Profitability of cotton production is being theathened by resource limitations and reduced margins.

Funding toward the purchase of an atomic absorption spectrometers (with flame and graphite furnace facilities). The instruments were purchased from Vanan Australia

Genetic engineering techniques allow the transfer of novel genetic material from one organism to another and hence has the potential to augment classical plant breeding techniques by extending the gene pool accessible

The primary purpose of the travel was to attend the "Gene and genome duplications and the evolution of novel gene functions. Conference which was held in Aussios, France from the 25/4/2001 to the 30/4/2001.

During the period May 2001 - June 2002 members of the weeds focus team, headed by the co-ordinating editor Dr Stephen Johnson, have worked to produce WEEDpak.

The Vth International conference on B. thuringiensis was well attended with almost all the leading Bt researchers participating.