To ensure the viability of cotton research into the ears of agronomy, entomology and pathology by NSW Agriculture staff at the Australian Cotton Research Institute

The aim of this project is to evaluate annually a large number of cotton breeding lines and cultivars for yield and quality characteristics in Queensland in collaboration with the CSIRO cotton breeding programs at Nar

The overall aim of the project was to carry out research to aid the safe and rapid adoption and implementation of genetically engineered viral insecticides into the Australian Cotton Industry.

Project Objective Year 1: To order and purchase a new file server and install it at ACRI.

The CSIRO cotton breeding program based at Narrabri has been very successful in developing varieties adapted to all cotton production regions in Australia.

One hundred & seventy people were given training in soil assessment and management Hands-on training in soil management was given to one hundred & seventy members of the Australian cotton industry at a series

Objectives: To purchase a new autosampler in order to provide faster, more accurate analysis of cotton samples.

Dr Christian was invited to attend the USDA-ARS's Helicoverpa/Heliothis (H/H) Meeting in College Station Texas on 7 and 8 October 1997.

OBJECTIVES OF TRAVEL To attend the 1 lth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society (APPS), present a paper on recent research from CRDC Project DANlOOC and attend a practical workshop on disease

Aims: 1. Identify the most appropriate cotton plant types or varieties for dry season production in NW Australia based on characteristics of yield, quality and maturity 2.

The commonly used Micronaire value for cotton is related to both fibre fineness and maturity. There is a need for a new measurement technique to separate these.

Aims : To utilise the Cotton Research Unit (CRU) and the Agricultural Production Systems Research Unit (APSRU) modelling capabilities to identify where and how cotton management can be improved and to deliver these ou

A variety of proteins were purified from cotton seeds and were analysed by amino acid sequence determination (automated Edman degradation) and by state-of-the-art electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESMS).

Objectives The dynamics of beneficial insect communities in cotton agroecosystems and the role of alternative crops in producing natural enemies for cotton * To quantify the seasonal phenology and abundance of key ben

Nine insecticide trials were carried out for control of silverleaf whitefly. The evaluation of control performance was greatly hampered by the considerable variation in whitefly numbers.

The review was initiated by the Australian Cotton Industry Council in response co grower concerns and m part dissatisfaction with aspects of rhe present classing system.

Indigenous Australian Gossypium species possess a number of attributes that could be used to improve the profitability of cotton cultivation in Australia (see CSP47C & CSP85C).

Overall, the project has demonstrated the following highlights: * The okra leaf trait was associated with superior field yield under raingrown conditions.

The objectives of this project were: 1. To identify candidate pathogens for the biocontrol of purple nutsedge ( Cyperus rotundus). 2.

This Project has provided the Department of Primary Industries cotton Development Extension Officers with good quality portable computers and mobile telephones ensuring maximum effectiveness of their role in the cotto