The overall aim of this project was to develop systems for targeting transgene expression in plants to enhance their defence responses.

The greenhouse effect is widely considered one of the major threats to Australia agriculture.

The cotton simulation model, OZCOT, is an important component of a number of current and future projects.

The cotton industry spends about $8M on P fertilizers and about $5M of K fertilizers. This indicates the extent of recognised P and K deficiency.

Host Plant Resistance of Cotton genotypes. Australian cotton is attacked by a diversity of insect pests.

The 1998-2003 strategic plan of the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) set

research goals in three main areas: (i) sustainability, (ii) profitability and competitiveness and (iii)

Screening of native whitefly from host specificity testing list continues with the following results of host testing of Eretmocerus hayati.

The following whitefly species have been tested:

Fov is the causal organism of Fusarium wilt disease in cotton. This disease is of serious concern to the cotton industry in terms of potential yield loss.

This project was undertaken in response to concerns raised by the NSW goverrrrnent

Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC, formerly EPA) regarding the

The main recommendation arising from six and a half years of research into how to

gin cotton with an emphasis on quality relates to practices outside of ginning, rather

than ginning itself.

Financial analysis usIng comparative statistics helps farmers identify relative strengths and

weaknesses. Accompanying budgets and long term business plans wlll then focus on ways to

The Industry Development Officer (IDO) of Moree (Julie O'Halloran) is part of the, Australian Cotton National Extension Team.

In recent years water use has become an important issue for the cotton industry mainly due to prevailing drought, competition with other water users and environmental concerns.

CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology were invited to be part of the to China during February.

In a two season study, results from large scale field trials, supported by laboratory bioefficacy experiments showed that the adoption of Large Droplet Placement (LDP) techniques for the aerial application of insectic

This project followed on from the project funded in the last Cotton CRC 'Multi-Platform, decision support systems' that contributed to the development of the hand-held version of, CottonLOGIC as well as prov

The project focussed on understanding more about the egg parasitoid Trichogramma pretiosum.

CRDC's Annual Operating Plan for 2003–04 (AOP): the first annual operating plan under the CRDC's Strategic R&D Plan 2003–2008.

The review of farmer initiated innovative systems has been conducted on a case study basis. Case studies were selected for a range of criteria, including the ability to impact on water and nutrient balance.

This project was instigated to assess whether the National Riparian Lands R&D Program 'Demonstration and Evaluation' Projects (NRLPD&EP) of Land & Water Australia (LWA) have built 'capacity&