"Evaluation of yield component changes in Australian cotton cultivars":The aim of this summer scholarship project was to measure the changes that have occurred in the yield components of Australian cotton cu

Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasinfectum (Fov) was first identified in Australia in 1993, and as

since become one of the most significant threats to the country's thriving cotton industry. The

The course covered an introduction to IP, what types of IP existed(copywright, PBR, patents) and what is involved in securing IP (costs and duration). Several cases were presented to the participants as examples.

Travel to attend the 12th Cotton Conference, Gold Coast, August 2004. Abstract presented as a poster at the conference.

Number of eggs and % Hatch is from collections from all crops supplied for Bt and

Conventional Chemistry Resistance monitoring.

Cotton growers are facing increasing pressure to manage resources more cost effectively and to be more accountable for the impact their decisions have on the surrounding environment.

The IPM Training Coordinator position was created to development, lead and, implement a grower focused short course relating to cotton IPM.

Travel to participate in the 2005 Beltwide Cotton Conference, January 4th-7th, New Orleans, USA, to visit the USEPA in Washington, DC, USA, and to carry out research within the Centre for Toxicology, Department of Env

A one-year scoping study determined and prioritised the important weed issues of cropping systems with dryland cotton (DAQ117C).

Biological “Soil health” is a highly complex issue. In broad terms, biologically active soils are

robust and resilient to change. Microbes produce complex arrays of metabolites, each species

An efficient and world standard computing system at ACRI has benefited all research programs through their use in data processing, storage, statistical analysis, modelling and the development of end-user packages.

Heliothine caterpillars and silverleaf whitefly (SLW) are the major pests of field crops in central Queensland (CQ).

Cotton R&D Corporation funds for the project entitled ‘Operational Costs for Cotton Experiments’ were used to fund cotton experimental trials at the Australian Cotton Research Institute (ACRI).

Travel grant to attend the 10th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, 2005

Project US65C: Diversity of VAM fungi in soil health

International Soil and Tillage Research Organisation (ISTRO).

AIM(S):, To assess the growth and biodiversity values of tree plantings of a range of ages, species,, sites, soils, establishment techniques and management in the Namoi Valley;, To provide information for communicatin

At a July 2004 meeting of the CHCG&IA Research and Technical Subcommittee it was resolved that DPI&F research staff develop a strategy to meet the regional R&D needs of the Emerald area, as identified in a

Little is known about the main predators of emerging pests in Bt cotton.

In Australia, the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, has a long history of resistance to

conventional insecticides, Transgenic cotton (expressing Bt toxin Cry1Ac) has been grown

The objective of the mission was to promote Australian cotton as being ‘clean and green’ following the BMP and EMS marketing initiatives amongst Indonesian traders and spinners.