The project has made significant contributions to further our understanding of causes

and consequences of climate variability and climate change.

This research project involved the development and application of crop simulation tools to assist with crop management within the cotton industry.

Since the first reported control failures at Emerald during the 1998-99 cotton season, insecticide resistance in cotton aphid, has emerged as a significant threat to the Australian cotton industry.

This project was designed to assess the potential of a plant derived antifungal gene (NaD1) for control of cotton pathogens. The NaD1 gene codes for a small protein called a plant defensin.

Final Report as participant in the 2004 Australian Rural Leadership Program