cotton plant breeding

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Testing transgenic cotton carrying the I-2 resistance gene for resistance to Fusarium wilt

Jones, David (Austalian National University, )

Fusarium oxysporum f.sp vasinfectum (FOV) has merged as a very serious pathogen of cotton, which apparently lacks good sources of endogenous resistance to Fusarium wilt.

CSIRO Fibre Quality Lab

Constable, Greg (CSIRO Plant Industry, )

Note: this project supported the operation of a fibre quality laboratory at ACRI to service most research projects. Specific details on fibre quality results are listed in those project reports.

2007 Disease Management Review (Workshops budget)

CRDC (CRDC, )

12 Main recommendations were made in consultation with panel and research institutes around the major future challenges for the cotton industry. These included:

*Drought and reduced research funding

UNE37 - Molecular factors determining Thielaviopsis basicola - cotton interactions leading to Black Root Rot disease

Pereg-Gerk, Lily (University Of New England, )

Black root rot, caused by Thielaviopsis basicola, is a significant disease threat to cotton, especially in cooler areas and seasons.

Cotton crop management for improved fibre quality

Bange, Mike (CSIRO Plant Industry, )

Australian cotton fibre is exported into a dynamic and competitive market and we need to ensure an ever-improving product to meet the demand from spinners.