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(2016-06-30)An efficient plant biosecurity system is vital for protecting Australia’s $31.8 billion plant production industries and our unique environment from exotic plant pest threats. Research, development and extension (R,D&E) are ...
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(Central Highlands Cotton Growers and Irrigators Association, 2016-06-30)Australian cotton production has fluctuated dramatically over the last five years. The industry’s capacity to respond to these rapid and extreme fluctuations is largely attributable to the strength of its people, their ...
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(Cotton Info Team, 2016-06-30)The Binnia Valley is located on the western end of the Liverpool Range approximately 70km south of Mullaley and 20km north of Coolah. In terms of availability of agronomic and technical resources the area is considered ...
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(CSIRO Land & Water, 2016-06-30)The potential contribution of surface and ground water to overall nitrous oxide emissions from irrigated production systems has not yet been quantified. In this study we have used the International Panel on Climate Change ...
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(CSIRO Agriculture and Food, 2016-10-30)This travel sponsorship enable two researchers to attend and present research outcomes from Australia relevant to other parts of the world at the International Congress of Entomology in Orlando and to inform ourselves of ...
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(Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2016-06-30)Verticillium dahliae is a highly destructive fungal pathogen that causes an annual global product loss in cotton of 20%. Currently there are no effective treatments for verticillium wilt, but bioinoculants might provide ...
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(CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship, 2016-06-30)This research sought to determine why differences in dye uptake may occur between cottons with near identical fibre properties. The aim of this project was to improve understanding of cotton dyeing by identifying properties ...
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(Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland, 2016-06-30)Department of Agriculture and Fisheries applied to purchase a set of 4 drive-on load cells that would enable the department to weigh the departments existing 2 row basket picker, commercial picking equipment (basket pickers ...
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(CRDC; ABARES, 2016-06-30)Management of soil organic carbon (SOC) is necessary for sustainable agricultural development. Increases in SOC are associated with improved soil productivity and structure, and may provide a mitigation strategy for the ...
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(University of Western Sydney, 2016-06-30)The purpose of the funding was to co-fund a workshop entitled: Harnessing rhizosphere-soil-microbial interactions for increasing farm productivity and resilience of farming systems. Soil health in combination with the ...
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Using a Sprinkler Infiltrometer and GAML Model to Predict Moving Sprinkler Performance in the Field (National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture (NCEA),, 2016-06-30)This project sought to verify whether the Mein-Larson variant of the Green-Ampt infiltration equation could work for time-varying application rates using real-world moving sprinkler systems. This required laboratory testing ...
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(University of New England, 2016-06-30)This travel scholarship provided funded for the researcher to present the major findings from the researchers PhD to the European Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment 2015. Studies conducted between 2012 ...
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(CRDC; CottonInfo, 2016-06-30)The research conference brought together 230 delegates with 135 presentations across a range of disciplines as well as 7 keynote speakers. The conference provided an excellent opportunity for CRDC R&D Managers and CottonInfo ...
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(CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship, 2016-06-30)The objective of this project was to further investigate the relationship between cotton cellulose’s crystalline structure and the fibre’s tensile properties, as affected by chemical, genetic and/or environmental effects. ...
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(CSIRO Agriculture & Food, 2016-06-30)Deficit (VPD)) and reduced water availability as a consequence of climate change is likely to affect cotton production. However, there had previously been little research to assess the realworld interaction of rising ...
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(Australian National University, 2016-06-30)This Travel sponsorship suuported Dr Sharwood to travel to Lubbock Texas USA to meet with Dr Paxton Payton and Dr James Mahan at the USDA-ARS to begin collaborative research to determine the interactive effects of water ...
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(University of Sydney, 16-06-30)The cotton sector is a leader in farm WHS because growers have used evidence-based information to develop practical and effective systems to manage WHS. In some instances WHS can be complex due to conflicting interpretation ...
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(University of New England, 2016-06-30)UNE 1501 – ‘ Phosphorus availability in raingrown cotton’, was conducted at ‘Colonsay’, via Brookstead, on the Darling Downs in Queensland, at a long term nutrition site, owned and maintained by Incitec Pivot for 30 years. ...
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(2016-06-30)The industry is entering a critical period in managing resistance to Bt-cotton. One technology provider is about to release their 3rd generation product which is based on the current two gene varieties (Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab) ...
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(CSIRO Plant Industry, 2016-06-30)Silverleaf whitefly (SLW) and green vegetable bug (GVB) are important pests in the Australian cotton industry. However, the particular natural enemy species involved in suppressing population development of these pests is ...