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IPM Technical Lead and Pest Management for High Yield Research logo
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IPM Technical Lead and Pest Management for High Yield Research

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project investigates whether previous recommendations for fruit retention in cotton are compatible with the pursuit of very high yields. It tests the validity of assumptions regarding advice frequently provided for the management of early to mid-season pests and determines the limitations or capacity for timely crop compensation when the...

1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ)

Improved management of weeds in cotton and grains farming systems logo
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Improved management of weeds in cotton and grains farming systems

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The Australian cotton industry has had a history of an effective Integrated Weed Management (IWM) system with the widespread use of a range of weed control tactics including residual and knockdown herbicides, tillage and chipping. However, effective weed control is increasingly challenged by the emergence of glyphosate tolerant and resistant...

1 Nov 2019 - 30 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ)

The use of area wide management, IPM, detergents and oils for the suppression of whitefly population in cotton for the reduced reliance and use of chemical controls logo
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The use of area wide management, IPM, detergents and oils for the suppression of whitefly population in cotton for the reduced reliance and use of chemical controls

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The aim of this project was to review whitefly management strategies that have been used in the northern growing regions and extend this work for the south. The project looked at use of commercial detergents and crop oils and drone parasitoid releases applied throughout the cotton season to help suppress...

1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Elders Griffith, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Summit Ag, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [VIC]

Resistance research and monitoring to enhance stewardship of Bt cotton and management of Helicoverpa spp. logo
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Resistance research and monitoring to enhance stewardship of Bt cotton and management of Helicoverpa spp.

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project continued a long-term program monitoring resistance in field populations of Helicoverpa spp. to enable the industry to respond to emerging issues related to Bt resistance. During 2017/18, F1 screens were used to assess populations of H. armigera and H. punctigera with no increase being found, over time, in...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Agronomy for Resilient Future Cotton Systems logo
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Agronomy for Resilient Future Cotton Systems

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Research is needed to update existing agronomic recommendations largely developed under different environmental conditions or in lower yielding cotton crops, as well as to identify new practices or tools that increase yield and provide resilience to crop stress in both irrigated and dryland systems. To this end, the current project...

1 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The sustainable chemical control and resistance management of aphids, mites and mirids in Australian cotton, 2014-2019 logo
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The sustainable chemical control and resistance management of aphids, mites and mirids in Australian cotton, 2014-2019

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project provided resistance monitoring for aphids, mites, thrips, and mirids. Resistance data produced feeds directly into a process driven by the Transgenic and Insecticide Management Strategy (TIMS) Committee, the peak industry body responsible for formulating the Insecticide Resistance Management Strategy for cotton. In addition to ongoing monitoring, key project...

1 Jul 2014 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Biological control and taxonomic advancement for management in the Noogoora burr complex logo
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Biological control and taxonomic advancement for management in the Noogoora burr complex

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project aimed to develop a bioherbicide for species and/or hybrids within the Noogoora burr species complex utilizing an existing, naturally occurring fungal pathogen agent (Alternaria zinniae). The project improved understanding of the Noogoora burr complex and Verticillium dahliae.

1 Jul 2017 - 28 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), The University of Queensland (UQ), Murrumbidgee Irrigation, Charles Sturt Un...

Surveillance and studies for endemic and exotic virus diseases of cotton logo
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Surveillance and studies for endemic and exotic virus diseases of cotton

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project provided continued capacity in plant virology expertise and diagnostics, building industry awareness of viral disease threats, and developing preparedness for viral diseases that pose serious biosecurity threats to the Australian cotton industry. At least six surveys targeting viruses in northern Australia were done in areas that represent possible...

1 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ)

Monitoring SLW insecticide resistance logo
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Monitoring SLW insecticide resistance

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The management of silverleaf whitefly (SLW) in cotton is reliant on the use conventional insecticides. Slowing the development of resistance and maintaining the effectiveness of registered insecticides is a key goal of the insecticides resistance management strategy of which this project is an integral part. The project monitors insecticide resistance...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ)

PhD study: Developing the weed control threshold logo
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PhD study: Developing the weed control threshold

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This PhD project puts together 12 years of work developing a multispecies, biomass–based weed control threshold validated by field testing.

1 Nov 2015 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)