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Northern Territory Government (2014). Primary Industries Annual Research Achievements Report 2012-13. Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries. Technical Bulletin No. 349.
1Biosecurity and Product Integrity 5
1.1The National Arbovirus Monitoring Program 5
3Pastoral Production 6
3.1North Australian Beef Fertility Project (CashCow) 6
5.1Optimum Levels of Pasture Utilisation at Mt Sanford and Pigeon Hole 10
6.1The Use of Alternative Tropical Breeds Part D: The Senepol Crossbreeding Trial 12
7.1The Phosphorous Project 14
8.1Cell Grazing of Improved Pastures for Increased Beef Production and Soil Carbon Sequestration 15
10.1Selected Brahmans - Improving the Fertility of the Brahman through BREEDPLAN EBVs and Selection 18
11.1A Comparison between a Multi-breed Composite and a Brahman Breeder Herd Productivity 19
13.1Riverine Buffalo and Crossbreeding Project 22
14.1TenderBuff® Development and Supply 24
15.1Improving Breeder Herd Efficiency in the Arid Region with Performance Recording and Objective Selection 25
17.1Pasture Sustainability Kidman Springs 26
19.1Making Production and Conservation Gains through Adaptive Grazing: Beetaloo Pilot 27
20.1Delamere Burning and Wet Season Spelling Demonstration 28
21.1Shruburn (VRRS Long Term Fire Trial) 29
22.1Central Australia Grazing Strategies Partnership - P3 (Quality Graze Trial) 31
23.1Precision Pastoral Management Tools (PPMT) Project 32
24.1The Effect of Hormonal Growth Promotants (HGPs) on Cattle Profitability 33
25.1Northern Grazing Carbon Farming - Integrating Production and Greenhouse Gas Outcomes (Climate Clever Beef 2) 34
27Plant Industries 35
27.1An Investigation of Growth Regulators for the Control of Termites 35
28.1Biological Control of the Papaya Mealybug and Oriental Scale on Papaya in East Timor and Australia (ACIAR project) 36
29.1Impacts of Deforestation and Afforestation on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon and Water in the Daly River Catchment 37
30.1Progress in Domestication of African Mahogany (Khaya senegalensis) in Australia 38
31.1Quantifying Interception Associated with Large Scale Plantation Forestry in the Northern Territory (National Water Commission) 39
32.1Studies on Pheromones of Mango Fruit Borers 40
34.1Action on the Ground “Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Improved Nitrogen Management on NT Farms” 41
35.1Optimising Pollination of Dates (Phoenix dactylifera) 43
36.1Evaluation of the Potential Commercial Development of Poppy Production in the Northern Territory (NT) 44
37.1Degradable Mulch Trials 45
38.1An Investigation into the Potential Pest Status of the Recently Discovered Tawny Coster Butterfly Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) in Australia 47
39.1Agronomic Options for Profitable Rice-based Farming Systems in the Ord and Adelaide River Regions 49
40.1Enhancing Rice Germplasm Development for Transforming Production Systems in Cambodia and Australia 51
41.1Characterisation and Management of Fusarium Wilt of Watermelon 53
External Recognition 55
Staff and Students 57
Research Visitors 57
Research Service 59
External Linkages 61
Overseas Travel 66
Seminars and Lectures 68
Publications 69