Appendix 4: Glossary and acronyms
Term | Description |
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AACS | Association of Australian Cotton Scientists |
ABARES | Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences |
ACRI | Australian Cotton Research Institute |
AFI | Australian Farm Institute |
AgriFutures | AgriFutures Australia Ltd |
AGWA | Australian Grape and Wine Authority (Wine Australia) |
ANTSO | Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation |
ANU | Australian National University |
APEN | Australasia-Pacific Extension Network |
APVMA | Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority |
ARLF | Australian Rural Leadership Foundation |
ARLP | Australian Rural Leadership Program |
AWI | Australian Wool Innovation |
BCA | Boyce Chartered Accountants |
BMP | Best Management Practices program |
Bollgard 3® | Cotton varieties contain three genes resistant to Helicoverpa spp. |
Bollgard II® | Cotton varieties contain two genes resistant to Helicoverpa spp. |
Bt | Bacillus thuringiensis (crystal protein gene expressed in Bollgard II® and Bollgard 3® cotton varieties, resistant to Helicoverpa spp.) |
CA | Cotton Australia |
CCA | Crop Consultants Australia Inc. |
CGA | Cotton Grower Association |
CHDC | Central Highlands Development Corporation |
CMSE | CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering |
CottonInfo team | Team of regional extension officers, technical leads and myBMP specialists, formed under a joint venture between CRDC, Cotton Australia and CSD |
CottonLEADS | Australian and United States program to lead responsible cotton production sustainably |
CQ | Central Queensland |
CRC | Cooperative Research Centre |
CRCNA | Cooperative Research Centre for Northern Australia |
CRDC | Cotton Research and Development Corporation |
CRRDC | Council of Rural Research and Development Corporations |
CRSPI | Climate Research Strategy for Primary Industries |
CSD | Cotton Seed Distributors Ltd (a grower-owned cooperative) |
CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
DAWE | Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Commonwealth) |
DCRA | Dryland Cotton Research Association |
DJPR | Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (Victoria) |
DU | Deakin University |
Fusarium wilt | A disease caused by the soil-borne fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (FOV). |
FAW | Fall armyworm |
GM | Genetically Modified |
GRDC | Grains Research and Development Corporation |
GU | Griffith University |
GVIA | Gwydir Valley Irrigators Association |
ha | hectare |
Helicoverpa spp. | Cotton’s major insect pests (H. armigera and H. punctigera) |
HIA | Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) |
HOC | House of Communications |
HRMS | Herbicide Resistance Management Strategy |
IoT | Internet of Things |
IDM | Integrated Disease Management |
IP | Intellectual Property |
IPM | Integrated Pest Management |
IREC | Irrigation Research and Extension Committee |
IRMS | Insecticide Resistance Management Strategy |
IWM | Integrated Weed Management |
KPI | Key Performance Indicator (measure of success) |
LCA | Life cycle assessment |
LoRaWAN | Low-power long-range network |
M&E | Monitoring and Evaluation |
MDB | Murray-Darling Basin |
ML | megalitre |
MLA | Meat and Livestock Australia |
MP | Member of Parliament |
MRES | Micro Meteorology Research and Education Services |
NCSU | North Carolina State University |
NFF | National Farmers’ Federation |
NPIRDEF | National Primary Industries RD&E Framework |
NRM | Natural Resource Management |
NSW DPI | NSW Department of Primary Industries |
NTDPIR | Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Resources |
PBS | Portfolio Budget Statements |
PGPA Act | Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 |
PHA | Plant Health Australia |
PhD | Doctor of Philosophy |
PIEFA | Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia |
PIRD Act | Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989 |
Postdoc | Post-Doctorate |
PYIA | Picture You in Agriculture |
QAAFI | Queensland Alliance for Agricultural and Food Innovation |
QAGOMA | Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art |
QDAF | Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
QDES | Queensland Department of Environment and Science |
QUT | Queensland University of Technology |
R&D | Research and development |
RD&E | Research, development and extension |
RDC | Rural Research and Development Corporation |
REO | Regional Extension Officers |
RMIT | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
RMP | Resistance Management Plan |
RRDP grants | Rural R&D for Profit grants |
SAC | Sustainable Apparel Coalition |
spp. | species |
TIMS | Transgenic and Insect Management Strategy Committee |
UC | University of Canberra |
UL | University of Leeds |
UM | University of Melbourne |
UNE | University of New England |
UNSW | University of New South Wales |
UQ | University of Queensland |
USC | University of the Sunshine Coast |
USQ | University of Southern Queensland |
USYD | University of Sydney |
UTAS | University of Tasmania |
UTS | University of Technology, Sydney |
UWA | University of Western Australia |
UWS | University of Western Sydney |
Verticillium wilt | A disease caused by the soil-borne fungal pathogen Verticillium dahliae |
WHS | Work Health and Safety |
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