Proceedings

PR127 Permanent beds and rice-residue management for rice–wheat systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plain [5]
The proceedings of a workshop on permanent raised beds for irrigated rice–wheat and alternative cropping systems.

PR126 Integrated rural development in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia [7]
These proceedings report on an international workshop held in Kupang, in April 2006, to identify opportunities and constraints to improving livelihoods in East Nusa Tenggara using an integrated rural development approach, and to discuss directions for future activities.

PR125 Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life' [9]
Proceedings of the International Coconut Forum held in Cairns, Australia, 22-24 November 2005

PR124 Heart rot and root rot in tropical Acacia plantations [11]
Fast-growing hardwood plantations are increasingly important to the economies of many countries around the Pacific rim. However fungal heart rot and root rot are impacting on the industry.

PR123 Agricultural Water Management in China [13]
ACIAR has supported collaborative research on water management in agriculture in China for more than 15 years.

PR122 Improving yield and economic viability of peanut production in Papua New Guinea and Australia [15]
Peanuts are an important cash crop for many smallholder farmers in Papua New Guinea.

PR121 Evaluation and performance of permanent raised bed cropping systems in Asia, Australia and Mexico [17]
Permanent raised bed cropping systems are being adopted under a wide range of irrigated and dryland farming conditions.

PR120 Spiny lobster ecology and exploitation in the South China Sea region [19]
Tropical spiny lobsters, and particularly the ornate lobster Panulirus ornatus, are a valuable resource for most countries bordering the South China Sea

PR119 Agriproduct Supply-Chain Management in Developing Countries [21]
Progressing beyond self-sufficiency, whether at the farm or national level, requires the capacity for reliable production and profitable marketing of products sought by consumers

PR118 Improving the Management of Irrigation Schemes in Vietnam [23]
Contains the main findings of a project carried out in Vietnam which focused on the operation and management of publicly managed irrigation systems

PR117 Control of Newcastle Disease and Duck Plague in Village Poultry [25]
These proceedings cover the papers presented at a workshop in Vietnam

PR116 Water in Agriculture [27]
The availability of water and water quality are major concerns for everyone

PR115 Tropical Legumes for Sustainable Farming Systems in Southern Africa and Australia [29]
The papers in this book come from an ACIAR project to develop sustainable animal and cropping systems in southern Africa

PR114 Modelling Nutrient Management in Tropical Cropping Systems [30]
This is an end-of-project workshop proceedings with contributions from Africa, Asia, Australia and Latin America, focusing on improving capabilities in crop modelling for tropical cropping systems

PR113 Agriculture: New directions for a new nation East Timor (Timor-Leste) [31]
An urgent task in the newly emerging nation of East Timor is to develop a sustainable agricultural sector

PR112 Breeding of drought-resistant peanuts [32]
These proceedings report papers presented at the final external review of ACIAR project CS97/114 held at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India on 25-27 February 2002

PR111 Eucalypts in Asia [33]
Papers presented at an international workshop in China, April 2003 examine the role of eucalypt species in Asia

PR110 Strategies to Improve Bali Cattle in Eastern Indonesia [35]
This publication brings together Indonesian and Australian expertise on Bali cattle production and herd improvement

PR109 Inoculants and Nitrogen Fixation of Legumes in Vietnam [37]
This report covers research carried out in an ACIAR project to increase yields and nitrogen fixation of soybean, groundnut and mungbean in Vietnam through rhizobial inoculation

PR108 Development Strategies for Genetic Evaluation for Beef Production in Developing Countries [38]
This workshop was organised so that Thailand could share its experiences and results with other Southeast Asian countries who share similar production environments and constraints with the aim of sharing information and ideas and to foster cooperation in Southeast Asia for beef production and breeding

PR107 Wood-Cement Composites in the Asia-Pacific Region [40]
This proceedings covers the papers presented at the 5th Pacific Rim Bio-based Composites Symposium that was held in Canberra, Australia on 10 December 2000

PR106 Water Policy Reform: Lessons from Asia and Australia [42]
Proceedings of an international workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand which brought together researchers working in the area of water resource management

PR105 Postharvest Handling of Fresh Vegetables [44]
This proceedings covers papers presented at end of project workshop in Beijing in 2001

PR104 Agrochemical Pollution of Water Resources [46]
This volume records the main research findings of ACIAR Project LWR1/1994/054 as presented to a conference held in Thailand on 16-18 February 2000

PR103 SADC Planning Workshop on Newcastle Disease Control in Village Chickens [48]
This publication is a record of papers presented at a workshop in Maputo, Mozambique 6-9 March, 2000 on Newcastle disease in village chickens

PR102 Biological and Integrated Control of Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes [50]
These proceedings represent the current status of work on water hyacinth world-wide and include new research initiatives, overviews of water hyacinth implementation programs in various countries and a proposal for a mechanism to facilitate the dessemination of information on water hyacinth through a clearinghouse

PR101 Increased Lowland Rice Production in the Mekong Region [52]
These proceedings report the outcome of an International Workshop held in Vientiane, Laos, 30 Oct to 2 Nov 2000 to coincide with the beginning of a new ACIAR project, Increased productivity of rice-based cropping systems in Lao PDR, Cambodia and Australia

PR100 Quality Assurance in Agricultural Produce [54]
This publication contains the 125 papers presented at the 19th ASEAN/1st APEC Seminar on Postharvest Technology held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 9 to 12 November 1999

PR099 Food Security for Papua New Guinea [56]
Overall, food security is high in PNG as most rural people have access to land and can grow most of their food requirements

PR098 Reservoir and Culture-Based Fisheries: Biology and Management [58]
Reservoirs are a major, and for several Asian countries an expanding, water resource which is very diverse both in terms of size and fisheries potential