Temperature plays many important roles in the growth and development of cotton.

Earlier maturity in cotton would counteract increasing production costs and facilitate the expansion of cotton production into areas with shorter growing seasons.

Cropping systems experiments are currently being used to evaluate the sustainability of various cotton, systems. An important component is the inclusion of legume crops for grain or green manuring.

The cotton simulation model, OZCOT, is an important component of a number of current and future projects.

The ongoing development and adoption of decision support tools within the Australian cotton industry has led to the need for refinement of several crop data collection techniques.