In the majority of cases, growers do not have a problem with excessive vegetative growth in their cotton crops. It is more likely that a field is not growing to potential.

The companion project to SOILpak, "Soil management training for advisers to cotton growers" has made a good start in familiarising consultants and agronomists with structural recognition.

Nowadays, most of us are aware that natural enemies (parasites and predators) sometimes play an important role in the control of pests attacking our crops.

Traditional plant breeding techniques have had a major impact on the Australian cotton industry through the production of the widely successful CSIRO varieties Siokra and Sicala.