The focus of the project has been to provide support for growers and consultants of broadacre crops, as they attempt to implement IPM.

It was demonstrated that varying irrigation deficits, if linked to measures of plant stress, will improve cotton yield and WUE.

There is evidence the nep and short fibre content of Australian cotton is too high compared

with other growths of similar quality. These characteristics are a result of the productive and

This project was jointly funded by the Cotton Research and Development Corporation and the Grains Research and Development Corporation.

SiroMat is an instrument that measures cotton fibre maturity directly and accurately. It was

developed by CMSE with financial support from the CRDC and CCC CRC. Its advantage