Black root rot, caused by a soilborne fungus, was first observed in Australian cotton in 1989. The disease has developed rapidly since then and now occurs in most of the cotton production area in NSW and Queensland.

The aims of the project were: (1) Use composted cotton gin trash and pelletised cotton gin trash to

monitor soil response and soil nutrition benefits; (2) Establish experimental woodlots of

Additional research work has been undertaken to answer a range of questions raised concerning various aspects of WEEDpak.

Included are:

This is the final report for project DAN168C. This project ceased after 1 year of operation.

Dr Om P.