The potential for chilling conditions in many Australian cotton growing regions during early growth and development stages demonstrates the need for assessing cold tolerance of cultivars.

High temperature stress adversely affects the growth, development and ultimately yield of cotton.

A raising of the quality base and increasing levels of discounts impact significantly on the profitability of dryland cotton.

There are significant price and profitability challenges for Australian cotton at present and likely into the future.

The CSIRO breeding program at the Australian Cotton Research institute at Narrabri alms to develop locally adapted varieties for use by Australian farmers, The program has been very successful in developing varieties