Cotton integrated pest management (IPM) is a constantly evolving approach to managing insect and mite pests in cotton.

The apple dimpling bug (ADB), Campylomma liebknechti (Girault) is a sucking insect indigenous to Australia.

Soil fertility is the most important soil quality indicator that needs to be measured and monitored.

To the question Is Australian raw cotton or cottonseed oil genetically modifiedΓ' The answer is 'emphatically, NO!

Polymeria take-all is a native Australian plant which is particularly troublesome throughout the Australian cotton industry because it is difficult to control.

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

Irrigation of cotton while substantially increasing yields, presents several new problems to the industry.

The nature of agricultural production has changed dramatically over the past decade, with more changes in the pipeline.

Resistance is an ongoing concern with the management of Helicoverpa armigera in the Australian cotton industry.

The application of cotton defoliants has on occasions been observed to effect the growth of native trees.

We tested the suggestion that early season damage may limit the crops subsequent exploitation of moisture in the skip row, which may in turn 11nxit the crops ability to recover.

The current water debate is centred on the water reform initiatives being developed and implemented in each state.

The cotton whitefly Bemisia tabaci is a serious pest of fibre, horticultural and ornamental crops world wide.

Can knowledge of climatic conditions and associated rainfall variability at time scales of several seasons to decades be used to improve cropping systems managementΓ This is a question at the core of this GRDC/CRDC fu

In the irrigated cotton-growing areas of south eastern Australia, there is an increasing awareness for the need for land resource information and its importance for environmental management.

The textile industry is well aware of the different bleaching conditions for cotton and wool.

Gin trash and mixtures of gin trash were composted using a minimum of equipment and labour inputs.

Soils of high acidity are a major limitation to crop productivity in much of the world. In Australia acid soils covers about 40% of the total land area.

There is an truism of journalism that the founding, and very successful, executive producer of 60 Minutes, Gerald Stone loved to repeat to his staff. It is one that will have special resonance for cotton growers.

Since 1992, experiments to validate the Decision Support System CottonLOGIC have been conducted.