In this paper we present data on the effects of N fertilizer application to a wheat rotation crop on soil strength, nutrient uptake by the following cotton crop and cotton lint yields which were obtained from two stud

Properly controlling the cotton ginning process increases fiber yields and monetary returns to the cotton farmer, improves fiber length distribution, and reduces short fibers, neps and seed-coat fragments.

Salinity problems are due to the presence of a high concentration of soluble salts in soils or waters.

Most pest management practitioners agree that our current approaches are not sustainable and integrated pest management (IPM) is the way of the future.

There is a saying that you should &quote;begin with the end in mind&quote;.

Creation of lagoons or wetlands. River stabilization techniques. On farm reafforestation. The benefits and disadvantages of these to the landholder and to the environment.

One approach in the drive by the cotton industry to introduce more effective and more sustainable methods of bollworm control than are presently available, has been to develop a new generation of insecticides based on

Australian cotton production relies heavily on insecticides for the control of the major pests, Helicoverpa spp. , mites and sucking insects (Fitt 1994).

In this paper we present data on the effects of N fertilizer application to a wheat rotation crop on soil strength, nutrient uptake by the following cotton crop and cotton lint yields which were obtained from two stud

At Tamworth, we have been monitoring H. armigera for carbamate resistance [thiodicarb (Larvin) and methomyl (Lannate, Nudrin) resistance since 1982. Thiodicarb resistance was first diagnosed in H.

Weather prediction has been gradually improving over the last decade or so, with several factors contributing to the improvement.

The imminent release of transgenic cotton brings with it the need for some changes in production techniques to provide effective refuges as part of the pre-emptive resistance management strategy (see papers by Fitt an

Historically, the wild Australian Gossypium species have played a minor role in cotton breeding.

Total dependence on broad spectrum insecticides led to nerve insensitivity resistance in Helicoverpa armigera and, eventually, to the collapse of the previously successful cotton industry at Kununurra in 1974.

The wild Australian Gossypium species arei subdivided into three sections. Sturtia. Hibiscoidea and Grandicalyx. The first two sections together contain five species.

To grow in this environment, an environment in which external forces have traditionally driven and shaped the agenda, the Industry needs leaders who have the knowledge skills and networks to address the important issu

Host plant resistance has long been a focus of the CSIRO cotton breeding program with emphasis on both morphological (okra leaf, frego bract) and biochemical factors (high gossypol) for resistance to insects.

Summary Following square and boll loss, damaged plants may became taller and leafier than undamaged plants.

The cotton fields are considered to be a biologically 'sterile' environment because of the constant use of pesticides and herbicides, however little work has been done to document the potential benefit

The Australian cotton industry is at the dawn of a new age in cotton production: an age where most, if not all, of the cultivars in use will carry the products of gene technology.