As cotton is naturally sensitive to a range of herbicides used for the control of broadleaf weeds, post-emergence suppression of such weeds is limited to relatively inefficient lay-by herbicides and mechanical means i

Very few economists are employed in Australian cotton research.

The affects of hail on the growing cotton crop will be well known to virtually all growers, as will the method of assessment which Is used in conjunction with the Australian Cotton Industry's Hail Insurance Schem

The Australian Field Crops Resistance Management Strategy has been in place now for 7 seasons.

Plants encounter many environmental stresses such as droughts, flooding, extreme temperatures and high salt concentrations just to name a few.