Precision agriculture (PA) research for cotton in Australia began in 1997 and has followed a clear path aimed at discovering key information for the Industry.

In June 1997 a Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) funded project was initiated in the Emerald Irrigation Area (EIA), for the development of management strategies to minimise off-site movement of pollut

Put simply, Area Wide Integrated Pest Management is the combined effort of a number of farmers and their advisers to manage pests using all the tools available with minimum impact on beneficial insects, the environmen

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

Plants may look simple and defenceless, however on-going genetic research is revealing a complex system that detects harmful organisms and triggers a battery of plant defence responses.