Objectives of visit: To attend the 13th Conference of the International Soil Tillage Research Organization (ISTRO) and present paper entitled "Effect of soil preparation method and cotton-based cropping system on seedbed soil properties in a Vertisol". To have discussions with scientists conducting research on sustainable tillage and cropping systems. In the short-tenn their comments will be utilized in improving and analyzing on-going trials of cotton-based rotation systems on "permanent beds" funded by the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) as Project DAN 83C.