1996 Australian Cotton Conference

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Prospects for better seasonal Forecasts

Casey, Trevor (Australian Cotton Growers Research Association, 1996-08-16)

Over the last six or seven years, seasonal forecasts provided by the Bureau of Meteorology's National Climate Centre have been based on statistical relationships between rainfall and the EI Nino-Southern Oscil

Soil Carbon Fractions As Indicators Of The Sustainability Of Cotton Cropping Systems

Lefroy, Rod, Blair, Graeme, Conteh,Abdul, Macleod,Donald (Australian Cotton Growers Research Association, 1996-08-16)

This work examines the potential value of a simple measurement of labile and nonlabile soil carbon fractions to provide widely applicable monitoring indicators to assess the sustainability of cotton cropping systems.<

Physiological Responses of Cotton to Damage by the Two-Spotted Spider Mite

Baker, Amelia (Australian Cotton Growers Research Association, 1996-08-16)

Spider mites are world-wide pests of a variety of crops.

Breeding cotton for improved dryland performance

Constable, Greg, Read,John, Farquhar, Graham, Stiller,Warwick (Australian Cotton Growers Research Association, 1996-08-16)

A new project at Narrabri aims to develop methods of breeding cotton varieties that per/ orm better under dryland and limited water situations.

Biological Control Of Cotton Diseases

Putcha, Subbu, Allen, Stephen (Australian Cotton Growers Research Association, 1996-08-16)

Research into biocontrol of cotton diseases at the ACRI began in 1991. Since thennumerous microorganisms have been tested.