OBJECTIVES 1993/4 Determine the common species of V AM fungi in the cotton areas of eastern Australia. Place the fungi in pot culture.

Over the period from 1990 to 1993, research was carried out investigating the regrowth of Australian cotton varieties after damage by haiI.

The position of Cotton Industry Development Officer (C.l.D.O) in the Macquarie Valley was implemented in 1993-94 because much good research generated at Narrabri was not being adopted by local growers.

Objectives: To purchase a new nitrogen analyser in order to provide faster, more accurate analysis of cotton samples for a wide range of projects

This project upgraded the harvesting equipment for CSIRO cotton breeding experiments, particularly for those sites located off the Australian Cotton Research Institute.