In the late 1980s, growing concern over the impact of irrigated agriculture on the surface and ground waters of NSW, lead the Department of Land and Water Conservation (DLWC), to conduct a water quality monitoring pro

Soil organisms (biota) carry out a wide range processes that are important for soil fertility and health in both natural and managed agricultural soils.

The release of INGARD&quote;' cotton has presented the opportunity to study grower attitudes to the control and distribution of genetic material protected by plant and technology patents and trademarks.

Bacterial stunt is a disease in which soil borne bacteria colonise cotton roots and inhibit the growth and mycorrhizal development of the plant. Brown discolouration develops rapidly in the roots of stunted plants.

With the advancement in production of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) that are species specific the use of serological assay as a tool for assessing natural enemies has increased during the last decade (Greenstone 1996).