We tested the suggestion that early season damage may limit the crops subsequent exploitation of moisture in the skip row, which may in turn 11nxit the crops ability to recover.

The current cotton industry IPM guidelines promote the use of predator/prey ratios when making pest management decisions. This involves assessing the numbers of key predators within the cotton crop.

The introduction of legumes into the cotton cropping system improves the N nutrition of the cotton following the legume crop.

An understanding of likely impact of water stresses on yield and quality is important for developing optimum irrigation practices for cotton in the region.

Gin trash and mixtures of gin trash were composted using a minimum of equipment and labour inputs.