This project is a joint initiative of the MDBC and the cotton industry to determine an appropriate model for the introduction of an industry wide environmental audit and certification scheme.

Drip irrigation has been advocated as one way of improving both yield and water use efficiency for irrigated cotton.

Fungal diseases of cotton, in particular Fusarium oxysprum f.sp. vasinfection, are important in Iimiting the yield and production of cotton in Australia.

The Vth International conference on B. thuringiensis was well attended with almost all the leading Bt researchers participating.

Dr Brubaker was invited to present of summary of the research completed under CRDC grant CSP85Cand continuing under CSP120C in the cotton workshop during the IX Plant and Animal genome conference (Jan 17-18 2001) in S