This project aims to support numerous cotton research projects by enabling the production of experimental crop at ACRI. Experiments cover the disciplines of breeding, agronomy and entomology conducted by staff of CSIRO Cotton Research Unit at the Australian Cotton Research Institute. The grant provides supplementary funds to cover costs of growing and harvesting experimental crops with almost all operations conducted by Staff of NSW Agriculture. Costs are charged according to NSW Agriculture estimates 'of growing costs and are balanced by revenue from the sale of cotton lint. CRDC provides only the additional expenses. Over the three years of CSP59C (117/95 - 30/6/97) a series of agronomic, breeding and pest management studies were completed. An indication of the scale of research is detailed below with that for 1996/97.