Disease Surveys. Commercial cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) fields in the Mcintyre, Gwydir, Namol and Macquarie valleys of New South Wales were inspected in November and March each season.

This is an on-going project of breeding cottons adapted to Australian growing conditions, diseases and pests and markets.

Techniques for mass rearing egg parasites on eggs of the factitious host Sitotroga cerealella (Angoumois Grain Moth - AGM) were further developed and refined.

This project was a transitional one covering only one year to enable the incorporation of all our CRDC breeding projects under one submission (CSP 40C).

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