A walk-in cool room was originally planned to be part of the new cotton breeding/pathology wing at the Australian Cotton Research Institute but was deleted during the construction phase due to budget constraints.

Objective of the visit 1. To attend the 21st International Congress of Entomology Conference and present a paper on beneficial insects conservation and development of IPM in cotton in Australia. 2.

Cotton industry participants Peter Cottle and Harvey Gaynor recently graduated from Course 5 of the Australian Rural Leadership Progra

Through a review of the literature it is apparent that many of the generic methods and techniques which will be so valuable to the efficient implementation of precision agriculture farming systems are being developed

The stated objectives/proposed outcomes in the grant application were: * Testing of biocontrol agents in diverse geographical regions. * Sharing of methodology to study endophytic biocontrol agents.