The cotton industry relies on GM cotton expressing insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). This provides resistance to key pests of cotton, the bollworm Helicoverpa armigera and the native budworm H.

Irrigated cotton production in Australia is predominately (80%) based on furrow irrigation.

The aims of the project were to determine the effect of selected management practices on

carbon sequestration, soil quality and hydrology, crop agronomy and profitability in irrigated

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The 2008–09 year has seen extensive development of the online portal to support myBMP, the web-based version of the industry’s environmental management system, Best Management Practices.