There are significant price and profitability challenges for Australian cotton at present and likely into the future.

For season 2004-2005, sixty-one percent of cotton aphid populations were Pirimor resistant but Intruder, Actara, Thiodan and Pegasus susceptible. Two-spotted mite was Agrimec, Comite and Pegasus susceptible.

Achievable paddock yields now frequently overreach the science and yields upon which our current crop nutrition practices are based.

Presentation on the Boyce Cotton comparative analysis

In agricultural systems, soil quality is thought of in terms of productive land that can maintain or increases farm profitability, as well as conserving soil resources so that future farming generations can make a liv

Presentation on irrigation and soil oxygen

Australian irrigated cotton growers are committed to improving their water use efficiency for economic, environmental, social and political reasons.

Fibre quality is an important consideration for Australian cotton farm profitability and industry credibility in the world marketplace.

Our work focused on selecting a 'baseline' set of socio-economic indicators that could be used to track the economic and social condition of cotton communities over the life of the CRC and beyond.

Bollgard II and selective insecticides have dramatically increased the opportunity for adopting integrated pest management (IPM) in the Australian cotton system.

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In the 1996/97 season the Australian industry adopted an insect-resistant variety of cotton (INGARD) that is specific to the group of insects including the target pests Helicoverpa armigera and H.

Cotton aphid, Aphis. gossypii is a major pest of Australian cotton due to an ability to develop resistance to the carbamate insecticide Pirimor and organophosphates generally.

The critical period for weed control is a concept designed to optimise weed management and herbicide use in systems reliant on post emergent herbicides for weed control and is particularly useful in systems into which

A new buzzword has swept dryland cotton growing areas this season. Super Singles is being trialled over around 18,000 ha West of Moree this year. What are Super Singles?

The world of natural resource management is extremely dynamic, and is underpinned by the knowledge of farmers, resource managers and local communities, as well as that of scientists and research organisations.

We determined the efficacy of direct applications of a range of concentrations between 1% and 10% of an nC24 petroleum spray oil (PSO) (Sacoa, Biopest) for use against the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii.

The Australian cotton industry has been able to remain competitive in a global commodity market due to a number of factors, including: its ability to produce high quality cotton, grow world-leading yields, maintain lo

Staff of the NSW Department of Primary Industries, Cotton Seed Distributors Ltd.

Australian cotton fibre is exported into a dynamic and competitive market and we need to ensure an ever-improving product to meet the demand from spinners.