Salinity has increasingly been identified as one of the most serious environmental issues facing Australia (PMSEIC, 1998; MDBC, 1999).

Area-Wide Management (AWM) of heliothis (Helicoverpa spp. ) is not a new concept.

Fusarium wilt of cotton, which is caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp vasinfectum (Fov) is a relatively new disease in Australia.

Spray application technology

Phosphorus (P) fertiliser usage in the cotton industry has increased six-fold in the period between 1981 and 2000.

A project examining ways of improving the water use efficiency of cotton through breeding has now been completed. This paper summarises the results of four years research.

The CSIRO Advanced Lines Trial(ALT) has been run cooperatively by CSIRO and DPIQ for 26 years and is used as the last stage in our breeding line evaluation.

Responsible cotton production - this is the future. Increasingly the growing of cotton will need to be conducted in a way that minimises its perceived impact on the environment and greater community.

Polymeria takeall, or Peak Downs curse, is a deep rooted, rhizomatous, perennial weed which spreads from seeds and rhizomes. It tolerates cultivation and can be spread by cultivation.

Cotton integrated pest management (IPM) is a continuously evolving pest management philosophy.

Put simply, Area Wide Integrated Pest Management is the combined effort of a number of farmers and their advisers to manage pests using all the tools available with minimum impact on beneficial insects, the environmen

The cotton industry's Best Management Practices (BMPP) program was released in late 1997. An industry commitment was made to have 100 percent grower adoption of BMP by the 30th June 2001.

Sustainability in any farming system is dependent upon a number of interacting factors which include climate, soil quality, plant nutrition, management, weed and disease incidence, and economic factors.

The 1997-98 season saw the re-investigation of ultra-narrow row cotton ("UNR" cotton) as an alternative production system.

There are a number of issues that were considered before TANDOU LIMITED began trailing UNR (ultra narrow row cotton). The first was to understand the concept and visualise its best fit for our operation.

Talstar (bifenthrin) was registered at the beginning of the 1993/94 season for control of Helicoverpa spp. and two-spotted mite in Australian cotton.

Water is one of the key resources for industry and economic development in Australia. It is one of the main inputs to maximise the production of the cotton plant.

The theme of the conference is "Meeting the Challenge". Amongst the many challenges the cotton industry faces are a host that relate to water.

This report is a summary of a partnership project, involving Australian as well as overseas co-operators, which was conducted to evaluate four Australian cotton varieties in terms of their utility value to the textile

Cotton crops in Australia are visited by a wide range of beneficial insects. These include generalist predators and specialist parasitoids which attack key pests.