In recent times there has been general recognition that broad based legislation, while it must remain the cornerstone of community standards, does not fully address the needs of the community for better environmental

The major focus of the Australian cotton industry for pest management is to reduce the dependence on synthetic insecticides.

The Australian cotton industry continues to face a major challenge in controlling heliothine caterpillars.

The Project - A Review of Australian Cotton Classing Standards and perhaps for some, may be even many, of the Australian cotton growers prompting the question - Why? The comment &quote;If it isn't

Soil fauna have generally remained an 'unseen' resource to Australian cotton growers.

New insecticide technology is needed in the Australian cotton production system to reduce reliance on old chemical groups and to maintain profitability.

CSIRO Wool Technology in Geelong has traditionally focussed on 'post-farm' wool research but is now expanding its activities to include textile related research and development for the wider Australian

Knowledge of the quantity of water draining below the root-zone is necessary in order to maximise and ensure sustainable water use, particularly when surface water is applied for irrigated agricultural production.

Bacterial stunt is a disease in which soil borne bacteria colonise cotton roots and inhibit the growth and mycorrhizal development of the plant. Brown discolouration develops rapidly in the roots of stunted plants.

On May 20 19/8, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that there has been a very large increase in the area of cotton production in Queensland with cotton for ginning increasing from 15 tons in 19/7 to 55 tons in 19/8.

We have conducted experiments on this problem for five years, and summaries of this work have been reported at earlier cotton conferences (1994 and 1996) and in the CSD premature senescence grower information leaflet.

Cotton is one crop with an opportunity for a true integrated weed management strategy to be implemented.

The apple dimpling bug (ADB), Campylomma liebknechti (Girault) is a sucking insect, indigenous to Australia which occurs in all cotton growing area.

Cotton farmers have been adapting and changing their farming systems for as long as cotton has been grown. New machinery, new technology and streamlined management have all assisted in this process.

The CSIRO breeding program at the Australian Cotton Research Institute at Narrabri aims to develop locally adapted varieties for use by Australian farmers, The program has been very successful in developing varieties

Experiments were done using simulated damage to investigate responses of early season cotton to defoliation, tipping out and fruit removal in a range of combinations and intensities.

Lablab was grown in two field experiments at Narrabri, NSW.

The relationship between early season insecticide use and later outbreaks of aphids was investigated in three field experiments.

Polymeria longjfolia (Polymeria take-all or Peak Downs curse)is a native Australian species.

This paper describes the results of a two season pilot study assessing the utility of Landsat TM satellite data for identifying and mapping land cover in jinxed agricultural regions.