Thrips are important pests in Australian cotton and are also key predators of spider mites.

The specific aims of this project are to: I) establish a repeatable field survey scheme of key soil variables influencing cotton production in the lower Namoi, Gwydir and Macintyre valleys; 2) obtain a quantitative st

Since the late 1940s, synthetic herbicides have provided effective and economical control of many weeds.

It is probable the I.P.M. of the future will rely heavily on predators, parasites, pheromones, food sprays and deterrents, and that these systems will be developed at least in part in these organic fields.

A vision guidance system has been designed, built and commissioned which steers a tractor relative to the rows of a crop such as cotton .

Permanent beds are becoming popular in the cotton industry, but problems remain with matching equipment and tyre sizes to the beds and furrows.

Premature senescence caused by potassium deficiency has been most severe on soils that are considered deficient or marginal in potassium for cotton growth ie.

There are both anecdotal and well documented reports indicating that unsprayed cotton can be profitable.

The Total Catchment Management ("TCM'') philosophy was formalised in NSW in 1980 with the passing of the Catchment Management Act which provides a clear legislative base for the operation of TCM Committ

This paper considers some recent research on mirids, in particular thresholds, sampling and control of the green mirid.

Watertable rises resulting from irrigation are evident in several areas in the Murray Darling Basin, with groundwater level rises of up to 70 cm per year being reported in the Riverina and 50 cm in the Lower Macquarie

In this article I will chiefly focus on the this problem on soils with adequate levels of soil potassium.

Insects in cotton fields form a diverse and volatile community. Room (1979) collected some 500 species of insect (plus spiders) in Australian cotton fields. Some (the ones we notice most) are pests.

Raingrown cotton is becoming a very important component of the Australian industry: the relative proportion of the crop grown with rain has been increasing over the past ten years.

In 1994, the Australian cotton farmer must use a wide range of costly chemicals to harvest a profitable crop. These chemicals vary significantly in their degree of hazard. Some chemicals (e.g.

In recent years Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) have made available a range of CSIRO varieties with different attributes, thus enabling farmers to choose varieties best suited to their particular situation.

The irrigated cotton industry in Australia has been developed around major river systems to allow water to be pumped to farm storages and then recirculated on farm using flood irrigation techniques.

Various parasitoids are active on cotton crops from early seedling growth right through to defoliation.

Attendees at the 1992 Australian Cotton Conference sat in silence as two speakers promoted completely opposite approaches to insect pest management in raingrown cotton.

The HEAPS (HE.licoverpa d.rmigera and l!.imctigera Simulation) model embodies all of our current knowledge on the ecology of Helicoverpa within cotton cropping regions.