The initial BMP Manual focussed on pesticide use. This project aimed to explore the requirements for expanding the focus of the BMP manual, and the BMP program, to all relevant natural resource management issues.

Cotton prices vary for all sorts of reasons including seasonal conditions in major producing countries, exchange rate changes, world economic conditions and of course government subsidies and market distortions.

The development of IPM systems in cotton hinges on the availability of information on a wide range of issues.

Cotton aphid (Aphis gossipy) and green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) are prominent pests in many of Australia's cotton regions The importance of aphid has increased in recent times due to their association with co

This project arose from the 'Fibre Plus' workshops at Narrabri coordinated by both the Cotton CRC and the CRDC.

Industry Development Officer (IDO) of Warren is part of the Australian Cotton National Extension Team.

The minirhizotron system was purchased and field use commenced in January 2002.

The Objective: To compare the deposition and drift profiles of the Spectrum electrostatic system at 10 L/ ha with Micronair AU 5000 units at 30 LAia fitted to a fixed wing aircraft using fluorometric techniques.Result

This project was established to look at various aspects of insecticides in cotton and the factors that would directly affect decision making. Helicoverpa spp. are still the primary pests of cotton in Australia.

in previous studies we have indicated a relationship between a decline in macro-invertebrate population densities and riverine endosulfan concentrations measured using passive samplers (Hyne et al.

Cotton production in Australia has traditionally been conducted using surface irrigation techniques on heavy clay soils.

The Australian industry efforts were reviewed by Dr Patrick Colyer, a plant pathologist with extensive experience in cotton, from Louisiana State University, USA.

CRDC document 'Triple Bottom Line Highlights' indicates the following successes pertaining to insect management, especially the adoption of IPM and AWM:

A major issue facing the cotton industry in Australia is the potential for surface and groundwater contamination from the inefficient application of nitrogenous fertilisers.

Helicoverpa spp. moths continue to pose significant pest management problems for Queensland cotton growers. To address the Helicoverpa spp.

Report and feedback on project progress from peers and relevant industry groups.

Industry Development Officer (IDO) of Gunnedah is part of the National Extension Service. This position has been successful in increasing technology adoption by local growers.

The aims of this scientific exchange, were for Dr Stephen Cattle to travel to, Texas A&M University and work with Dr Richard Drees to: (1) thoroughly analyse the collection of thin sections for a range of soil str

The Beltwide cotton conference is well worth attending as it is one of the few conferences specifically devoted to all aspects of cotton research.

A brief outline of the Trial Method is detailed with results presented graphically in Final Report

- Treatments applied using a hand held 2 metre wide flat boom fitted with 3 TX2 hollow cone