The DPI has been evaluating unsprayed strip crops planted beside dryland INGARD cotton as nurseries for beneficial arthropods over the past three seasons.

The Australian cotton industry has, until recently, relied largely upon residual pre-plant and pre-emergent herbicides for weed control in irrigated production systems.

Genomics is the discovery and study of many genes simultaneously on a genome - wide scale.

Cotton production Is the most intensive of all the broadacre industries in Australia, and the science behind the production of cotton is extensive.

The important role that beneficial arthropods play in cotton farming systems is increasingly being recognised across the industry.

Glyphosate is the single most commonly used herbicide applied through shielded sprayers for controlling Post emergent weeds.

Cottonseed oil is highly polyunsaturated and is routinely hydrogenated to achieve greater stability for cooking applications and functionality for margarine production.

Cotton Research and Development Corporation is exploring the possibility that a trained sniffer dog may be able to assist in field operations testing for Helicoverpa Armigera pupae.

Temperature plays many important roles in the growth and development of cotton.

The weed spectrum of many areas in the Australian cotton industry is not well documented.

Area-wide pest management (AWM) has had a high profile introduction to the cotton and grains industries on the Downs since 1998 and prior to that in the cotton industry in Emerald.

Cotton planted into stubble has shown many advantages over conventional planting practices, including: reducing soil erosion, reducing pesticide and nutrient movement, and improving soil condition (Waters and Sequeira

Judging by the media headlines over the past three years, the dominant issues for sustained use of the Murray-Darling Basin's natural resources are sanity and security of water supply under the Cap on diversio

Malvaceae weeds are becoming an increasingly significant problem in Australian cotton farming systems. Narrow and wide leafbladder ketmia, Hibiscus trionum var. trionum and and Hibiscus trionum var.

It is widely recognized that &quote;Plant diseases are a man-made problem&quote;. Our current farming systems are 'pathogen-friendly'.

At various times, strong interest develops within the industry for early crop maturity.

This paper explores some specific short-term impacts of reductions in water available for cotton irrigation. It is noted that longer term impacts are much more difficult to determine.

In the last 5 years there has been a dramatic and exciting shift in pest management approaches in Australian cotton, away from reliance on broad-spectrum insecticides as the main line of defence against pests, toward

Interest in Integrated Pest management (IPM) and Area Wide Management (AWM) continues to increase within the Australian Cotton industry.

Stinkbugs have recently re-emerged as an important late season sucking pest complex of cotton in Australia.