The initial phase of .the project was devoted to the selection and testing of analytical techniques for assessing total nitrogen and leaching losses, and gaseous losses of nitrogen by ammonia volatilization and denitr

The wild ancestors of cotton are found in the arid regions of the world.

The aim of the project is twofold: to draw up a nitrogen budget for cotton under various conditions that are known to affect the crop's response to nitrogen; and to continue to develop the SJRATAC fruit model, in

The first aim of this project was to define a protocol by which regeneration of cotton plants from tissue culture can be consistently and regularly achieved

In addressing this topic I have been asked to consider the development of management strategies for farmers faced with a shortage of irrigation water, a situation that appears endemic in the Gwydir Valley.