The Project The Galathera syndrome affects cotton growing in the Namoi Valley, north-western New South Wales.

Techniques for mass rearing egg parasites on eggs of the factitious host Sitotroga cerealella (Angoumois Grain Moth - AGM) were further developed and refined.

The aim of the project was to produce more virulent strains of a naturally occurlng entomopathogenlc nuclear polyhedrosls virus of Heliothis species.

This project identified a method of evaluating crop growth to predict yield response to Pix. * Two nutritional disorders were examined.

This is an on-going project of breeding cottons adapted to Australian growing conditions, diseases and pests and markets.