Boron and Potassium have overlapping roles to play in plant physiology and hence are synergistic.

High temperature stress adversely affects cotton growth and development. This paper presents preliminary results of studies evaluating methodologies that measure the ability of cotton to tolerate high temperatures.

Genetic engineering techniques allow the transfer of novel genetic material from one organism to another and hence has the potential to augment classical plant breeding techniques by extending the gene pool accessible

Compensation is the ability of the plant or crop to offset damage caused by pests or other factors such as hail. Compensation can act at the plant or crop levels.

With current Australian cotton production around 1.25 million bales this equates to C.R.C. research expenditure of A$3.2 to 3.5 million per year - allowing for reserves, administration, etc. These C.R.C.