The colour of cotton fibre is affected by plant genetics, environmental factors, harvest and processing conditions.

FUSCOM has always been an excellent means to encourage collaboration between research groups within Australia and communicate research activities to various groups.

Solenopsis mealybug is an emerging pest of cotton in Australia.

Cotton seed and boll rots are caused by a number of organisms including fungi and bacteria. Recently we isolated the bacterium, Pantoea agglomerans, from rotten bolls.