Dall'Alba notes that we have no shortage of competitors', and 'we should not take the current high rating of our Australian cotton for granted'.

Even though the Australian cotton industry is based on a high input irrigated system, there is an increasingly significant area of dryland cotton.

In 1990, a C.R. & D.C.

Assessment of cotton fiber quality has undergone a significant change during the past several years.

Last season there were four (Siokra 1-4, Siokra L22, Sicala 33 and CS 189) CSIRO mainstream varieties being grown commercially in most districts.