The aim of this project was to develop a mass screening technique for the selection of cotton plant antibiosis resistance (AR) to H. armigera.

The SOILpak project so far has concentrated on the grey and brown cracking clay soils used for cotton production.

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The aim of the present work was to assess if the fatty acid profiles of moths are useful in establishing different larval dietary histories

This paper summarises a large number of strength and compression tests in a range of cotton soils.

Again, as for previous conferences, we are providing an update of the ACCT results over the last two seasons. In both seasons 30 entries were tested at each of 12 sites (Warren, Breeza.

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.

WATERSCHED has been developed by research and extension agronomists from the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and uses a water balance approach to schedule irrigations.

The fungal disease Verticillium wilt has been of sporadic importance in irrigated cotton for many years.

ARRIP is a national database of rural research in progress.

This article presents some of the results of the weed survey, which was conducted in 1989, covering 67 600 ha, representing 48% of the NSW cotton area, and involving 52 growers.

The most outstanding features of recent seasons have been the relatively dry conditions experienced in most areas during growth and boll setting followed by unprecedently wet harvests.

Numerous alternative control techniques have been available In various forms for many years. Unfortunately none of these alternatives have been regarded as practically or economically viable.

Regulations over the use of pesticides in cotton production have been in existence ever since that industry emerged in Australia.

A disease can only occur when a virulent pathogen contacts a susceptible host under favourable environmental conditions. The incidence and severity of a disease reflects the occurence of these three factors.

In New South Wales the relationship between the cotton industry and waterways is a feature of the industry.

Mycorrhizas are symbiotic associations between the roots of plants and fungi. They come into existence when the plant's root system becomes infected with an appropriate fungus.

The use of aircraft in agriculture in recent years has provoked much attention.

Aims: *Use data which relates mite numbers to yield loss in order to derive and test action thresholds.

This project was concerned with the transfer of cotton fibre testing from the Division of Wool Research, Geelong Victoria to the Cotton Research Unit at Narrabri Agricultural Research Station (NARS).