The disease black root rot (BRR) is caused by the soil born fungal pathogen Thielaviopsis basicola. This fungus has a broad host range, infecting 137 species, with a worldwide distribution (Honeess, 1994).

Helicoverpa spp. remain the key pests of cotton in Australia. The cotton bollworm, H. armigera is becoming resistant to many insecticides.

This paper aims to present the breeder's understanding of fibre and variety characteristics for the next decade.

The ongoing development and adoption of decision support tools within the Australian cotton industry has led to the need for refinement of several crop data collection techniques.

Cotton was previously grown in the Ord during the 1960's and early 1970's.

The Australian cotton industry has, until recently, relied largely upon residual pre-plant and pre-emergent herbicides for weed control in irrigated production systems.

Biotechnology is currently reshaping agriculture throughout the world with over 16 million hectares planted annually to genetically modified (GM) soybeans, corn and cotton, mainly in the US, but increasingly in Austra

The add and semi-add regions of the world are being relied upon to provide increasing amounts of agricultural products. This is being facilitated by the increasing dependence on irrigation.

Two years ago we rolled into a new century, a new millennium.

In Australia, premature senescence (PS) is occurring with increasing frequency in cotton crops.

Predatory arthropods are important in cotton IPM programs and planting a diverse range of crops may increase the on farm bio-diversity of predators.

Rotations are important to plant disease because they affect the survival and reproduction of plant pathogens and the biology and quality of soil.

There is no doubt that water is the limiting factor on an farms. It is argued about passionately and has entered a very public arena with demands from environmental, political, community and agricultural sectors.

The objective of NFF's trade strategy is to achieve a more profitable international trading environment for Australia's farmers.

Northern Australia has long presented a series of problems in terms of sustainable cotton insect management.

Attract and kill formulations are ideal tools for inclusion in IPM strategies to control insect pests, as they can be targeted at a single pest species without affecting beneficial insects, or creating secondary pest

The Australian Cotton CRC extension team conducted the second cotton industry benchmarking study during the 2000/01 season.

Fusarium wilt is a disease of cotton (Gossypium hirstum) caused by the soil-borne fungal pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum sp vasinfectum (Fov).

Irrigators are frequently accused of causing a deterioration of water quality in the Murray Darting Basin.

In developing strategies for insect pest management growers and consultants have demonstrated that adopting a more dynamic approach to insect thresholds is more important than using any predetermined threshold.