Adoption of BMP in all facets of cotton growing and processing is now well underway.

Since the deregistration in many countries of most cyclodiene insecticides, the ongoing availability of endosulfan has become important as an alternative option in resistance management strategies of pest species.

Murata Vortex Spinning is a spinning technology of the future. It differs from previous air-jet spinning in that it can spin 100% Upland length cotton at speeds of up to 400 m/min.

Profitability of cotton production is being theathened by resource limitations and reduced margins.

Hands-on training in soil management was given to one hundred & seventy members of the Australian cotton industry at a series of 11 courses between October 1997 and

Fungal diseases of cotton, in particular Fusarium oxysprum f.sp. vasinfection, are important in Iimiting the yield and production of cotton in Australia.

Liz Dennis and Curt Brubaker were invited to attend the International Cotton Genome Initiative lCGl 2001 workshop in Montpellier France. Dr.

The primary purpose of the travel was to attend the "Gene and genome duplications and the evolution of novel gene functions. Conference which was held in Aussios, France from the 25/4/2001 to the 30/4/2001.

Drip irrigation has been advocated as one way of improving both yield and water use efficiency for irrigated cotton.

Productivity of the Australian cotton industry is constantly threatened by reduced availability of irrigation water in eastern Australia.

Five trial results detailed in Final Report.

The Vth International conference on B. thuringiensis was well attended with almost all the leading Bt researchers participating.

The fibre length and cellulose content are the two determinates of fibre yield and quality.

Ultra narrow row (UNR) cotton, is cotton with row spacings of 50 cm or less.

The International Congress of Entomology is the premier conference in this field. There were a wide range of symposia/sessions, many with particular emphasis on topics of relevance to agriculture and cotton.

Increasing pressure from industry and environmental sectors has begun to force the

Australian cotton industry to rethink its approach to chemical application. This has

The focus of much of the research in the Australian Cotton industry is to reduce the industry's dependence on synthetic insecticides.

The project was established in response to grower support to promote the adoption of new technologies into sound management practices in the Balonne rivers irrigation area, St George to Dirranbandi.

Cotton provides about 55% of the fibre in textile manufacturing globalIy and is an important contributor to the Australian economy.