Properly controlling the cotton ginning process increases fiber yields and monetary returns to the cotton farmer, improves fiber length distribution, and reduces short fibers, neps and seed-coat fragments.

Glycinebetaine is a compound that some plants accumulate as a defence against stress conditions. In this paper we demonstrate that the application of glycinebetaine to cotton seed increased plant yield.

The green mirid, Creontiades dilutus (Stal), is one of the key early season pests on cotton in Australia.

The DLWC (Department of Land and Water Conservation) has operated the Central and North West Regions Water Quality Program for the past 5 seasons in the Namoi,Gwydir, Macquarie and Border Rivers catchments.

The CSIRO Cotton Cultivar Trial (CCT has been run cooperativeIy by CSIRO and DPIQ for 22 years and is used as the last stage in our breeding fine evaluation.