Bioassays were conducted to investigate the effect of milk powder additives on the performance of a heliothis nucleopolyhedrovirus (Gemstar) and Bacillus thuringiensis (Dipel SC) on mungbeans and cotton.

The cotton industry in Australia continues to be Tenant on insecticide and fertiliser inputs to maintain yields.

Managing sustainable cotton production is becoming more difficult with the ever increasing demand on limited resources.

Damage caused by chewing and sucking pests does not necessarily lead to a yield loss in cotton.

Perhaps the best way to answer this question is to firstly define what is meant by an integrated pest management (IPM) program. Basically an IPM program should - I. Provide effective control of the pest complex. 2.

Thielaviopsis basicola is a ubiquitous soil borne fungal plant pathogen with a wide host ran e. It is the causal agent of black root rot on many agriculturally important crops such as cotton, tobacco and legumes.

Water use has become an important issue locally and globally. There is increasing competition between agricultural, industrial, domestic and environmental sectors.

Cotton integrated pest management (IPM) is a constantly evolving approach to managing insect and mite pests in cotton.

To the question Is Australian raw cotton or cottonseed oil genetically modifiedΓ' The answer is 'emphatically, NO!

In Australia, cotton is generally grown using furrow irrigation on cracking grey clays with slow drainage, and is therefore usually subjected to some degree of waterlogging.

Irrigation of cotton while substantially increasing yields, presents several new problems to the industry.

The current water debate is centred on the water reform initiatives being developed and implemented in each state.

The introduction of legumes into the cotton cropping system improves the N nutrition of the cotton following the legume crop.

We tested the suggestion that early season damage may limit the crops subsequent exploitation of moisture in the skip row, which may in turn 11nxit the crops ability to recover.

Gin trash and mixtures of gin trash were composted using a minimum of equipment and labour inputs.

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 September 1999.

Since 1992, experiments to validate the Decision Support System CottonLOGIC have been conducted.

Fusarium wilt of cotton, which is caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp vasinfectum (Fov) is a relatively new disease in Australia.

Area-Wide Management (AWM) of heliothis (Helicoverpa spp. ) is not a new concept.