August - September 2006: Vol. 27, No. 4

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Contents
8 Micronaire and heat in 2005-06
14 Wetlands and water storages on cotton farms
17 Spraying for mirids - and benchmarking the triggers
20 WEEDpack updated with new management tools
22 TIMS ratifies 2006-07 insecticide resistance management strategy
   
Nutrition feature
25 Developing strategies for nutrition management
28 Sustain soil health for the future
29 New liquid fertilisers improve nutrition systems
30 Variation kept in check at Brookstead
   
40 Weather forecaster on the mark
42 One pass, variable rate cotton defoliation
46 Composting in Australian cotton production
49 Permanent beds, soil disturbance and heliothis moth emergence
 
Leading edge
52 Smart irrigation will use REIP
   
Regular features
2 Editorial
4 Cotton Research Roundup
   
Marketing
32 World Commodity Watch
34 The World Cotton Market
38 New York Futures
   
54 Classic Tractor Tales: 1926
57 Germinating Ideas
59 News & New Products
60 District Reports


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