August - September 2008: Vol. 29, No. 4

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Contents
 
8 Proposed merger of Cotton Australia and ACGRA
10 The impact of defoliation timing on fibre quality and textile performance
   
14th Australian Cotton Conference
14 'Super' cotton conference a first for the industry
16 Module Express to be launched at Cotton Conference
18 Wellbeing in cotton communities
18 Benchmarking irrigation water use efficiency
20 A changing climate for cotton consultants
22 Breeza farmers prepare for farming in 2020
22 Textile and trade experts on hand
   
25 Managing sucking pests in Bollgard II
   
Nutrition feature
32 Efficient nutrient strategies for high yielding cotton
35 Don't risk a replant
36 Understanding phosphorus
   
Water matters
38 Deep drainage myth-busters
43 Calcuating and comparing bales per megalitre
45 Cotton CRC given green light for on-farm storages project
   
49 On-farm research shows growth activator gets cotton off to good start
 
Regular features
 
2 Editorial
4 Cotton Research Roundup
   
Marketing
28 World Commodity Watch
30 The World Cotton Market
   
46 Classic Tractor Tales: Le Taillanderie
51 Germinating Ideas
53 District Reports


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