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Natural
Fibres: Cotton - from 2009 International Year of Natural Fibres Fabric Properties
and Distinctions: Cotton - from Fabrics Net Cotton
- from Frabrocs Online ThinkQuest The
Australian cotton industry and its pests: past, present and future
- 60 page illustrated .pdf document (3.4MB) from the Cotton Development
and Research Corporation AN ENVIRONMENTALLY
SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA - Salinity problems, from Cotton Development
and Research Corporation Discussion: Cotton is a very demanding crop, needing lots of water and fertilizer, and providing delicious food for a range of insects, so insecticides are needed to kill them. Cotton can be grown under irrigation or as a dry land crop. Organize a class debate about whether we should continue to grow cotton in Australia. Consider the economic benefits and the effects on the environment. Cotton
Catchment Communities CRC The Australian
Cotton grower - magazine web site Grim
forecasts as Murray-Darling Basin hits new low
- news article from Herald Sun CHANGE
IN AGRICULTURAL WATER USE OVER TIME - from Australian Bureau
of Statistics Technology
in Australia 1788-1988: Cotton and Flax - from Australian Innovation
in Textile Technology, University of Melbourne Queensland
Cotton Corporate History - from Queensland Cotton |
