Cotton bunchy top threat to high yielding cotton

摘要

The recent Cotton Australia General Meeting in Moree confirmed that growers across most valleys are very concerned about the high prevalence of cotton bunchy top (CBT) this past season. A recent tour with QDEEDI's Emerald based cotton extension officer Susan Maas and the cotton industry pathology survey also helped identify that current levels of the disease are now a cause of concern for next season. The crop consultants association has gone so far as to state that "cotton bunchy top is currently the greatest threat to high yielding cotton production in Australia."