Cotton blends

The fungus-resistant qualities of Australia's Sturt's desert rose may be called upon to protect Australia's $1.7 billion cotton industry from the devastating impacts of fusarium wilt. CSIRO and the Queensland Department of Primary Industries (QDP) are investigating a range of counter measures including traditional breeding and gene technology, and identifying wilt-resistant varieties of Australia's 17 wild cotton species.

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