The documents in this section assist cottongrowers to implement IDM. Integrated Disease Management (IDM) involves using all means of managing disease organism populations.
The purpose of these guidelines is to help cotton growers minimise the impact of disease on the profitability of their operation. Very few cotton diseases can be completely eliminated but the application of an effective Integrated Disease Management Strategy can produce one of several desirable outcomes that may include:
• Prevention or postponement of the introduction of a disease(s) that is not already present on-farm
• Reduction of the rate of build-up of a disease that has been introduced to the farm
• Elimination of a disease that may be affecting profitability
• OR Minimisation of the impacts of a disease on crop growth and/or productivity
