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CONTENTS REDAKSIONELE KOMITEE /
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

Cotton SA
CEO Hennie Bruwer
Executive editor &
technical manager Dr Annette Bennett
+27 (0)12 804 1462
PO Box 912232, Silverton,
Pretoria 0127, South Africa
www.cottonsa.org.za

Editorial contributions
& subscriptions
Tobie Jooste
+27 (0)12 804 1462
enquiries@cottonsa.org.za
Agri Connect publishing team
Katoensake / Cotton matters 3 Manager Leza Putter
Textile scene 5 Copy editor Michele van Loggerenberg
Markverslag / Market report 6 Production manager Henk Odendaal
Sulizna Mc Donald
Lead designer
Op die bol / On the boll 10
Damme en klimaatvooruitsigte 13 Advertising & rates
Soekie du Toit
+27 (0)12 843 5709
BEDRYF / INDUSTRY soekie@agriconnect.co.za
Can’t Stop Cotton Indaba and Awards 14
Cotton climbs out of the closet 19 Illa Hugo
International trade arrangements 20 +27 (0)82 898 3878
illa@agriconnect.co.za
PRODUKSIE EN TEGNOLOGIE / Ilse Liveris
PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY +27 (0)12 843 5717
Middelseisoen-insekplae 24 ilsel@agriconnect.co.za
Katoensaadsituasie 29 Accounts
Cotton technologies 30 Charlene Bam
Nitrogen (N) in cotton, a Loskop case study 32 +27 (0)12 843 5703
charlene@agriconnect.co.za
KWALITEITSBEHEER EN STANDAARDE / Printers
QUALITY CONTROL AND STANDARDS Typo, Johannesburg
South African cotton versus US Upland cotton 34 +27 (0)11 402 3468
NAVORSING, OPLEIDING EN ONTWIKKELING / Contributors
RESEARCH, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Hennie Bruwer henniebruwer@cottonsa.org.za
Dr Annette Bennett annette@cottonsa.org.za
Summary on research trials of the 2018/19 season 36 Gert Klindt gert@cottonsa.org.za
Partnerships between industry and academia 38 Helena Claassens helena@cottonsa.org.za
Tanya Aucamp tanya.aucamp@gmail.com
Dr Koos Coetzee kooscoetzee49@gmail.com
PRODUKTE EN LEEFSTYL / Tertius Schoeman tertius@cottonsa.org.za
PRODUCTS AND LIFESTYLE Dr Tilla vd Westhuizen TillaP@arc.agric.za
The story of a dress 40 Jackie May jackie@twyg.co.za

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