What appear to be soft, white piles of snow along the Stuart Highway are something else entirely, and locals are seriously concerned.
"It doesn't become an issue from one year to the next because it's a natural fibre — it rots away during the wet season", he said.found the the likelihood of the plant growing like a weed was "minimal".
The variety is resistant to the pests that partly caused the collapse of northern cotton in the 1970s.scrutiny in southern drought-plagued cotton regions"There are some old studies that say things will be OK, but Territorians want to know [what will happen if] the current strains of cotton that are being grown in 2022 – that are a game changer, apparently – run into waterways," Mr Hart said.
The traditional owner stressed he was all for growing industries in the NT, but the unknown was a concern."We don't really want to have to be tackling another invasive plant that could be potentially spreading and getting out of control."
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