t^^STITUTE AND COLLEGE, PUSA, FOR 1909-10. 2t 



as a memoir and submited for publication. The signifi- 

 cance of this work both from the point of view of plant 

 breeding and from that of seed distribution has been 

 emphasised. 



Programme of work for 1910-11. — 1. Training. — The 

 training of advanced students in this section will be con- 

 tinued on the lines laid down in the prospectus of the Insti- 

 tute. The course on fruit-growing will be given as usual 

 in the cold weather. 



2. Plant breeding and flant improvement. — During 

 1910, the following crops will be studied : — wheat, tobacco, 

 barley, oilseeds and fibre plants. 



{a) Wheat. — The botanical" survey of the wheats of 

 Baluchistan will be completed. The production of im- 

 proved varieties by selection and hybridization will be con- 

 tinued. The co-operative experiments on the effect of en- 

 vironment on the milling and baking qualities of Indian 

 wheats, which are being conducted in collaboration with 

 Mr. H. M. Leake, Economic Botanist to the United Provin- 

 ces, and of which the earlier results are now in course of 

 publication, are being continued on an extended basis. 

 The above experiments include the effect of weathering on 

 the quality of the wheat crop and the Imperial Bacteriolo- 

 gist has agreed to undertake the study of the bacteriologi- 

 cal aspect of this subject. 



(b) Tobacco. — The production of new varieties by selec- 

 tion and hybridization will be continued as well as the test- 

 ing and curing of the varieties already isolated. The 

 investis^ations on the influence of environment on the 

 stability of the type and on the quality will continued. 



ic) Oil-seeds. — The study of the oil-seeds of India will 

 be continued on similar lines to those adopted in the investi- 

 gations on wheat. 



id) Fibres. — The isolation and testing of pure races of 

 the fibre plants of India will be continued. 



ie) Fruit. — The fruit experiments will be continued on 

 the lines laid down in the First Fruit Report. 



