AG- REPORT OF THE AGRICTILTtlRAL RESEARCH 



Para rubber trees due to Corticium javanicum was reported 

 from estates in South India. Other rubber tree diseases 

 were received from Burma. The examination of and 

 reporting on these and many other diseases of crops and 

 economic trees formed a large part of the routine work of 

 the section. 



Systematic work. — This was prosecuted as time allowed 

 but the progress made was small owing to pressure of other 

 work. As the demands from the Provincial Colleges for 

 correct determination of their parasitic and other fungi 

 are increasing, it is hoped to give more time to the subject 

 than has been possible recently. 



Miscellaneous. — Eight show-cases illustrating charac- 

 teristic fungus diseases of plants were prepared for the 

 Lahore Exhibition and six for the Bengal Department to 

 exhibit at shows. Suggestions were made for regulations 

 for the control of the importation into India of plants or 

 parts of plants likely to introduce dangerous fungus 

 diseases. Mr. Shaw assisted the Imperial Bacteriologist 

 in the laboratory work in connection with Eri silk-worm 

 disease. 



Programme of work for 1910-11. — It is proposed to 

 resume the work on soil fungi if time allows. 



The work on the wilt diseases of crops, especially of 

 indigo and cowpea and, if opportunity occurs, of cotton, 

 gram and sesamum, will be continued. 



The investigation of sugarcane diseases is being con- 

 tinued and the new results will be published. 



It is hoped to obtain more information regarding the 

 occurrence of Rhizoctonia on the crops mentioned above 

 and to investigate its life history and treatment. 



The study of the diseases of papaya, castor, oolocasia 

 and rice mentioned above, of tea canker and of heart-rot 

 of blue pine will "be continued. 



The study of some anthracnoses of pulse crops will be 

 pontinued. 



