48 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTT'RAL RESEARCH 



2. Plant Breeding and Plant Improvement. — During 

 1911-12 the following crops will be studied: — wheat, 

 tobacco, oil-seeds and fibre plants. 



(a) Wheat. — The botanical survey of the wheats of 

 Baluchistan and the agricultural survey of the 

 wheats of Bengal will be completed. The pro- 

 duction of improved and rust-resistant varie- 

 ties by selection and hybridization will be con- 

 tinued. The co-operative experiments on the 

 influence of the environment on the milling and 

 baking qualities of Indian wheats which are 

 being conducted in collaboration with Mr. H. 

 Martin Leake, Economic Botanist to the Gov- 

 ernment of the United Provinces, will be con- 

 tinued on an extended basis. 



(h) Tohacco. — The production of new varieties by 

 selection and hybridization will be continued 

 as well as the testing and curing of the varieties 

 already isolated. The investigations on the in- 

 fluence of the environment on the stability of 

 the type and quality will be continued. 



{(•) Oil-seeds. — The study of the oil-seeds of India will 

 be continued on similar lines to those adopted 

 in the investigations on wheat. 



{d) Fibres. — The isolation and testing of pure races 

 of the fibre plants of India will be continued. 



{e) Fruit. — The fruit experiments at Pusa will be con- 

 tinued on the lines laid down in the First Fruit 

 Report. During the months May to Septem- 

 ber, the work connected with the development 

 of the fruit industry of Baluchistan will be 

 commenced. 



Publications. — The large amount of work that had to 

 be got through during the past year has delayed the publi- 

 cation of results, but it is hoped this will be disposed of 

 during the next year. 



