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wheats, which are being conducted in collabo- 

 ration with Mr. H. Martin Leake, Economic 

 Botanist to the Government of the United Pro- 

 vinces, will be continued. The botanical survey 

 of the wheats of Baluchistan and the agricul- 

 tural survev of the wheats of Bihar will be 

 completed. 



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



lection and hybridisation will be continued, as 

 well as the testing and curing of the varieties 

 already isolated. The detailed study of the in- 

 heritance of characters in tobacco is being con- 

 tinued by the Personal Assistant. 



(c) 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. 

 The study of the inheritance of characters in 

 these crops is being continued. 



(e) Fruit. — The fruit experiment at Pusa will be con- 



tinued on the lines laid down in the first Fruit 

 Report. During the months May to September 

 the work connected with the development of the 

 fruit industry of Baluchistan will be continued. 



Publications. 



Some progress was made in the publication of results 

 and a certain number of completed pieces of work were 

 written up during the year. A good deal, however, re- 

 mains to be done to bring the publication of results up to 

 date. 



The following papers were written or published during 

 the year : — 



1. Some Aspects of the Agricultural Development of Bihar. 



Bulletin No. 33, Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa. 



2. The cultivation and transport of tomatoes in India (with 



G. L. C. Howard). Bulletin No. 1, Fruit Experiment 



