AND COLLEGE, PUSA, FOR 1914-i5. 6? 



With formalin on certain estates in Bihar was, as usual, 

 completely successful. 



V. Systematic Work. 



The additions to the herbarium amounted to 155 speci- 

 mens during the year. Collections of fungi for naming 

 were received from, and duplicates were issued, if required, 

 to the Mycological Officers of Provincial Departments. 

 The publication of systematic mycology by the Imperial 

 Mycologist has been largely done in collaboration with 

 Herrn H. and P. Sydow of Berlin; the outbreak of war 

 with Germany has of course prevented this collaboration 

 being continued and will hinder the publication of the 

 series " Fungi Indiae Orientalis." 



VI. Programme of work for 1915-16. 



(1) Research work. All new fungus diseases of crops 

 will be the subject of investigation as they come to the 

 notice of the section but the following diseases will receive 

 special attention and will constitute main lines of investi- 

 gation : — 



(1) Ufra of paddy. 



(2) Smut of sugarcane. 



(3) Wilt of cotton, sesamum, gram and chilli. 



(4) Black thread disease of rubber. 



(5) Blight of opium poppy. 



(6) Root rot of sal tree. 



Research work will also be continued upon phanero- 

 gamic parasites and fungi of the soil. 



(2) Systematic work. The care of the herbarium will 

 continue to form an important part of the work. Minor 

 papers on systematic mycology will probably be published. 



(3) Training. This will be continued on the lines indi- 

 cated in the prospectus. Short courses may be given as 

 necessary. 



(4) Routine work of advising on plant diseases will be 

 continued and assistance will be given as usual to Provin- 



