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they are not, on the whole, responsible for as much damage 

 as the mildews, rusts and smuts. The number of mounted 

 sheets added to the herbarium during the year was 258. 



VI. Programme of work for 1916-17. 



(1) Research work. New fungus diseases of crops will 

 be investigated as occasion arises but the following diseases 

 will receive special attention and will constitute main lines 

 of investigation. 



(1) Ufra of paddy 



(2) " Tokra " of tobacco and mustard 



(3) Sclerotial disease and smut of sugarcane 



(4) Wilt diseases of cotton, sesamum, gram and 



chilli 



(5) Root rot of sal tree. 



As minor investigations it is hoped to continue work on 

 the anthracnoses of some field crops (especially chilli) and 

 fruits. 



(2) Systematic work. This will probably be in abey- 

 ance for the present, owing to difficulties in obtaining assist- 

 ance from abroad on account of the war. 



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

 as in previous years. 



(4) Routine work. Advice and assistance will be given 

 as usual to Provincial Departments of Agriculture, the 

 Forest Department, Planters' Associations and the general 

 public. 



VII. Publications. 



(1) Shaw, F. J. F. & The genus Rhizoctonia in India. Mem. 



S. L. Ajrekar. Deft, of Agri., India, Bot. Ser. VII, 



No. 4, August, 1915. 



(2) Shaw, F. J. F. . Report on Mycology, 1914-15, for the Board 



of Scientific Advice. 



(3) Dastur, J. F. .A Eot of Bananas. Agr. Jour, of India, 



Vol. X, Part 3, July, 1915. 



(4) Dastur, J. F. . Spraying for Ripe-rot of the Plantain Fruit. 



Agr. Jour, of India, Vol. XI, Part 2, 

 April, 1916. 



