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for officers of the Agricultural and Education Departments 

 and for others interested in Mycology. Several pathogenic 

 species of Aspergillus have been sent in from the Institute 

 of Analyses and Vaccines at Nova Goa (Portuguese India),, 

 and the interesting discovery was made that the fungus 

 habitually found in heart-damaged bales of jute is 

 Aspergillus fumigalus, Fres., already known to occur in 

 Indian soils and to be, in other countries, a not uncommon 

 cause of ear and lung disease in man. The new additions 

 to the Herbarium amounted to 450 sheets. 



VII. Programme of work for 1917-18. 



(1) Research ivork. New diseases of Indian crops that 

 come to the notice of the Section will be investigated as 

 opportunity permits, but the following diseases will receive 

 special attention and will constitute main lines of investi- 

 gation. 



(a) " Ufra " of paddy. 



(b) Orobanche of tobacco and mustard. 



(c) " Die back " and anthracnose of chilli. 



(d) Sclerotial disease of sugarcane and paddy. 



(e) Root rot of sal tree. 



(/) Wilt diseases of cotton, sesamum and gram. 



Minor investigations will include the study of some fruit 

 anthracnoses, of the soft rot of ginger and of the root rot of 

 cotton. 



It is hoped to publish a hand book of diseases of crops. 



(2) Systematic work. This will be in abeyance for the 

 present owing to difficulties in obtaining assistance from 

 abroad on account of the war. 



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

 cated in the prospectus. Short courses may also be given 

 as necessary. 



(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. 



