30 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL ECONOMIC 



BOTANISTS. 



(A. Howard, C.I.E., and Gabrielle 

 L. C. Howard, M.A.). 



I. Introduction. 



The Imperial Economic Botanist held charge of the 

 section during the year. 



The work of the staff continues to be satisfactory. 

 During our absence from Pusa, the current work of the sec- 

 tion was carried out by the Second Assistant, Maulvi 

 Abdur Rahman Khan, except for two months during the 

 monsoon of 1916 when he was on privilege leave. During 

 this period, his place was taken by the Third Assistant, 

 Choudhry Ram Dhan Singh. Both these assistants carried 

 out successfully a large amount of responsible work. The 

 Fourth Assistant, Babu Kashi Ram, has made himself very 

 useful in connection with the experiments on the drying of 

 vegetables. 



Mr. Jatindra Nath Sen, Officiating Imperial Agricul- 

 tural Chemist, carried out a good many analyses for the 

 section which have proved of considerable use in our investi- 

 gations. 



II. Investigations at Pusa. 



1. Wheat. 



Pusa 12. The popularity of Pusa 12 continues to in- 

 crease and the demand for seed is still much greater than 

 the sup])ly. At an early period of the last harvest, a large 

 quantity of the seed of this variety, grown on the indigo 

 estates in Bihar, was taken up by Mr. Burt for general 

 distribution in the Central Circle of the United Provinces. 

 The remainder was secured by the Director of Agriculture 

 for use in South Bihar. 



