1919] FIELD CROPS. 825 



tion of the hay from these plats is said to have shown Ilttlo difference in the 

 herbage. 



[Crop and soil investigations in India, 1917-181 (/Set Rpt». Agr. Rrsrnn-h 

 Inst. I'u.sa, 1917-18, pp. 11-15, 27-6.;. /.'/ (81, t8S r,',\. This describes the 

 progress of crop improvement and sol] fertility work at the Agricultural Re- 

 search Institute, Pusa, for the year 1917-18, much of which has been reported 

 mi from time to time in more detail. A report of the imperial cotton specialist 

 is Included. 



[Report of field crops work in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, 

 India, 1917-18], G. Prasad (Hpt. Agr. Stat. West Circle. United PrOV. Agra and 

 Oudh [India], 1918, pp. 28). — This describes the continuation of work along the 

 same general lines as that previously noted (E. S. R., 40, p. 230) for the year 

 ended June 30, 191 8. 



[Report of field crops work in Bihar and Orissa, India, 1917-181 (Rpt. 

 Agr. Actio. Govt. Bihar and Orissa, 1918, pp. 2-8, 16, 17, 22-29, S2-/,l, 46. 56, 

 60-61,, 68. 70). — In continuation of work previously noted (E. S. R., 40, p. 52 

 this describes the progress for the year ended June 30, 1918. 



[Report of work with field crops at the Partabgarh and Benares Agricul- 

 tural Stations], L. C. Sharma (Ann. Rpt. Partabgarh and Benares Agr. stas.. 

 United Prove. Agra and Oudh, 1918, pp. 2-10, 1-8). — The continuation of work 

 along the same general linos as previously noted (E. S. R., 37, pp. 81'4, 825) is 

 described, embracing variety, culture, rotation, and fertilizer tests with rice, 

 sugar cane, wheat, barley, gram, peanuts, and miscellaneous crops. 



[Report of field crops work in Punjab, 1917-18], W. Roberts, Fatkh-TTD- 

 din, and D. Singh (Rpt. Dcpt. Agr. Punjab, 1917-18, pp. XII-LXXXIII, pi. /i.— 

 This describes the progress of work along the same general lines as that 

 previously noted (E. S. R., 40, p. 230) for the year ended June 30, 1918. 



[Report of field crops work in Queensland, 1917-18] (Ann. Rpt. Dept. Agr. 

 and Stock [Queensland], 1917-18, pp. 54-59, 99-107, US, 11',. pis. 3).— This de- 

 scribes the continuation of work along the same general lines as previously 

 noted (E. S. R., 40, p. 230) for the year ended June 30, 1918, together with 

 tabulated data on the acreage and production of the more important field crops. 



New crops for Rhodesia. II, J. A. T. Walters (Rhodesia Agr. Jour.. ir, 

 (1918), No. 6, pp. 529-584, pis. S). — In continuation ot work previously noted 

 (E. S. R., 40, p. 333), the author describes cultural, fertilizer, and rotation 

 experiments with the more established crops including corn, peanuts, wheat, 

 oats, barley, buckwheat, and miscellaneous legumes and grasses. 



Mosaic-like splitting in a barley hybrid, B. Miyazawa (Hot. Mag. [Tokpol, 

 SO (1916), No. S59, pp. S59-369. figs. 4).— The author describes observations 

 made on the Fi, F 2 , and F, progeny of a cross between Sekltorl and Golden- 

 melon barleys in which a study was made of the inheritance of the color of 

 the grain. Sekitori is said to have been cultivated in Japan for a long time 

 and to have a black grain, while Goldenmelon Is described ns an Australian 

 two-rowed sort having whitish yellow grains. Reciprocal crosses were made, 

 although the recorded observations have been confined to the Sekltorl X Golden- 

 melon cross. The F» generation was also back-crossed with each parent. 



The Fi progeny showed a splitting into both black and whitish yellow 

 individuals in the ratio of 1:1, while in the F> so-called pure blacks, mosaic, 

 and pure whitish yellows appeared in the ratio of 1:2:1. The mosaic indi- 

 viduals also gave rise to the same distribution in the Fi generation. 



Assuming that the grain color was due to pigment present In the cells of 

 the pericarp and testa, respectively, the author explains his results on the 

 basis of a vegetative segregation of the hereditary factors shortly before the 



