ANL 27 1909 
CONTENTS. 
I. IntTRopuctToryY ae ne 
II. THE SPECIES AND VARIETIES OF CULTIVATED WHEATS 
III. A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE VARIETAL CHARACTERS OF INDIAN WHEATS see 
1. Presence or absence of awns 
2. Chaff characters “6 
(a) Felted and smooth chaff. 
(6) Colour. 
3. Grain characters ee Sage gue 
(a) Colour, 
(6) Consistency. 
(c) Shape. 
4, Straw characters 
(a) Strength. 
(6) Structure. 
(c) Length. 
(d) Colour. 
Leaf characters 
Earliness and lateness 
Susceptibility to rust 
Structure of the ear 
(a) Form or shape of the ear. 
(6) Density. 
(c) Characters of the spikelets and glumes. 
(d) Erectness of ear. 
9, Summary of botanical and field characters 
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ITV. CULASSIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE WHEATS OF THE PUNJAB 
1. Classification of the Punjab wheat 
2. Description of the types of Punjab wheat 
V. THE QUALITY oF INDIAN WHEAT 
1. Consistency ... 
2. Colour 
3. Composition =e 
4. Milling and baking tests 
VI. NATURAL CROSS-FERTILISATION IN INDIA 
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