V. SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS. 



The conclusions arrived at as a result of the investigations 

 described in this paper may be summed up as follows : — ■ 



1. Usually in India the consistency of a wheat varies greatly 

 according to the conditions under which it is grown. Some translu- 

 cent wheats however are affected to a much less extent than others 

 while a few soft wheats have always remained soft. 



2. Weak wheats like Muzaffarnagar can be improved to some 

 extent in milling and baking qualities by cultivation, but they have 

 not been made to behave like strong wheats. 



3. Strong wheats with good milling qualities have been found 

 to retain strength and milling qualities both under canal irrigation 

 on the alluvium and also on the black soils of Peninsular India. 

 In the future improvement of the wheats of these tracts the question 

 of grain quality should receive particular attention. 



4. Adverse factors, such as waterlogging and late cultivation, 

 affect both the yield and quality of wheat in the plains of India. 

 In any particular wheat, the conditions which produce the highest 

 yield are those which also produce the best sample. In the same 

 wheat high yield and high quality can be combined. To obtain 

 the greatest financial return for his labour the cultivator should 

 grow to perfection a wheat which combines high yielding power 

 with high quality. 



