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The production of pods per plant differs markedly in differ- 

 ent types depending on the extent of branching of the plant, 

 Fn the upright types with few short branches, the maximum 

 number of pods produced in a well developed plant very seldom 

 exceeds five hundred and in good average specimens of the 

 Barchet, Riceland and Barmeli varieties, it is probable about two 

 hundred and fifty, yielding about 40 grams of seed. In the 

 Nepali type grown at Sabour about fifty pods were produced on 

 each plant, The longer and more profusely branched types 

 (I — IV) can produce up to a maximum of one thousand five 

 hundred pods, yielding up to 175 grams of seed per plant. The 

 yellow and chocolate types (III & IV) also have given the best 

 yields in the Botanical test plots producing about 50 grams of seed 

 per plant, while the black types produced only about 30 grams 

 per plant, The actual figures obtained in field trials (about 

 "25 acre plots) of the three types are given in the statement 

 below : — 



The figures for the number of pods per plant found in the 

 Bengal types may be compared with the average yield of pods 

 per plant given by Shaw (10) from the Tichling district of 

 China — 



The Jesuits of our observations on pod production would 

 appear to indicate that it will be desirable to raise tvpes 



