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A record of this numl)er for 979 plants is as follows. The plants were taken 

 at random, except that plants whose naain stem was injured by insects were 

 avoided : — - 



A curve showing the frequency distribution of the branching character 

 among the plants m a normal field of kurnpta cotton at Dharwar is shown 

 below (Fig. 3). 



Number 



of 

 Playtts. 



S ^ S G 



-//t//Tf/>er of MoMoJ>odiu 



Fig. 3. 



