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KUMPTA COTTON AKB ITS IMPROVEiMENT 



"Dhanvar No. 2." 



AVhile from the point of view of general improvement of kumpia cotton, 

 " Dharwar No. 1," as already described, may be considered to possess the best 

 combination of characters yet discussed, it may be of value to describe shortly 

 certain other strains whic h liave been isolated and kept pure fcr a number of 

 years. These will clearly show to what extent humj)ta cotton as usually known 

 is a mixture of types of very different agricultural and commercial value. 



" Dharwar No. 2 " is one tf these. When the fact was first recognized 

 that there exist erect and bu^hy straiis in kumjjta cotton a number of plants 

 showing the latter character (bushiness) were selected. The progeny of these 

 plants were tested, and the best among them,, which bred true, retained for 

 trial and study. 



This has been continued mider the name '" Dharwar No. 2." As with 

 other bushy plants, this type bears, in general, a large number of limbs and 

 axillary vegetative branches, which are more or less crowded about the central 

 stalk. The type of plant is well shown on Plate IV (E\g. 2). 



The results of cultivation of this type compared with the ordinary kumpta 

 cotton are shown in the following two tables : — 



1. Yield of " kajMS." 



Ginnijig percentage. 



