HOWARD, LEAKE AND HOWARD. 2G3 



It has been demonstrated in pre\Tous papers that all the Punjab 

 wheats tested up to the present are of poor quahty and of the same 

 class as the grade known as Choice White Karachi. In Uke manner, 

 the white pissi wheats of the black cotton soils wliich have been 

 tested are far inferior to Pusa 12. From the results obtained by the 

 cultivators with this wheat in the Eastern Circle of the Central 

 Provinces, it is exceedingly hkely that it will replace the wheats now 

 grown over large areas of the Central Provinces. To be conclusive, 

 the trials will have lo be made under actual cultivators' conditions 

 and on a sufficiently large scale. 



In the case of Pusa 22, the results of the last two years are 

 summed up in Table 2. This wheat was selected from the local Bihar 

 mixtures and in good years yields very fine looking samples. Its 

 weak straw and liability to rust will prevent its ever being taken 

 up by cultis^ators. 



The results of the tests of the other Pusa wheats are also of 

 interest. The details relating to the consistency, absolute weight 

 and nitrogen percentage are given in Table 3. Pusa 4 is a white 

 wheat \vith good straw which is exceedingly early and which can 

 ripen an attractive looking sample on the minimum of soil moisture. 

 For this reason it is being widely distributed to cultivatorsin Bundel- 

 khand where the soil often contains too Uttle moisture to ripen the 

 local wheats. In Bihar, this variety, on account of its rapid growth, 

 strong straw and limited foliage has proved a suitable cover crop 

 for Java indigo, and it is hoped to estabhsh this wheat in North 

 Bihar in sufficient quantities for export as an improved grade. The 

 results of the tests of Nos. 107, 108 and 110 are of interest as they 

 show that in tlie work of breeding improved varieties it is possible 

 to transmit unimpaired the high quahty of one parent. These 

 three types were obtain.ed by crossing Pusa 6 and Muzaffarnagar. 

 In the case of No. 110, an improved Muzaffarnagar has resulted 

 with stronger straw, red chaff" and a liigh quahty grain. Where an 

 improved bearded wheat is required on the Gangetic alluvium 

 this variety is well worth a trial. 



