HOWARD 



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Baluchistan Class LX. Ears lax ; glumes rounded ; grain humped. 



B. Glumes white. 



a. Grain red. 



var. hitescens Al. 

 Baluchistan Class LXI. 



h. Grain white. 



var. albidii'm Al. 



Baluchistan Class LXII. Ears tapering at the top, medium to lax ; 

 straw thin ; grain not rounded. 



Baluchistan Class LXIII. Ears dense, very bold, with fan-shaped 

 apices ; grain very small, round ; straw very strong. 



Baluchistan Class LXIV. Ears dense, small, with fan-shaped apices ; 

 grain medium sized, not rounded ; straw weak. 



B. DESCRIPTION OF THE WHEATS OF BALUCHISTAN 



Triticum turgidum L. Rivet wheats. 



Ears square and dense, bearded ; glumes sharply keeled to the base ; 

 straw stout, stiff and solid : grain plump, short, rounded, very large. 



var. Salomonis Kcke. 



Baluchistan Class I. Ears short, broader at the base than at the top ; 

 awns black ; glumes felted, white ; grain white, soft. 



Wheats belonging to this class were found in Pindaro wheat from Panjgilv, 

 Makran and in Pashmak wheat from Kharan, Kalat. 



var. nemausense Wittm. 



Baluchistan Class II. Ears short, broader at the base than at the top ; 

 awns black ; chaff white, smooth ; grain white, soft. 



Pashmak wheat from Chagai belongs to this class. This wheat is only 

 cultivated in the Kallagh settlement of theRaskoh Range and occurs nowhere 

 else in the District. It is used almost exclusively to make porridge as the 

 flour does not bind well enough for chapatties. It requires a good supply of 

 irrigation water. The same wheat also formed part of the sample of Pashmak 

 wheat from Kharan, Kalat. 



