
1922. | The Ninth Indian Science Congress. 1L.8.C. 27 
Studies in Ated bi development or the habit of roots in the different 
sugarcane va 
(1) etiear eee idy. 
(2) oe in sugarcane with a view to improve the type or root 
system. 
Certain anatomical differences—possible adaptations to environ- 
mental conditions in ones habitat. 
On some insects noted as pests of fruit trees in 8. India. 
y T. V. R. Atyar. 
very alerts and suggestive pamphlet ory a Sir 
¥ cadorick: Nicholson on ‘* A plea for the encouragement of a t grow- 
th ne i 
e agr i fr ulture. 
few well-known fruit growing tracts famous for different fruits such as 
eir mangoe i i 
fficient, and in ma 
cases the work is carried on with very little system or organisation. It 
cannot be denied thacciors eee industry as a whole is cape of 
conndeeable extension and ovement in all ways. Government 
ave already made a be Hee i 1 this direction by starting canal fruit 
farms on the Nilgiris to begin with. Now that such a beginning has 
‘i ral od 
aper an attempt is made to bring raise esa present in 4 
very brief manner our present knowledge of the Entomological side of 
fruit culture in §. India 
In spite of the ab of any extensive ipa culture in S. India 
approaching anything existing in the well-known fruit growing avai 
like Ce ali — apse ps or 8. Africa, it is am etier of common n kno 
real use side by side with the knowledge of the other aspects of fruit 
culture, such as, soil, manures, irrigation, pape etc., etc. : 
mation brought together in this paper is necessarily and admittedly 
imperfect for obvious reasons; in spite of this, the w 
might form a small een’ to start wit 
gical cco eomoloats and might be of some he Ip to prospective fruit 
grow 
ave been noted t eci harm while ers have so far 
behaved only as insects of minor i ce. In this brief paper only 
th former category about which we ha me definite - 
ledge are included while those of minor impo and others of whic 
our knowledge is imperfect have been om ted. In the paper brief : 
are add f the important t pests of the common native 
Fig, Gra 
the. pot 3 “theroiiuced ag ade plants like Apples, Pears, Peaches, etc. 
