- in - 



Wash, Evaluation of Consinner Packeiges for Medium-to -Large 

 Sized Apples from the Pacific Northvest . To (1) evsiluate 

 packing and shipping characteristics of selected packages 

 guid maintenance of fruit quality in transit to retail out- 

 lets; (2) learn costs of packing and handling selected 

 packages as compared with tyi)es of containers in current 

 use; (3) evaluate trade and consumer acceptance of test 

 packages; and, {k) development of efficient work methods, 

 machinery emd equipment for packing and hemdling the more 

 promising types of consumer packages, 



Agr. Econ, I362 Coop, AMS (WM-I9. See Part Ik, 



Section b) 



W. Va. Handling Methods and Cost in Packing Apples . To (l) 



learn comparative efficiency of methods and types of equip- 

 ment for sorting, sizing, and packing apples in Appalachian 

 area; and, (2) develop and test improved methods and types 

 of equijHnent for performing these operations . 



Agr, Econ., Rur. Sociol,, Hort. 97 (NEM-I9. See Part ik, 



Section b) 



SMALL FRUITS 



N. J. Studies of the Photoperiodic Control of Flower-Bud 



Formation in Strawberries . To (1) learn time and range of 

 flower-bud initiation in several strawberry varieties and if 

 they are Short Day, Long Day, or indeterminate plants; (2) 

 study inheritance of the flower-bud initiation response in 

 progeny of Sparkle x Gem; and, (3) study effect of far -red 

 irradiation on flower-bud initiation in strawberries. 

 Hort. 711 



Breeding 



Alaska Collection, Preservation, Multiplication and Evaluation 

 of Indigenous Alaskan Rubus, Rlbes, Vacciniian, and Fragaria . 

 To (1) collect Alaska's indigenous rubus, ribes, vaccini^un 

 and fragaria veurieties, establishing outstanding plants in 

 an accessible nursery; (2) preserve desirable strains for 

 evaluation in temperate regions; and, (3) multiply and make 

 available to interested States any materials desired for 

 further evaluation vmder their particular environments. 

 Hort. fk Coop. ARS (NC-7) 



Ark. Breeding of Grapes for a Productive Concord Type with 



Freedom from Uneven Ripening . To develop a variety of grape 

 that will ripen evenly in Ozarks, with color, taste, and 

 flavor similar enough to Concord to replace that variety in 

 processing industry. 



Hort. and Jtor, ^31 



