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Calif. Hiys lologlcal and Pathological Problems Associated with 

 the Consximer Packaging of Table Grapesl To determine {l) 

 rates and amovint of SO2 diffusing into consijmer package 

 during fumigation; (2) resistance of different types of 

 plastic films to corrosion from SOg under different moist\ire 

 conditions; (3) bleaching effect of SO2 on wet printed pack- 

 age material; (k) size and shape of consiamer packages most 

 suitable for clusters of different table grape varieties; 

 (5) adaptation of cluster size emd shape to standard sized 

 packages by thinning before harvest; (6) relative stem brown- 

 ness and dryness of consumer packaged vs. standard shipping 

 container packed grapes; (7) precooling rates of fruit in 

 consumer packages vs. that in standard shipping containers; 

 (8) relative amounts of shatter; and, (9) relative amounts 

 of decay, 



Vitic. I6k0 



STONE FRUITS 



Breeding 



Ala, Breeding Better Varieties of Plians for the South. To 



(1) collect plum species and varieties to grow and evaluate 

 to determine fruit and tree characters desired in a breeding 

 program; and, (2) combine desirable qualities into disease 

 resistant plums of high quality suitable for commercial and 

 home production. 

 Hort. 565 



111. Inheritance and Breeding of Commercieilly Important Char- 



acters in the Peach . To (1) originate and introduce varieties 

 with fruit bud hardiness matviring at closely spaced intervals 

 throughout the season; aM, (2) study manner of transmission 

 of characters from parents to offspring. 

 Hort. 65-324 



Miss. Variety Testing and Breeding of Stone Fruits . To (l) 

 determine, by testing, those varieties of peaches and plums 

 which are best adapted to Mississippi growing conditions; 

 and, (2) develop by breeding and selection new varieties of 

 stone fruits, primarily plians and peaches, more suitable than 

 varieties now available. 

 Hort. HK-1 



