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S. C. The Effect of Minor ED.einents and Irrigation on Peach 



Trees in the Sandhills of South Carolina , To determine the 

 effect of (1) Fe, Mn, Zn, B, and Mg on the growth and yield 

 of peach trees; and, (2) irrigation on the growth and yield 

 of peach trees. 



Hort., Agron. 63 



Harvesting and Storage 



Calif, The Developanent of Improved Prune Harvesting Methods, 



and Their Effect Upon the Quality of the Fruit . To (1) study 

 methods for separating fniit from the tree; (2) develop a 

 machine for harvesting fruit off the groxrnd; (3) study the 

 use of catching frames; and, (k) learn effect of various har- 

 vesting methods on fruit quality, 

 Agr. Engia.' I717 



Processing and Utilization 



Ohio Methods of Handling the Peach in Relation to Physiological 

 Changes' and Market Acceptance , To study effect of (1) harvest 

 maturity on final dessert and processed quality of Hale Haven 

 peaches; (2) storage temperatures at which fruits are held on 

 their dessert and processed quality; and, '(3) length" of ripen- 

 ing at 70 to 75° after storage on fruit dessert and processed 

 quality, 



Hort, 50 



Disease Control 



Colo , The Characterization of Strains of Peach Mosaic Viiois and 

 Changes Associated with the Host-Cell Metabolism of Infected 

 Plants « To (1) isolate abnormal proteins associated with 

 plants infected with different strains of peach mosaic virus; 

 (2) characterize the strains of the isolated virus and try to 

 establish their infectivity; and, (3) determine changes in 

 host-ce3J. metabolism and try to correlate changes with different 

 strains of the virus, 



Bot.& PI, Path, 235 (W-22, See Part I7, Section c) 



Ga, Control of Peach Diseases , To (l) test materials and 



methods for obtaining better disease control combined with 

 good color and finish on peaches; and, (2) cooperate with vari- 

 ous agencies in this state and nearby states in the annual 

 revisions of the peach spray schediile, 

 PI, Path, 115 



