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Mo, Stone Fruit Virus Diseases and Their Control , To inves- 



tigate new and different approaches to the problem of virus 

 disease control including; continuation and extension of the 

 indexing program; 2, fundamental studies of virus infection; 

 3» purification studies; and, h, chemotherapeutic studies. 

 Hort. 68 (NC-llf. See Part 17, Section c) 



Mo, Bacterial Spot, Brovn Rot and Peach Scab Control and the 



Effect of Some of the Never Pesticides Upon Fruit Finish of 

 Peaches . To test promising synthetic organic fungicides as 

 orchard sprays for effectiveness against brown rot, their 

 phytotoxic effects and their value in control of peach scab; 

 evaluating antibiotics which from in vitro tests have been 

 found to be highly toxic to Xanthanomas pruni, for control 

 of bacterial sjxDt, and noting post harvest development of 

 rots with different orchard fungicide programs. 

 Hort. 2k3 



Insect Control 



Ark. Control of Plum Curculio by Reduced Schedules and Spot 

 Applications . To control plum curculio by limiting insecti- 

 cide applications to the time and place needed, 

 Ent. 272 



Pa, Biology and Control of Insect and Related Pests of Peach . 



To learn (1) life history of certain insects; and, (2) effect- 

 iveness of certain chemicals as control for pests of economic 

 importance in peach orchards of state. 

 Z00I.& Ent., Hort. 1255 



Economics and Marketing 



Ark, The Maturity of Peaches in Relation to Handling and Con - 

 sumer Acceptance ! To determine (1) and set up guides for 

 harvesting peaches at various stages of matiarity; (2) carry- 

 ing qualities of peaches at various stages of maturity, under 

 vario\:is treatments, for varioiis type containers, shipping 

 methods and distance to market; and, (3) market and consumer 

 acceptance for various stages of maturity and types of con- 

 tainers , 



Hort, &For. 354 



S, C, Economics of Harvesting, Handling and Marketing Peaches 

 in South Carolina . Learn amount of physical damage and the 

 economic loss occurred at each step or function in harvesting, 

 handling, and marketing of fresh peaches and test alternative 

 methods which might be economically feasible and advisable, 

 Agr, Econ. 376 



