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Tex, Marketing Practices in Relation to New Varieties of 



Peaches . To (1) learn matxirity indices for new varieties 

 of Texas grown peaches; (2) learn "best methods of handling 

 fruit to reduce hruising from field throiogh packing shed; 

 (3) evaluate containers for packaging firm-ripe fruit; (4) 

 learn "best lasthod of ripening firm-rii>e peaches, storage, 

 repacking and distrlhution; and, (5) learn consumer accept- 

 ance and demand of new Texas grown varieties of peaches, 

 Agr, Econ., Sociol,, Hort, 1066 



SUBTROPICAL FRUITS 



Breeding 



Hawaii Improvement of Commercial Strains of Papaya (Carica 



Papayu L ,), To (1) develop improved commercial strains of 

 papaya for fresh fruit market and for processing by means 

 of cross "breeding, inbreeding, and selection; and, (2) learn 

 genetics of tree and fruit characters as disease resistance, 

 fruit size, shape, quality, firmness, color, and seed cavity 

 size, 



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P, R, Coffee Breeding in Puerto Rico , To develop by selection 

 and hybridization coffee varieties better adapted to the soil 

 and climatic conditions of Puerto Rico and capable of regular- 

 ly producing high yields of high-quality coffee; or more 

 specifically, to (l) select within the Coffea arabica in the 

 Island those trees which: a, produce regularly high yields 

 of high quality coffee; and~b, are exceptionally outstanding 

 for one or more desirable characteristics; and, (2) to pro- 

 duce new coffee varieties thro\igh hybridization of selected 

 varieties, and test them for adaptability to the region where 

 coffee is or should be grown, for resistance to the attack of 

 insects and diseases, and for quality of the coffee berries 

 produced by them. 



Plant Breeding, Plant Path,, Ent, 'jk 



Tex, Citrus Breeding and Variety and Strain Evaluations , To 



(l) develop citrus fruits of improved quality, eeirliness, pro- 

 ductivity, cold hardiness, and disease resistance; (2) free 

 existing varieties of disease, and improve vigor and produc- 

 tivity by growing throu^ neceJJLar seedling stage; (3) collect 

 and test variant strains of citrus for pxirposes of standard- 

 ization and evaluation; and, (k) make quality studies of 

 selected types for rating with respect to color, ascorbic 

 acid content, Brlx, glucosides, cloud index, juice percentage, 

 and taste, 



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