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N. Y. Hormone Induced Responses in Fruit Plants with Special 



(State) Reference to Flower Bud Formation and Rest Period Phenomena . 

 To reveal nature of internal condition responsible for in- 

 itiation of flower buds and provide means to control flower 

 bud production (ultimate aim) ; or, more specifically, to 

 determine (1) effect of certain hormone-like substances in 

 hastening or delaying onset of bearing in young trees; and 

 (2) if flower-forming hormone is responsible for converting 

 buds from a vegetative to a flowering condition. 

 Pomol. 10A 



Ohio Causes of Abscission of Flowers and Young Fruits Following 



Applications of Synthetic Hormones and the Relation of Nat~ 

 urally Occurring Hormones to Such Abscission . To (1) determine 

 causes of abscission of flowers and fruits resulting from 

 application of synthetic hormones applied during bloom and sub- 

 sequent fruit setting period; (2) measure variation in naturally 

 occurring hormone content of developing and abscissing young 

 fruits of several apple varieties to relate if possible such 

 differences as may be found to particular fruit setting be- 

 havior of the variety; (3) measure effect of applications of 

 synthetic hormones on natural hormone content of developing 

 fruits; and (1;) study effect of applications of synthetic 

 hormones on anatomical and cytological behavior of developing 

 ovules, embryo sacs, embryo and endosperm. 

 Hort. k 



Ohio Use of Maleic Hydrazide in the Inhibition of Sprouting in 



Potatoes and Onions During Storage . Study effect of various 

 concentrations and dates of application of maleic hydrazide to 

 potatoes and onions on inhibition of sprouting of crops in 

 storage • 



Hort. 156 



Okla. Investigations on the Causes and Control of Erratic 



Bearing of the Pecan . (1) Learn cause/s for erratic bearing. 

 (2) Devise a method to correct or avoid this. 

 Hort. 985 



P. R, The Response of Tropical Plants to the Application of 



Plant Growth Regulators . To determine effect of foliage sprays 

 with maleic hydrazide and other growth regulators on suckering 

 of tobacco, sprouting of root crops, flowering of coffee and 

 vanilla and on other crops where hormonal regulation might be 

 of value. 



PI. Physiol. 23 



S. C, Chemical Thinning of Peaches . To (l) determine concen- 



tration and time of application of 3-C1-IPC on young fruit of 

 the peach to obtain commercial thinning, and (2) test various 

 chemicals and formulations of chemicals (growth regulators) to 

 learn their usefulness as fruit thinning agents. 

 Hort. 62 



