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Fla. Influence of Cultural Practices on the Incidence and Con- 



trol of Insect Infestations in Flue-Cured Tobacco * Learn in- 

 fluence of crop rotation, irrigation, fertilizer, & soil fumi- 

 gation on kinds & numbers of insects attacking flue-cured tobacco, 

 &. develop methods of prevention & control. 

 Ent., Agron. 780 



Ga. Irrigation Practices for Flue-Cured Tobacco . Learn amount 



& frequency of application of supplemental irrigation required 

 for optimum yields & for efficient production of flue-cured 

 tobacco under high rates of fertilization. 



Agr. Engin., Agron. 205 (S-24) (Also see Part 3, Section a.) 



Ga. Soil Physical and Chemical Studies as Related to Supple- 



mental Irrigation of Field Crops . Obtain data on soils of 

 Coastal Plain area of Georgia useful for determining most effi- 

 cient & economical supplemental irrigation practices for crops. 

 Soils, Agr. Engin. , Agron. 207 Coop. ARS 



Ga. Costs and Innovations in Marketing Flue-Cured Tobacco . 



To (1) determine cost of marketing flue-cured tobacco, (2) 

 evaluate technological innovations which might lower costs & 

 contribute to a more serviceable market facility, & (3) as- 

 certain needed adjustments in length of marketing season & other 

 customs & habits in the marketing arrangement. 

 Agr. Econ., Agron. ES 337 



Hawaii Investigation on the Production of Tobacco . Learn poten- 

 tials of tobacco production in Hawaii. 

 Agron. & Soils 136 



Ky. Breeding Studies with Tobacco . To (l) develop tobacco 



varieties resistant to black root rot, mosaic, brown root rot, 

 fusarium wilt, angular leaf spot, wildfire, streak virus, and 

 black shank, (2) improve smoking qualities of bur ley tobacco 

 by crossing with Turkish tobacco and selecting for aromatic 

 strains, and (3) develop smoking tobaccos of satisfactory 

 quality that are extremely low in nicotine content, and other 

 strains having a maximum total alkaloid content of about 2.5 

 percent. 



Agron. 152 



Ky. The Effect of Cropping and Soil Management Practices on 



Yield and Quality of Bur ley Tobacco . To determine effect of 

 cropping, fertilizing, manuring, liming, etc., on yield & quality 

 of the cured leaf of bur ley. 

 Agron. 153 



