-56- 



N. Mex. 



Wyo. 



Testing Sugar Beet Strains and Varieties for Curly-Top 

 and Leaf; Spot Resistance" ! To (1) test strains & varieties 

 of Sugar Beets for yield, percentage sugar, size & shape of 

 beets, & resistance to curly-top & leaf spot; (2) increase 

 in isolated plantings, seed of select mother roots which have 

 characters sought in objective 1; & (3) increase select seed 

 lots in isolated plantings to make seed available for com- 

 mercial plantings. 



Agron. 9 Coop. ARS 



Use of Herbicides for Control of Weeds in Sugar Beets . 

 (l) Screen & evaluate promising herbicides for control of weeds 

 in beets. (2) Learn effect of chemicals upon yield & composi- 

 tion of beets. (3) Devise & develop a band method for field 

 application of herbicides. 



Agron. 608 



Ark. 



Hawaii 



Hawaii 



B. Cane and Sorgo 



Ecology and Control of the Sugar Cane Beetle (Rough-Headed 

 Corn Stalk Beetle) . To (1) develop an effective & practical 

 insecticidal control, (2) arrive at an understanding of insect's 

 ecological needs as a prerequisite to control through management, 

 identifying areas prone to attack, & learning conditions favor- 

 able for outbreaks. 



Ent. 458 



The Growth of Saccharum Qfficinarum as Affected by Enyiron- 

 mentalConditions with Special Reference to Moisture . To (1) 

 continue studies under the original project 653* but using var- 

 iety 32-8560, with the view of refining the concept of fitting 

 crop growth to environment; & (2) to work out a formula for the 

 control of moisture relations of sugarcane through irrigation 

 based on the physiological status of plant in relation to atmos- 

 pheric conditions, soil moisture, & fertilization. 



PI. Physiol. 653-1 



The Growth of Sugar Cane. Saccharum Qfficinarum. as Af- 

 fected by Environmental and Other Factors. — Physiological Factors 

 Influencing Organogenesis (Development of Organs) in Saccharum . 

 To determine physiological factors influencing development of 

 vegetative & reproductive organs of certain varietal hybrids of 

 S. Qfficinarum . 



PI. Path., Bot. 653.2 



