The Evolution of Gossypium

摘要: THE function of the Empire Cotton Growing Corporation is to assist in promotion cotton-growing various countries British or Commonwealth. This aim largely realized by close co-operation with local governing authorities territories, carrying out a wide programme research designed maintain improve quality crops and increase yield selection initial expansion new seed stocks, overcoming circumventing pest disease attack, effecting improvements many aspects tropical sub-tropical crop husbandry. The started main Research Station Trinidad 1926 encouraged fundamental studies botany, plant physiology genetics so that cotton breeders would have firmer foundations for their work on commercial crops. increasing complexity modern problems necessitates considerable extension this side Corporation. has been closed new, larger station being established Uganda, where closer contact field-workers Africa may be made. Evolution Gossypium And Differentiation Cultivated Cottons. By J. B. Hutchinson, R. A. Silow S. G. Stephens. Being Final Report Genetics Department, Station, Trinidad, B.W.I. Pp. xi + 160. (London, New York Toronto : Oxford University Press, 1947.) 15s. net.