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The Tropical Agriculturist. The Agricultural Journal of Ceylon September 1934

1934

The Tropical Agriculturist September 1934 EDITORIAL THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE THE great duty entrusted to the Imperial Institute is the development of the resources of the Empire. [...] DISCUSSION The yield curve for the period from the end of 1931 until the end of 1933 assumes the form of a parabola the lowest point of which is at the last pick (October-November) of 1933. [...] The cause of this would appear to be the setback to the metabolic processes of the tree caused by the drought in the loss of leaves through wilting and the death of roots. [...] By checking surface "run off" and increasing the water retaining capacity of the soil forests tend to raise the volume of spring flow at the expense of surface drainage for the leafy canopy first breaks the fall of the rain which is then absorbed by the spongy organic subtances in the leaf litter and in the soil. [...] The vigour of the seedling root system is an important factor in determining the size of the scion and indirectly the yield of the scion.
agriculture environment
Pages
63
Published in
Sri Lanka
SARF Document ID
sarf.120021
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-ii unknown view
Editorial
139-140 unknown view
Some Notes on the Effects of Drought on the Yield of Coconut Palms
141-150 Malcolm Park view
Studies on Paddy Cultivation
151-157 J.C. Haigh view
The Importance of Forests in Mountainous Countries With Special Reference to the Hill Forests of Cyprus
158-160 unknown view
The Handling of Some Philippine Fruits with Special Reference to the Ethylene Borax and Paraffin Treatment
161-164 unknown view
Extracts from the Annual Report of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya
165-167 unknown view
The Settlement on the Ford Rubber Concession in Brazil
168-171 unknown view
Rejuvenating Old Rubber Plantations
172-176 unknown view
A Disease of the Durian Tree
177-179 unknown view
The Imperial Institute
180-180 unknown view
Report on Geranium Oil from Ceylon
181-184 unknown view
Rubber Research Scheme (Ceylon)
185-187 unknown view
Two Caterpillar Pests of Citrus
188-193 unknown view
Animal Disease Return for the Monthended 31 August 1934
194-194 M. Crawford view
Metrological Report
195-195 H. Jameson view

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