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IN a recent issue (Mar. 10, p. 362) we directed attention to the scientific work being carried on in the cotton fields by the Empire Cotton Growing Corporation, and the possibility of this work being checked, if not discontinued, because of the difficult position in which the Lancashire industry finds itself. The publication of the reports of the experiment stations founded by the Corporation for the year 1926-27, comes therefore at an opportune moment; as they throw a considerable light on the character of the research instituted—probably in the long run the most important of its many activities. A sound scientific basis appears to have been laid for the success of its effort to increase the quantity and improve the quality of the cotton being produced within the British Empire. These reports are collected in a handy volume of about 250 pages, interspersed with tables, diagrams, plates and maps, and placed before the public at the low figure of half a crown.
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Cotton Research and Industry. Nature 121, 561–564 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/121561a0
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