E21-FS-21. Forest tree seed disease organisms. Forest Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland. Grant FG-Po-153 executed May 15, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 626,250 Polish zlotys ($26,094 equivalent).

E25-ADP-3. Decarboxylating enzymes of plant and animal origin. Spanish Institute of Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Grant FG-Sp-131 executed October 28, 1963. Duration: 4 years. Amount: 1,545,000 Spanish pesetas ($25,845 equivalent).

E25-CR-14. Freeing potato seed-tubers of viruses. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agronomicas, Madrid, Spain. Grant FG-Sp-128 executed June 25, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 2,867,500 Spanish pesetas ($47,960 equivalent).

E30-FS-2. Study of the polyhedral virus disease of the gypsy moth. Institute of Plant Protection, Banatska 33, Zemum, Yugoslavia. Grant FG-Yu-101 executed Demember 25, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 39,985 Yugoslav dinars ($53,313 equivalent).

S4-CR-19. Investigation on yellow wilt of sugarbeet and the evaluation of breeding material for resistance to the virus. Industria Azucarera Nacional S.A., Santiago, Chile. Grant FG-Ch-102 executed November 7, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 90,035 Chilean escudos ($29,912 equivalent).

NEW PLANT AND ANIMAL GERM PLASM

A6-CR-4. Cytogenetical studies of rice and its related species. Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. Grant FG-Ta-102 executed July 2, 1963. Duration: 4 years. Amount: 500,000 new Taiwan dollars ($12,500 equivalent).

A6-FS-2. Monograph of the genus Abies (firs). Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. Grant FG-Ta-101 executed May 27, 1963 (effective July 1, 1963). Duration; 4 years. Amount: 783,080 new Taiwan dollars ($19,577 equivalent).

A7-AH-15. Effectiveness of different methods of utilizing available sources of germ plasm in improving the productive performance of poultry. Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry, Rajasthan, India. Grant FG-In-152 executed November 11, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 492,220 Indian rupees ($103,734 equivalent).

A7-CR-1. Hybridization of cultivated Indian and U.S. sugarcane clones with spontaneums to develop hardy and disease- and pest-resistant basic materials suitable to evolve commercial sugarcanes, and to incorporate maize chromosomes into Saccharum cytoplasm. Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India. Grant FG-In-170 executed October 10, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 1,460,397 Indian rupees ($307,776 equivalent).

A7-CR-20. Genetical effects on plants of natural radiations from the Monazite sands of Kerala. University of Kerala, Trivandrum, India. Grant FG-In-116 executed January 19, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 145,760 Indian rupees ($30,764 equivalent).

A7-CR-52. Chemical screening in the family Solanaceae for steroidal alkaloids, especially solasodine. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, India. Grant FGIn-157 executed February 27, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 98,323 Indian rupees ($20,752 equivalent).

A7-CR-59. Polyfructosan biosynthesis in fodder crops and its degradation. Chemistry Department, the University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India. Grant FG-In-163 executed January 18, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 110,100 Indian rupees ($23,238 equivalent).

A10-AH-9. The effect of X-rays on viability genes with special reference to their action in heterozygotes and to the mechanism of heterosis. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. Grant FG-Is-167 executed November 18, 1963. Duration: 4 years. Amount: 103,950 Israel pounds ($34,650 equivalent).

A10-AH-12. The separation of young and old spermatozoa. Agricultural Research Station, National and University Institute of Agriculture, Rehovoth, Israel. Grant FG-Is-152 executed May 19, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 120,590 Israel pounds ($40,197 equivalent).

A10-AH-13. Factors acting in long-term storage of sperm in vivo. The National and University Institute of Agriculture, Rehovoth, Israel. Grant FGIs-153 executed March 8, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 140,120 Israel pounds ($46,707 equivalent).

A10-CR-34. The nature and induction of cytoplasmic male sterility in plants. The National and University Institute of Agriculture, Rehovoth, Israel. Grant FG-IS-171 executed December 11, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 209,180 Israel pounds ($69,727 equivalent).

A10-CR-36. Investigations into new methods for assessing nutrient status (deficiencies and excesses) in citrus trees and other plants (biochemical approach). The National and University Institute of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Station, Beit Dagan, Israel. Grant FG-Is-154 executed March 8, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 206,700 Israeli pounds ($68,900 equivalent).

A10-CR-49. Studies on the experimental morphogenesis of sex organs in plants (Cucumis sativus and C. melo) with the intention of controlling sex expression and by this to enable the development of methods for hybrid seed production in economic plant species. Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovoth, Israel. Grant FG-Is-172 executed December 18, 1963. Duration: 4 years. Amount: 195,555 Israeli pounds ($65,185 equivalent).

A13-CR-1. New crops screening of native plants of South Korea of potential use in the agriculture of the United States. College of Agriculture, Seoul National University, Suwon, Korea. Grant FG-Ko-100 executed January 21, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 6,046,580 Korean won ($46,692 equivalent). A13-FS-1. The fundamental mechanism of root-primordia formation in the cuttings of forest trees. College of Agriculture, Seoul National University, Suwon, Korea. Grant FG-Ko-101 executed February 20, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 3,456,500 Korean won ($26,691 equivalent).

F4-AH-1. Improving and evaluating the Fayoumi and Dandarawi fowls. Animal and Poultry Breeding Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Dokki, Giza, Egypt. Grant FG-Eg-103 executed March 4, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 56,899 Egyptian pounds ($131,110 equivalent).

E15-FS-6. The problem of incompatibility in the grafting of forest trees, especially pines. Istituto di Botanico Agraria e Forestale, Florence, Italy. Grant FG-It-128 executed June 5, 1963. Duration: 4 years. Amount: 26,544,000 Italian lire ($42,744 equivalent).

E15-FS-8. Comparative studies of the photosynthetic efficiencies of poplar hybrids, with investigation of the limiting factors. Istituto di Scienze Botaniche, Universita di Milano, Milan, Italy. Grant FG-It-129 executed July 11, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 42,080,000 Italian lire ($67,762 equivalent).

E19-AMS-11(a). The health condition of seeds in commercial channels: Development of methods suitable for routine testing of seed for seedborne organisms. Rijksproefstation voor Zaadcontrole, Wageningen, Netherlands. Grant FG-Ne102 executed May 6, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 200,800 Netherlands guilders ($55,918 equivalent).

E21-FS-20. Population studies of Norway spruce in Poland. Forestry Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland. Grant FG-Po-160 executed October 15, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 902,850 Polish zlotys ($37,619 equivalent).

OTHER (INCLUDES FIVE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH, NINE FOR FORESTRY RESEARCH, SEVEN IN HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH, NINE IN SOILS RESEARCH, AND OTHERS) UR-A11-(50)-7. Isolation and identification of the nucleic acid derivatives of cane molasses, to obtain information applicable to expanding the utilization of molasses, industrially and in feeds. Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. Grant FG-Ja-108 executed May 24, 1963 (eff. Sept. 1, 1963). Duration: 2 years. Amount: 4,461,700 Japanese yen ($12,394 equivalent).

UR-E15-(10)-17. Separation, determination, and characterization of nontocopherol reducing substances in alfalfa, to provide information of value for improving the stability, and thus the utilization of dehydrated alfalfa. Stazione Sperimentale di Praticoltura, Lodi (Milano), Italy. Grant FG-It-127 executed April 27, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 33,975,000 Italian lire ($54,710 equivalent).

A10-ERS-2(k). Evaluation of long-term programs for agriculture, with respect to requirements and supply of capital. Faculty of Agriculture, the Hebrew University, Rehovoth, Israel. Grant FG-Is-155 executed April 23, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 116,750 Israeli pounds ($38,917 equivalent).

A10-ERS-3(k). Quantitative analysis of optimal water resource development and allocation. Faculty of Agriculture, the Hebrew University, Rehovoth, Israel. Grant FG-Is-151 executed February 25, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 116,780 Israeli pounds ($38,927 equivalent).

A10-ERS-4(k). Comparative analyses of processes of agricultural development and modernization. Department of Sociology, the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. Grant FG-Is-150 executed February 23, 1963. Duration: 2 years. Amount: 78,250 Israeli pounds ($26,083 equivalent).

A10-ERS-9(k). Methods of compilation of agricultural statistics. Central Bureau of Statistics of the Government of Israel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. Grant FG-Is-173 executed December 26, 1963. Duration: 2 years. Amount: 57,000 Israeli pounds ($19,000 equivalent).

E25-ERS-1(k). Food consumption in relation to family income in the rural population in Spain. Comisaria General de Abastecimientos y Transportes, Madrid, Spain. Grant FG-Sp-129 executed July 5, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 4,500,000 Spanish pesetas ($75,276 equivalent).

A17-FS-2. Investigation and evaluation of factors influencing the absorption and penetration of preservatives in tropical timber. Wood Preservation and Wood Chemistry Division, East Pakistan Forest Research Laboratory, Chittagong, Pakistan. Grant FG-Pa-109 executed October 10, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 430,220 Pakistani rupees ($89,629 equivalent).

A17-FS-7. The collection of authentic wood samples and herbarium materials of trees in East Pakistan. Wood Anatomy Section, East Pakistan Forest Research Laboratory, Chittagong, Pakistan. Grant FG-Pa-113 executed October 10, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 151,400 Pakistani rupees ($31,542 equivalent).

E11-FS-2. Nutritional studies of forest trees under various soils and nutrient solution conditions. Greek Atomic Energy Commission, Nuclear Research Center "Democritus," Athens, Greece. Grant FG-Gr-101 executed May 25, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 1,249,000 Greek drachmas ($41,633 equivalent). E21-FS-22. Influence of sowing of lupine on the growth of pine trees. Forest Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland. Grant FG-Po-106 executed March 27, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 564,980 Polish zlotys ($23,541 equivalent). E21-FS-23. Decomposition of forest litter and of thick moss layers in spruce and pine stands. Forest Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland. Grant FG-Po-133 executed March 27, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 1,114,650 Polish zlotys ($46,444 equivalent).

E21-FS-26. A survey of endogenous growth substances in certain forest trees. Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland. Grant FG-Po-161 executed November 15, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 1,302,800 Polish zlotys ($54,283 equivalent).

E25-FS-23. Spanish contribution to multilingual forest terminology with Hispano-American terms. Instituto Forestal de Investigaciones y Experiencias, Madrid, Spain. Grant FG-Sp-130 executed July 9, 1963. Duration: 4 years. Amount: 4,690,000 Spanish pesetas ($78,454 equivalent).

S4-FS-6. Biosynthesis of terpenes in Pinus radiata. Department of Biochemistry, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. Grant FG-Ch-101 executed October 1, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 120,950 Chilean escudos ($40,317 equivalent).

S5-FS-4. Basic studies of the physiological changes in the transition from juvenile to mature stage in certain forest trees. Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. Grant FG-Co-109 executed December 19, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 363,800 Colombian pesos ($36,453 equivalent).

A6-HN-1(a). Studies on the nutritive values of protein and availability of amino acids to human subjects from common Chinese foodstuffs. National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. Grant FG-Ta-105 executed July 2, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 479,000 new Taiwan dollars ($11,975 equivalent).

A6-HN-2(a). Nutritional studies on rice and sweetpotato for the improvement of Formosan diet. College of Agriculture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. Grant FG-Ta-106 executed July 11, 1963. Duration: 2 years. Amount : 249,200 new Taiwan dollars ($6,230 equivalent).

A7-HN-4. Metabolism of ascorbic acid. Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India. Grant FG-In-172 executed September 25, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 423,100 Indian rupees ($89,168 equivalent).

A7-HN-5. Biochemical and nutritional studies of leaf proteins. University College of Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India. Grant FG-In-173 executed September 25, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 192,000 Indian rupees ($40,464 equivalent).

A7-HN-6. Effect of protein malnutrition and of different protein foods on learning performance. Department of Biochemistry, M. S. University of Baroda, Baroda, India. Grant FG-In-176 executed July 23, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 223,090 Indian rupees ($47,036 equivalent).

A13-HN-1. Studies of basal metabolism and energy expenditure of Koreans in daily life and work. College of Medicine, Ewha Woman's University, Seoul, Korea. Grant FG-Ko-104 executed October 30, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 2,003,750 Korean won ($15,473 equivalent).

F4-HN-1. A survey of amino acid content and biological value of the protein in the major varieties of food crops in Egypt. The National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt. Grant FG-Eg-104 executed December 1, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 36,536 Egyptian pounds ($84,204 equivalent).

A7-SWC-17. Molybdenum and iron as plant nutrients. Department of Botany, the University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India. Grant FG-In-151 executed March 2, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 280,200 Indian rupees ($59,139 equivalent).

A10-SWC-5. Performance and scientific design of sprinklers used for irrigation. Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. Grant FG-Is-162 executed December 3, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 201,500 Israeli pounds ($67,167 equivalent).

A10-SWC-8. The mode of occurrence of minor elements in sediments and soils; a fundamental study for the understanding of the behavior and distribution of minor elements in soils. Department of Geology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. Grant FG-Is-157 executed May 6, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 127,040 Israeli pounds ($42,347 equivalent). A10-SWC-15, Microheterometric methods for the quick and precise determination of trace elements in agriculture. Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, Grant FG-Is-158 executed May 31, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 108,990 Israeli pounds ($36,330 equivalent).

A10-SWC-19. The effects of considerable reduction in the intensity of sprinkling irrigation for increased yields, decrease in water duty, and improved soil conditions. Faculty of Agriculture, the Hebrew University, Rehovoth, Israel. Grant FG-Is-164 executed November 8, 1963. Duration: 4 years. Amount: 177,190 Israeli pounds ($59,063 equivalent).

A10-SWC-25. Removal of suspended matter and turbidity from water by flocculation with polyelectrolyte coagulants and coagulation aids. Technion Research & Development Foundation, Ltd., Haifa, Israel. Grant FG-Is-148 executed March 15, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 131,960 Israeli pounds ($43,987 equivalent).

A10-SWC-32. Soil water evaporation and means of minimizing it. The National and University Institute of Agriculture, Rehovoth, Israel. Grant FGIs-163 executed October 20, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 222,060 Israeli pounds ($74,020 equivalent).

E25-SWC-7. Study of the retention of some substances of insecticidal and weed-controlling potential by the principal specific clay constituents. Faculty of Science, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. Grant FG-Sp-132 executed October 31, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 4,483,000 Spanish pesetas ($80,796 equivalent).

E15-AE-1. The development of methods and equipment for breaking up cohesive clay soils into small clods sizes up to deep depths. Institute of Agricultural Engineering, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Grant FG-It-130 executed October 2, 1963. Duration: 3 years. Amount: 21,025,000 Italian lire ($33,857 equivalent).

A7-CR-87. Physiology of seed germination in relation to the early production of ascorbic acid and ascorbic acid oxidase in wheat (Triticum) and peanut (Arachis). University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India. Grant FG-In-182 executed November 27, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 255,700 Indian rupees ($53.888 equivalent).

A10-CR-37. The mineral nutritional balance and its application to fruit growing. The National and University Institute of Agriculture, Beit Dagan, Israel. Grant FG-Is-165 executed November 10, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 223,500 Israeli pounds ($74,500 equivalent).

A10-CR-45. Establishment and maintenance of seeded dryland range under semiarid conditions. The National and University Institute of Agriculture, Rehovoth, Israel. Grant FG-Is-149 executed February 18, 1963. Duration 4 years. Amount: 303,480 Israeli pounds ($101,160 equivalent).

E21-AH-6. Content of trace elements in forage crops in relation to the stage of development of the plants, the methods of gathering and storage. College of Agriculture, Poznan, Poland. Grant FG-Po-150 executed April 10, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 1,135,480 Polish zlotys ($47,312 equivalent).

E21-AH-7. The reactions in the guinea pig liver microsomes during the protein biosynthesis in vitro. The Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Warsaw, Poland. Grant FG-Po-154 executed September 1, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 1,449,875 Polish zlotys ($60,411 equivalent).

E21-CR-31. Study of the cause of root greening in carrot. Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Cracow, Poland. Grant FG-Po-158 executed December 17, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 1,200,495 Polish zlotys ($50,021 equivalent).

E21-CR-35. Studies on mineral elements and carbon content in young apple trees as influenced by their bearing age. Research Institute of Pomology, Skierniewice, Poland. Grant FG-Po-159 executed October 1, 1963. Duration: 5 years. Amount: 936,150 Polish zlotys ($39,006 equivalent).

Dr. HILBERT. In addition to research agreements that have been executed, there are about 270 close to completion. These include grants which are awaiting signature by the potential grantee. Sixty projects have had their cost negotiated and we are in the act of preparing research agreements on these. Then there are 192 which have been approved for negotiation of costs.

Up until the present time, there have been 300 scientific and technical articles published on the research done abroad. The reprints of these research and technical articles are made available to our research divisions who then handle them the same way they do their regular research and technical publications; that is, from the standpoint of disseminating the information. In addition we have received 130 manuscripts which have been sent away for publication. In other words, those are presumed to be published within the next year.

PATENTS

Ten patent applications are in process of development and filing with the Patent Office on useful discoveries. These patents, of course, will be dedicated to the Secretary of Agriculture and will be available on a royalty-free basis to American industry.

Mr. HORAN. Do you have a list of them?

Dr. HILBERT. I will be glad to submit it for the record. I do not have it with me.

(The material requested follows:)

ANTICIPATED PATENTS ARISING FROM THE PUBLIC LAW 480 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

France: Compounds to control microbial activity.

Israel: A multifunctional initiator soluble in organic solvents.

Apparatus for simultaneous measurement of photosynthesis and transpiration. Provitamin A 2 and its production.

Italy: A new dextran derivative.

Spain: Ways and means of congealing liquid products by refrigeration and atomization.

United Kingdom: Organometallic derivatives of unsaturated acetoacetates. Novel reaction of carbohydrate with alpha-halogen halogeno ethers to give sugar alkylacetals.

Optically active carbohydrate polymides.
Antioxidants in oats.

PROGRESS OF PROGRAM

Dr. HILBERT. Mr. Chairman, would you care to have me describe some of the progress that has been made?