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MCR - Miscellaneous Reports Collection
- 2 - North Africa and Orient
  - 8 - Canaries

Ref No	MCR/2/8/1
Alt Ref No	MR/82
Alt Ref No	geographical classification 2.63
Title	Agriculture in the Canary Islands with special reference to Bananas and Tomatoes by E Holmes; Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Intelligence Dept (Agricultural Section) Report no 1
Description	Typescript report with appendices, regarding banana cultivation and pests; tomato cultivation; cultivation of other crops including potatoes, cactus for the cochineal industry, grape vine, onions, maize, lupins and sisal; suggestions relating to fertilizer; in addition to general information relating to the Canary Islands. Includes typescript letters and notes from and to Sir Arthur William Hill relating to the report, in particular regarding the physiological differences in individual plants of the Cavendish banana. With maps of the Canary Islands.
Date	Sep 1929-30 Apr 1930
Subject	Bananas
	Plant parasites
	Potatoes
	Commercial products
	Cochineal insect industry
	Tomatoes
Format	Typescript
Collection Title	Miscellaneous Reports
Level	File
Extent	1 volume
Language	English

Associated persons and organisations

Code	Name	Dates
DS/UK/189	Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI); Intelligence Department; Agricultural Section; 1926-2008	1926-2008
DS/UK/141	Hill; Sir; Arthur William (1875-1941); Knight; British botanist and director of Kew	1875-1941

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