GRAIN LEGUME PRODUCTION : ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT

PROJECT WAS ORIENTED TO EMPHASIZE WORLDWIDE OR REGIONAL ASPECTS OF RESEARCH. BREEDING FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE WAS MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF PROJECT HEADQUARTERED IN PUERTO RICO; INCREASING YIELDS AND QUALITY WAS OBJECTIVE IN IRAN. US WITHDREW FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR IRAN PROJECT AT END OF 1971 ... PUERTO RICO DEVELOPED BEAN LINE RESISTANT TO WHITEFLY-TRANSMITTED VIRUS. CLOSE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN LEGUME IMPROVEMENT WORKERS AND ADMINISTRATORS RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNDING LEGUME RESEARCH IS NECESSARY IN EACH COUNTRY... IRARIANS ARE NOW RUNNING THEIR OWN LEGUME PROJECT AFTER AMERICAN PHASE-OUT. MAJOR FACTORS INPEDING FUTURE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE INADEQUATE FUNDING AND UNCERTAINLY CONCERNING CONTINUATION OF PROJECT.