xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"

SCHEDULEPROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR 1991-92 OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN MATTERS AFFECTING THE GROWING OF HOME-GROWN BEET

PART IPROJECTS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE PERSONS OR BODIES DESCRIBED IN RELATION THERETO AND ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE TO BE INCURRED IN CARRYING THEM OUT

£££

A.  RESEARCH

1.  Agronomy, physiology, nutrition and pest and disease control: Broom’s Barn Experimental Station

1,420,450

Lessincome form Broom’s Barn Experimental Station

120,450
1,300,000

2.  Variety and other trials: National Institute of Agricultural Botany, Cambridge

118,873

Lessincome from National Institute of Agricultural Botany

2,000
116,873

3.  Physiology, rhizomania disease, and aphid resistance: Rothamsted Experimental Station

130,050

4.  Crop Husbandry: Morley Research Centre

103,762

5.  Rhizomania and other virus diseases, and aphid resistance: MAFF Harpenden Laboratory

71,692

6.  Nitrogen application and leaching: MAFF Gleadthorpe Experimental Husbandry Farm

13,832

7.  Lifting mechanisms: MAFF (ADAS) Mechanisation Unit, Silsoe

8,885

8.  Control of weeds and wind erosion of soil: MAFF Arthur Rickwood Experimental Husbandry Farm

26,959

9.  Effects of straw incorporation and physiology: MAFF Terrington Experimental Husbandry Farm

3,618
1,775,671

B.  EDUCATION

British Sugar p.l.c.:

1.  Publicity:

(a)British Sugar Beet Review

41,500

(b)Photographic Expenses

2,800

(c)Warning Schemes

17,000
61,300

2.  Demonstrations:

(d)Salaries and research programme

212,770

(e)Materials and maintenance of equipment

60,900

(f)Education

66,250
339,920

3.  Audit Fee

1,600

4.  Value Added Tax

54,033
456,853
2,232,524

PART IIESTIMATE OF GENERAL EXPENSES

£££

1.  Travelling and subsistence expenses of members and officers of the Sugar Beet Research and Education Committee and its sub-committees

9,075

2.  Administrative charges:

(a)Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

23,198

(b)National Audit Office

3,388

(c)National Investment Loans Office

4,568
31,154

3.  Institut International de Recherches Betteraviè (IIRB):

(a)Subscriptions

15,048
  • Lessrecoverable subscriptions

1,947
13,101

(b)Expenses and visits

14,070
27,171

4.  Other Items:

(a)Visits abroad (excluding IIRB)

3,255

(b)Contingencies

(i)General

49,821

(ii)Rhizomania disease

30,000
83,076
b/f from Part I2,232,524
Estimate of amount of expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the programme2,383,000