Plant Breeding

Series

Series Name

Roundabout

Issue

Issue No.

49

Date Released

Jun 1966

Completion

Apr 1966

Length of issue (in feet)

862

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Canadian Glass
2. 2Plant Breeding
3. 3Thai Boxing
4. 4Football Making
5. 5Stanley Matthews

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

COI synopsis: A plant-breeding station in Wales where students learn techniques for improving the quality of grass and clover for pasturelands and where a Madras student is seen collecting grass pollen.

Keywords

Agriculture; Horticulture; Science and technology

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 53 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1072/49

Credits:

Commentator

Brian Cobby

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Producer

Frances Cockburn

Producer

Rosanne Brownrigg

Story extras:

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