Improvement in Wheat

J. Allen Clark

No 373305, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: [Contents:] Around the World with the Breeders of Wheat --- The Story of Wheat Improvement in the United States --- Varieties and Classes of Wheat --- Varieties Developed by Private or Public Agencies --- A Survey of Wheat Breeding (Varieties Developed by Introduction – Varieties Developed by Selection – Varieties Developed by Hybridization) --- The Work of Wheat Breeders in Foreign Countries (North America – South America – Europe – Asia – Africa – Oceania) --- Progress in Genetic Research with the Wheat Plant (Inheritance of Qualitative Characters [Color of Kernel – Awnedness] – Inheritance of Quantitative Characters [Maturity (Early or Late) – Winter Hardiness] – Inheritance of Disease Reactions [Stem Rust Reactions – Bunt Reactions] – Inheritance of Quality Characters [Protein Content - Baking Strength] – Wheat Species, Cytology, and Crossability [Interspecific Crosses – Intergeneric Crosses] – Statistical Methods – Improvement in Present Wheat-Breeding Methods) --- Literature Cited --- Appendix (Commercial Varieties of Wheat Grown in the United States, by Classes and in the Order of Estimated Acreage in 1929 – Recommended Varieties of Wheat for Commercial Growing, by States and Classes – Recommended Commercial Varieties of Unknown Origin or Introduced and Developed by Selection or Hybridization and First Distributed in the United States by Farmers, Seedsmen, or Private Breeders – Commercial Varieties Introduced or Developed and First Distributed in the States by State and Federal Agricultural Experiment Stations – United States Breeding Stations, Wheat Breeders, Breeding Methods, Commercial Varieties, Promising New Strains, Present Work, and Objectives – Canadian Wheat Breeding Stations, Varieties, Wheat Breeders, and Present Work – Wheat Breeding Stations, Directors, and Wheat Breeders in Foreign Countries).

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 96
Date: 1936
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.373305

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