The Cereal in America ...O. Judd Company, 1904 - 421 páginas |
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... considerable . Heredity , however , is a silent force , which acts without expense . If a plant be discovered that would produce because of the force of inheritance only one grain of maize more on each ear than at present , it would be ...
... considerable . Heredity , however , is a silent force , which acts without expense . If a plant be discovered that would produce because of the force of inheritance only one grain of maize more on each ear than at present , it would be ...
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... considerably shorter and a few considerably taller than the average . The length or weight of a number of ears of maize will vary in the same manner as shown in wheat . ( 42 ) In fact this seems to be a universal law of organic beings ...
... considerably shorter and a few considerably taller than the average . The length or weight of a number of ears of maize will vary in the same manner as shown in wheat . ( 42 ) In fact this seems to be a universal law of organic beings ...
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... considerable variation in the number of flowers maturing seed , due to variety and environment . In the varieties of ... considerably with variety and thereby fur STRUCTURE OF WHEAT 31.
... considerable variation in the number of flowers maturing seed , due to variety and environment . In the varieties of ... considerably with variety and thereby fur STRUCTURE OF WHEAT 31.
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Thomas Forsyth Hunt. shaped . They vary considerably with variety and thereby fur nish means of distinguishing varieties . They may vary in color from light yellow to black , uniformly or in streaks , may be smooth or hairy ( sometimes ...
Thomas Forsyth Hunt. shaped . They vary considerably with variety and thereby fur nish means of distinguishing varieties . They may vary in color from light yellow to black , uniformly or in streaks , may be smooth or hairy ( sometimes ...
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... considerable quantities of soluble carbohydrates ( sugar ) , but probably little if any starch . About one - sixth is fat or oil and about one - third is protein , the two thus constituting one - half of the embryo . The proteids of the ...
... considerable quantities of soluble carbohydrates ( sugar ) , but probably little if any starch . About one - sixth is fat or oil and about one - third is protein , the two thus constituting one - half of the embryo . The proteids of the ...
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aleurone aleurone layer barley bran breeding bushels bushels per acre cent cereals climate clover color common wheat corn crop crude fiber culm cultivated dent maize drill dry matter ears embryo endosperm farm feet field five flint flour flowering glume fodder four germination gliadin glumes gluten grade grain grass growing grown growth harrow harvested Hessian fly hull husk Illinois Station inches deep increase influence injury insects land less lime maize plant manure maturity method nitrogen North North Dakota oats obtained panicle percentage phosphoric acid plat plowing pollen pounds produced protein rachis rainfall rice ripening roots rows season seed bed selection silage smut soil sowing sown species spike spikelets spring wheat stalks starch Station found stover straw sweet maize tassel tion U. S. Dept usually variation vary weeds winter wheat yellow yield of grain yield of maize
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Página 14 - What would be the result? In five staples only in the United States alone the inexhaustible forces of nature would produce annually without effort and without cost: « 5,200,000 extra bushels of corn : 15,000,000 extra bushels of wheat; 20,000,000 extra bushels of oats; 1,500,000 extra bushels of barley; 21,000,000 extra bushels of potatoes.
Página 343 - No. 3 barley shall Include slightly shrunken and otherwise slightly damaged barley not good enough for No. 2. No. 4 barley shall include all barley fit for malting purposes not good enough for No. 3. No. 5...
Página 275 - No. 3 Yellow Corn shall be three-fourths yellow, reasonably dry and reasonably clean, but not sufficiently sound for No. 2.
Página 14 - The vast possibilities of plant breedinig can hardly be estimated. It would not be difficult for one man to breed a new rye, wheat, barley, oats or rice which would produce one grain more to each head, or a corn which would produce an extra kernel to each ear, another potato to each plant, or an apple, plum, orange or nut to each tree. What would be the result?
Página 15 - But these vast possibilities are not alone for one year, or for our own time or race, but are beneficent legacies for every man, woman or child who shall ever inhabit the earth. And who can estimate the elevating and refining influences and moral value of flowers with all their graceful forms and bewitching shades and combinations of colors, and exquisitely varied perfumes?