The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryO. Judd, 1908 - 369 páginas |
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... sown as a moderate estimate ; 400 as a possible one ; and 10 to 12 as a practical one . Herodotus said that on the irrigated land of Assyria , wheat yielded from two to three hundred fold , and grew to giant size . Fifty grains of wheat ...
... sown as a moderate estimate ; 400 as a possible one ; and 10 to 12 as a practical one . Herodotus said that on the irrigated land of Assyria , wheat yielded from two to three hundred fold , and grew to giant size . Fifty grains of wheat ...
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... sown , care must be exercised lest this force of natural selection operate disadvantageously , for fewer seeds are no longer a disadvantage in reproduction . If for any reason , such as being brought to a new climate , wheat shows an ...
... sown , care must be exercised lest this force of natural selection operate disadvantageously , for fewer seeds are no longer a disadvantage in reproduction . If for any reason , such as being brought to a new climate , wheat shows an ...
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... sowing two varieties the harvest period can be lengthened , and the danger of green cutting and shattering be avoided . Wheat and rye have been successfully hybridized by a number of experimenters , but as yet with no valuable results ...
... sowing two varieties the harvest period can be lengthened , and the danger of green cutting and shattering be avoided . Wheat and rye have been successfully hybridized by a number of experimenters , but as yet with no valuable results ...
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... Sown upon the same soil , all gave approximately the same results in yield and quality of grain and straw . They also matured at the same date , and had like periods of development . Another experiment was made in which seed raised from ...
... Sown upon the same soil , all gave approximately the same results in yield and quality of grain and straw . They also matured at the same date , and had like periods of development . Another experiment was made in which seed raised from ...
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... sown grain , which ripens earlier from southern - grown seed . Wheat raised on the sea coast develops special characteristics due , at least in part , to climate . In southern Russia Arnautka wheat attains its highest perfection only ...
... sown grain , which ripens earlier from southern - grown seed . Wheat raised on the sea coast develops special characteristics due , at least in part , to climate . In southern Russia Arnautka wheat attains its highest perfection only ...
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