Cereal breeding: Investigations show awned wheat exceeds awnless in yield, kernel weight and test weight per bushel

Suneson, C

Cereal breeding: Investigations show awned wheat exceeds awnless in yield, kernel weight and test weight per bushel

Author

Coit A. Suneson

Author Affiliations

Coit A, Suneson is Associate in Agronomy in the University of California College of Agriculture Experiment Station, Davis and Agronomist, United States Department of Agriculture.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 4(7):5-7. DOI:10.3733/ca.v004n07p5. July 1950.

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Abstract

The grain of the awned varieties of Baart wheat and of Onas wheat weighs about one pound per bushel more than the grain of the awnless varieties.

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