Hybrid corn trials: Effect of summer temperatures on corn maturity in Santa Barbara County
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Harwood L. HallAuthor Affiliations
Harwood L. Hall is Farm Advisor, Santa Barbara County, University of California.Publication Information
Hilgardia 9(7):14-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n07p14. July 1955.
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Abstract
Temperature differences may be so great between relatively nearby areas as to cause hybrid corn varieties to perform in widely different ways.
Hall H. 1955. Hybrid corn trials: Effect of summer temperatures on corn maturity in Santa Barbara County. Hilgardia 9(7):14-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n07p14
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