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Fla. Small. Grain improvement by Breeding and Selection * (1) Develop 



high yielding adapted varieties of small grains possessing desirable 

 agronomic characteristics for grain and forage production with 

 resistance to major disease and insect pests, (2) Conduct studies 

 on diseases and inheritance of disease resistance and agronomic 

 characters to develop a more effective breeding program; determine 

 reliable methods of evaluating breeding lines for their forage 

 production. 



Agron., PI. Path. 783 



Ga. Variety Testing. Breeding, and Culture of Grain Sorghums 



In Georgia . To (1) determine adaptation of existing varieties 

 and strains, (2) breed varieties for high yielding ability, 

 disease resistance, quality, and other agronomic characters and 

 investigate feasibility of developing grain sorghum hybrids for 

 commercial production, (3) learn proper planting date for grain 

 sorghums, (4) learn proper row spacing and seeding rate, (5) 

 learn most economical fertilizer practice, (6) learn varietal 

 types best suited for combining and effect combining has on grain 

 moisture content, and (7) evaluate insect damage and devise 

 control means. 

 Agron. 30 



Ga. Corn Breeding . To develop high yielding white and yellow 



corn hybrids and varieties well adapted to various soil and 

 climatic conditions of Georgia. 

 Agron. 34 



Idaho Biology. Ecology and Control of Insects Affecting Dryland 



Cereals . To (1) survey dryland grain growing areas to determine 

 insect species present, their abundance and economic importance; 

 (2) make detailed studies on life histories of those found to be 

 major pests; (3) make detailed studies on ecologies of major pests 

 to find how ecological factors influence their abundance and degree 

 of economic damage; and (4) develop practical control measures for 

 all major economic species. 

 But. 267 



Ind. Soft Winter Wheat Breeding. Genetics, and Pathology. 



(1) Develop highly productive, pastry quality soft winter wheat 

 varieties, adapted to production under high fertility conditions 

 and resistant to weather, disease, and insect hazards. (2) Learn 

 relations and interrelations of plant characters with respect to 

 yield and adaptation. (3) Analyze inheritance of plant characters 

 contributing to field performance; (4) resistance to hessian fly 

 and wheat diseases. (5) Evaluate superior sources of and charac- 

 terize resistance to major diseases and insects. (6)Provide data 

 on significance, epidemiology, and genetics of virulence of causal 

 organisms. (7) Evaluate chemical and physical methods of disease 

 control. 



Bot., PI. Path., Agron. 969 Coop. ARS 



