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Tex. O at Improvement . To (l) develop or discover new 



varieties of oats superior to present varieties and adapted 

 to producing grain, forage or a combination of the two from 

 fall or spring seeding, (2) study cold resistance or tolerance 

 of varieties and strains, cooperate in testing hardiness of 

 introduced strains and study nature of winter hardiness in 

 oats, (3) develop oat varieties resistant to crown rust, stem 

 rust and Helmintho-sporium blight, etc., (h) study forage and 

 feed quality characteristics of oat varieties and strains 

 under several environmental conditions and develop varieties 

 especially adapted for grain, winter pasture, hay or oat 

 silage, (5) cooperate with Department of Entomology in search 

 for oat germ plasm resistant to greenbugs, etc., (6) cooperate 

 in regional trials of yield, disease and insect resistance 

 and winter hardiness and development of multiple factor 

 genetic stock and (7) conduct research to increase knowledge of 

 practical problems of the crop, study wild and cultivated 

 species related to common oats for characteristics of value. 

 Agron., EL. Physiol, and Path. 1027 Coop. ARS 



Tex. Ba rley Improvement . To (l) develop or discover new 



varieties of barley superior to present varieties and 

 adapted to production of grain, forage or as combination of 

 the two (2) incorporate into adapted varieties resistance to 

 greenbugs from Omugi and other oriental varieties (3) to continue 

 to search for resistance to diseases attacking barley, such 

 as mildew, smuts, leaf blotches, and false stripe, (h) develop 

 varieties resistant to leaf and stem rust for central and 

 southern parts of the state where over wintering of the 

 diseases on barley may influence spread to wheat and barley 

 farther north, (5) learn cold resistance or tolerance of 

 varieties and new strains and recommend use of varieties by 

 areas in accordance with know hardiness, (6) give attention 

 to forage characteristics of barley varieties and new strains 

 in developing varieties suited for fall and winter grazing, 



(7) cooperate in trials of yield, tests of disease resistance, 

 insect resistance, hardiness and development of multiple 

 factor genetic stocks of value in the breeding program, 



(8) investigate additional commercial uses for barley and 



(9) conduct research to increase understanding of practical 

 problems of the crop. 



Agron., PI. Physiol., Path. 1029 Coop. ARS 



