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Pa. Breeding Sweet Corn Hybrids Adapted for the Northeast 



With Farticular Emphasis on Bacterial Wilt Resistance . (TT 

 Screen inbred s, hybrids, synthetics, and open pollinated 

 populations for resistance to Stewart *s disease caused by 

 Bacterium Stewart i (E.F.S.) study correlation between wilt 

 resistance and other physiological and morphological character- 

 istics ; (3) participate in uniform trials designed to evaluate 

 sweet corn hybrids and inbreds for adaptation in the Northeastern 

 Region. 



Hort., Bot., PI. Path. 1307 (NE-32) 



Tex. The Breeding and Improvement of Spinach Varieties for 



Texas, Including Resistance to Diseases . To (1) test domestic 

 and foreign introductions of spinach and also all breeding 

 material for resistance to white rust, downy mildew, and virus 

 diseases; and (2) develop varieties, through breeding and selection, 

 resistant to white rust and other diseases, and acceptable for 

 canning, freezing, and fresh spinach shipping industries. 

 Hort. 489 Coop. ARS 



