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Tex. Barley Improvement . To (l) develop or discover new 



varieties of barley superior to present varieties, and 

 adapted to production of grain, forage, or a combination 

 of the two, (2) incorporate into adapted varieties resistsmce 

 to greenbugs from Omugi and other oriental varieties, and to 

 continue search for resistance to greenbugs, etc., (3) attempt 

 to incorporate resistance to diseases attacking barlev, such 

 as mildew, smuts, leaf blotches, and false stripe, (4) develop 

 varieties resistant to leaf and stem rust for central and 

 southern parts of state where overwintering of the diseases 

 on barley may influence spread to vAieat 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 known hardiness, (6) give attention to forage 

 characteristics of barley varieties and new strains in developing 

 varieties suited for fall and winter grazing, (?) 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, (9) conduct research to increase 

 understanding of practical problems of the crop. 

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



W. Va. Breeding Winter Barley for Hi^ Yields and Powdery Mildew 

 Resistance . Develop high yielding varieties of winter hardy 

 barley resistant to powdery mildew. Study reaction of available 

 strains to prevalent strains of mildew in field and greenhouse. 

 Agron., PI. Genet. 65 (NE-23) 



Wis. The Varieties of Barley and Cultural Practices Dealing with 



the Production of Barley, and Breeding for Malting Quality: 

 Research on Evaluation of Malting Quality of Barley . To breed 

 new barley varieties for economical grain production and good 

 industrial quality. 



PI. Path., Agron. 530, Coop. USD A 



Wis. Reaction of Accessions of Barley (Hordeum Spp.) in the 



World Collections^ of Small Grains to the Yellow Dwarf Virus. 

 Screen the C.I. collection of barley for resistance to the 

 yellow dwarf virus, and make resistant barley available to 

 breeders. 



Agron. 761 (NC-7) 



