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Ky. Corn Breeding . To produce better inbred lines of corn 



imd better hybrids for use in Kentucky than now grovm. 

 Agron. 155 



Md. Breedin/^ for Better Dent Corn . To (l) continue effort to 



correct deficiencies in hybrid corn by replacement vrith new 

 hybrids, or by modifying hybrids now in use, (2) concentrate 

 more favorable genes in the germ plasm of useful inbreds by 

 intercrossing, backcrossing, and selection, (3) evaluate 

 inbreds and their hybrid progenies with regard to general 

 productivity, disease resistance, stalk strength, retention 

 of ears after maturity, tolerance to drou^t, response to 

 rate of planting, and other characters of agronomic importance. 

 Agron. B-50, Coop. USDA 



Miss. Corn Disease Investigations in Relation to Breeding for 

 Resistance . Evaluate existing inbred and hybrid lines for 

 resistance to the following: physoderma brown spot, northern 

 corn leaf blight, common corn smut, southern corn leaf bli^t, 

 helminthosporium leaf spot and ear rot, seedling bli^t, and 

 other diseases. Incorporate resistance to these diseases into 

 inbred lines being developed. Improve old and develop new 

 techniques for rapid and efficient testing of disease resistance. 

 PI. Path. HL-14, Coop. USDA 



Mo. Breeding Hybrid Corn for Missouri . To (l) develop 



agronomic ally superior hybrids, (2) develop hybrids for special 

 purposes, (3; conduct investigations in pathological, entomo- 

 logical, and cultural problems, and in breeding techniques. 

 Field Crops 85 (NC-7) Coop. ARS 



N. J. Study of Some Factors Affecting Corn Yield . To (l) 



develop cultural improvements and techniques to further increase 

 productiveness of hybrids, (2) determine which hybrids have the 

 ability to produce top yields under intense management and (3) 

 check effect of planting pattern on stalk rot incidence as well 

 as other factors. 



Agron* , Fann Crops. 228 



N. J. Studies on Diseases of Field Corn . To learn extent of, 

 and control measures for, root and stalk rot; effect of 

 fertilizers on incidence of these diseases; species of leaf 

 blight in state, source of inoculation, and conditions 

 favoring its spread. 



PI. Path., Agron. 476 



