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Kans. Breeding and Production of Soybeans, Sweet Clover and 



Special Crops* A. Soybean investigations. To (A) obtain by 

 breeding, selection and testing more satisfactory varieties 

 of soybeans for yield, content, and quality of oil, and adapt- 

 ability to combine harvesting. 

 Agron. 241 Coop. ARS 



Ky. Improvement of Soybean Production in Kentucky , (l) Learn 



adaptability of promising new strains & named varieties. (2) 

 Evaluate cultural practices likely to result in improved pro- 

 duction, as: land preparation & cultivation, soil treatments 

 & crop rotation, planting methods; spacing & rates - solid or 

 row planting, distance between rows, etc.; planting date, 

 methods of weed control. 

 Agron. 172 Coop. ARS 



La. Soybean Breeding . To develop varieties of soybeans which 



are particularly well adapted for the production of seed, forage 

 & soil improvement under varying soil & climatic conditions in 

 Louisiana. 



Crops, Soils 134 Coop. ARS 



Minn. Soybean Genetics . To (l) study inheritance & heritability 



of important characters in soybeans, (2) learn mode of action 

 & study segregation in succeeding generations of genes deter- 

 mining quantitative characters in soybeans, (3) evaluate respon- 

 ses of known genotypes under various environmental conditions 

 with particular respect to effects on maturity, oil content, & 

 yield, (4) study & develop technics of investigation of quan- 

 titative inheritance. 



Agron., PI. Genet. 1322 Coop. ARS 



Minn. Epidemiology of Leaf Spots and Other Foliage Diseases of 



Crop Plants. — III. Soybean and Legume Crops . To study prevalence 

 & distribution of diseases of soybeans & other legume crops. 

 PI. Path., Bot. 2219-3 



Mo. Improvement of the Missouri Soybean Crop , (l) Secure in- 



formation on performance of new strains of soybeans in compari- 

 son with standard varieties in various parts of state. (2) 

 Develop varieties with improved agronomic & chemical character- 

 istics & with improved resistance to disease. (3) Secure in- 

 formation on effect of date of planting, rate of planting, etc., 

 on performance of new & standard varieties; (4) certain ques- 

 tions of importance in breeding & production of soybeans. 

 Field Crops 49 Coop. ARS 



