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Table 8. — Frequency distribution of number of rows per ear in 
cross (8x54). 
Gen. 
Rows 
Classes for number of 
rows per ear 
Designation 
of 
parents 
8 
10 
12 
14 
16 
18 
20 
22 
*24) 
No. 8 dent 
P 
12 
3 
54 
36 
12 
2 
No. 54 sugar 
P 
8 
89 
25 
7 
No. 8x54 
Fx 
12 
1 
6 
14 
(8x54-1 
F 8 
12 
9 
22 
16 
1 
(8x54-5 
F 2 
12 
1 
3 
16 
1 
(8x54)-l-l 
F 3 
10 
15 
87 
4 
(8x54)-l-2 
F 3 
8 
20 
38 
50 
(8x54)-l-2a 
F 3 
10 
61 
48 
54 
(8x54)-l-3 
F3 
10 
32 
75 
15 
(8x54)-l-3a 
F 3 
8 
5 
20 
27 
1 
(8x54)-l-5 
F 3 
12 
33 
158 
26 
3 
(8x54)-l-6 
F 3 
12 
4 
36 
109 
8 
2 
(8x54)-l-10 
F 3 
8 
Very irregular, mostly 8-rowecl 
(8x54 -1-13 
F 3 
10 
96 
43 
8 
1 1 
Table 9. — Frequency distribution of number of rows per ear in 
cross (60-8x51,). 
Rows 
Classes for number of rows ner ear 
Designation 
Gen. 
of 
parents 
8 
10 
12 
14 
16 
18 
20 
60 
P 
12 
1 
13 
11 
1 
1 
54 
P 
8 
25 
2 
1 
(60-3x54) 
Fx 
10 
8 
10 
12 
2 
1 
(60-3x54)-l 
F 3 
16 
4 
8 
5 
(60-3x54 :-5 
F 2 
12 
"l 
k 
14 
2 
1 
y 60-3x54 )-6 
F 2 
12 
5 
11 
8 
(60-3x54)-l-lAS 
F 3 
12 
1 
6 
23 
40 
29 
(60-3x54)-l-lEO 
F 3 
16 
15 
16 
25 
6 
1 
(60-3x54 )-l-5 
F 3 
16 
2 
io 
38 
21 
10 
(60-3x54)-l-7 
F 3 
12 
2 
30 
90 
40 
12 
(60-3x54 j-5-1 
F 3 
12 
10 
22 
44 
10 
(60-3x54)-5-2 
F 3 
10 
4 
7 
15 
2 
1 
F 3 
8 
42 
73 
25 
(60-3x55 :-6-l 
F 3 
10 
23 
29 
15 
2« 
(60-3x54-6-5 
F 3 
10 
55 
33 
6 
