Author : Robert V. Akeley
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781390877670
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (776 download)
Book Synopsis The National Potato-Breeding Program, 1958 (Classic Reprint) by : Robert V. Akeley
Download or read book The National Potato-Breeding Program, 1958 (Classic Reprint) written by Robert V. Akeley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-19 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The National Potato-Breeding Program, 1958 At Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md. In 1958 the crossing and selfing was carried out in the usual manner. The ideal weather conditions that prevailed throughout the pollination period aided greatly in obtaining 515 new lines varying from 50 to 1500 seeds per line. The following disease-resistant factors were involved: late blight, scab, ring rot, leaf roll, verticillium wilt brown rot, net necrosis (leaf roll), corky ring spot; viruses X, A, Y, and S; and insect resistance to leafhoppers and nematodes. The main horticultural factors of the parents such as tuber shape, skin color (red, white, and russet), and percentage of total solids were taken into consideration as well as the natural fertility and maturity of the parents. Approximately new seedlings were gram in our greenhouses and tubers and seed were distributed to cooperators from Maine to Washington and Texas, and also Colombia and Mexico. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.