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Hayes and Garber - Cucurbit Breeding

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CONTENTS<br />

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CHAPTER XIX<br />

FARMERS' METHODS OF PRODUCING PURE SEEDS<br />

PAGE<br />

. 282<br />

Determination of better varieties 281<br />

What is good seed? 282<br />

Adaptability<br />

Yielding ability <strong>and</strong> quality 282<br />

Purity 283<br />

Hardiness 283<br />

Strength of stalk 283<br />

Disease escaping or resistance 283<br />

Methods of seed production 284<br />

Seed growers' methods for self-fertilized crops 284<br />

Improved corn seed 287<br />

Method of breeding corn for special breeders 288<br />

Method of corn bleeding for average farmer 290<br />

Potato seed (tubers) selection 290<br />

Improvement by selection of such crops as alfalfa, clover <strong>and</strong> grasses 292<br />

Seed registry or certification 293<br />

DEFINITIONS 294<br />

LITERATURE CITATIONS 299<br />

INDEX. .<br />

319

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