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Hayes and Garber - Cucurbit Breeding

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206 BREEDING CHOP PLANTS<br />

abnormalities which are isolated. These abnormalities through<br />

ordinary seed selection are not eliminated from the commercial<br />

variety. Self-fertilized strains, however, st<strong>and</strong> or fall upon their<br />

FIG. 48. Average yields of 4 self-fertilized corn strains above; F\ crosses in<br />

the center; the double cross below. (After Jones.)<br />

own merits. Through self-fertilization the unfavorable strains<br />

may be eliminated. Crossing of the more desirable strains<br />

method for synthetically<br />

followed by selection seems a logical<br />

producing improved maize varieties.

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