. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Corn Grotvers' Association. 145 BREEDING FOR ERECT AND DECLINING EARS. Among the very noticeable variable characters to be seen in any field of mature corn is the manner in which the ear is borne with reference to the angle which it makes with the stalk. A few minutes observation will discover all degrees of declination of ears, varying from those which stand almost perfectly upright to those that hang straight downward. It has been found by experiments covering five gener
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Corn Grotvers' Association. 145 BREEDING FOR ERECT AND DECLINING EARS. Among the very noticeable variable characters to be seen in any field of mature corn is the manner in which the ear is borne with reference to the angle which it makes with the stalk. A few minutes observation will discover all degrees of declination of ears, varying from those which stand almost perfectly upright to those that hang straight downward. It has been found by experiments covering five generations of breeding that the angle of declination of the ear is also a character. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Missouri. State Board of Agriculture. Jefferson City, Mo. : Missouri State Board of Agriculture
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