. Breeding crop plants. Plant breeding. BREEDING OF VEGETABLES 259 retained its resistance when grown in Iowa but seemed to lose it when grown in Oregon, on the Pacific Coast. No very satisfac- tory explanation has been offered for this phenomenon. It is possible that a similar condition exists with flax Fig. 62.—A strain of Hubbard squash isolated by self-fertilization which is comparatively uniform for the production of large fruits of uniform shape. Minnesota Exp. Sta. (Courtesy of Bushnell.) Flax strains resistant to wilt seem to lose their resistance when grown for a few years in w
. Breeding crop plants. Plant breeding. BREEDING OF VEGETABLES 259 retained its resistance when grown in Iowa but seemed to lose it when grown in Oregon, on the Pacific Coast. No very satisfac- tory explanation has been offered for this phenomenon. It is possible that a similar condition exists with flax Fig. 62.—A strain of Hubbard squash isolated by self-fertilization which is comparatively uniform for the production of large fruits of uniform shape. Minnesota Exp. Sta. (Courtesy of Bushnell.) Flax strains resistant to wilt seem to lose their resistance when grown for a few years in wilt-free soil. Breeding Cucurbitaceae.—Each botanical species of this family in most cases constitutes a freelv inter-crossing group of. 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 Hayes, Herbert Kendall, b. 1884; Garber, Ralph John, b. 1890. New York [etc. ] : McGraw-Hill book company, inc.
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