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Results Of The Ninth International Winter Wheat Performance Nursery Grown In 1977, S. L. Kuhr, K. D. Wilhelmi, V. A. Johnson, P. J. Mattern, J. W. Schmidt

Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

This is the ninth report of results from an International Winter Wheat Performance Nursery (IWWPN) organized in 1968 by the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station and the Science and Education Administration (SEA), U.S. Department of Agriculture, under a contract with the Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State. The Nursery was designed to (1) test the adaptation and stability of winter wheat cultivars in a range of latitudes, daylengths, fertility conditions, water management regimes, and disease complexes; (2) identify superior winter cultivars to serve as recipient genotypes for high protein and high lysine genes, (3) test the degree of expression …

Symptoms And Treatment Of Copper Deficiency Of Wheat, J W. Gartrell, R. F. Brennan, A. D. Robson

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Copper deficiency in wheat is still common but may not be easily noticed.

Halo Blight Of Barley Confirmed In Western Australia, T N. Khan

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Halo blight on barley has been confirmed in Western Australia for the first time.

What is it and how will it affect barley production in the future?

Blueberry Progress Reports, Amr A. Ismail, John M. Smagula, Stewart Goltz, Paul Hepler, Alan Langille, G R. Benoit, W J. Grant, M G. Zuck, D C. Mcgee, Steven B. Johnson, Simon S. Leach, Howard Y. Forsythe Jr, Gordon E. Ramsdell, Cynthia L. Kahrmann

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1978 edition of the Blueberry Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Weed Control in Blueberry Fields

2. Pruning of Blueberries

3. Integrated Management of Blueberry Fields

4. Factors Regulating Rhizome Initiation and Development in the Lowbush Blueberry

5. Effect of Plant-Water Stress on "Lowbush" Blueberry Growth Yield and Quality

6. Blossom Blight of Blueberries

7. Botrytis Blossom Blight of Lowbush …

Ryegrass Toxicity Organism Found On Other Grasses, D L. Chatel, J. L. Wise, A. G. Marfleet

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Yellow slime disease caused by Corynebacterium sp. has recently been found in three grass species.

The diseased grasses were found in the field growing with each other and with affected toxic annual ryegrass.

A New Tissue Test For Accurate Diagnosis Of Copper Deficiency In Cereals, J W. Gartrell, A. D. Robson, J. F. Loneragan

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Copper deficiency in ceereals can now be accurately diagnosed using tissue analysis.

Breeding A Barley Resistant To Leaf Disease, T N. Khan, P. A. Portmann

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

In the last few years the Department of Agriculture has begun a programme to produce brley varieties resistant to the leaf diseases, scald and net blotch. These diseases cause substantial losses that may not be apparent to an individual farmer.