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Published online 1 March 1958
Published in Agron J 50:158-160 (1958)
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Moisture Relations in Soft Red Winter Wheats. II. Awned versus Awnless and Waxy versus Nonwaxy Glumes1

Mart Pool and Fred L. Patterson2

Synopsis: The presence of awns increased losses and gains of grain of ripe standing wheat. Selection for awns in a breeding program should be in efficient method of obtaining faster drying varieties for the humid soft wheat area. Waxy glumes slowed both moisture losses and gains of grain and were considered undesirable.

1 Contribution from the Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, Journal Paper No. 1143, Purdue University Agr. Exp. Sta. Part of a thesis submitted by the senior author in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree.

2 Formerly graduate assistant, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, now Plant Breeder, Texas Research Foundation, Renner, Texas, and Professor of Agronomy, respectively.

Received for publication July 29, 1957.




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