"With the publication of this book, the Society is taking anotherstep toward fulfilling this obligation by making available in one compilation the results of 70 generations of selection for oil and protein in maize. This ongoing project is unique in its longevity, and publication of these results is timely because of increased awareness of the importance of quality in food and feed crops. Hopefully, the results reported here will provide both useful information and inspiration to plant breeders and geneticists around the world. We are indebted to the University of Illinois and to all of the scientists who have worked on the project over the years for carrying this work through 70 generations of breeding."
Author(s): J. W. Dudley
Publisher: Crop Science Society of America, Inc.
Year: 1974
Language: English
Pages: 230
- Preface
- Foreword
1. "Improvement in the chemical composition of the corn kernel", Hopkins 1899
2. "The structure of the corn kernel and the composition of its different parts", Hopkins et al 1903
3. "Ten generations of corn breeding", Smith 1908
4. "The mean andvariability as affected by continuous selection for composition in corn", Winter 1929
5. "Fifty generations of selection for oil and protein in corn", Woodworth 1952
6. "Nitrogen fractions of the component parts of the corn kernel as affected by selection and soil nitrogen", Schneider et al 1952
7. "Results of long-term selection for chemical composition in maize and their significance in evaluating breeding systems", Leng 1952
8. "Genetic variability after 65 generations of selection in Illinois high oil, low oil, high protein, and low protein strains of _Zea mays_ L.", Dudley & Lambert 1969
