Download or read book The Effect of Selection Upon Certain Physical Characters in the Corn Plant (Classic Reprint) written by Louie H. Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-13 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Effect of Selection Upon Certain Physical Characters in the Corn Plant Among the various lines of investigation in corn breeding at this Station a series of experiments has been conducted for a number Of years to test the possibility of modifying by continuous selection certain physical characters of the corn-plant. It is the purpose of this bulletin to report the results obtained in the experiments to influence two such characters; namely, the height at which the ear is borne upon the stalk, and the position of the ear with reference to its declination from the stalk at maturity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.