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Breeding for Higher Corn Yields From Two Eared Plants
A farmer argues seed selection and plant breeding, not soil or weather, drive corn yield gains. He recounts a 1908 two ear experiment from a single plant, notes reversion to one ear and eight rows, and calls for careful tagging and record keeping to breed a more productive corn through disciplined selection and crossbreeding.
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Department of Agriculture
Federal Department of Agriculture
Agriculturale Colleges