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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1962
Page
6
An Associated Press report from Oak Ridge Tenn describes research suggesting radiation may yield corn plants with shorter stalks while preserving or increasing grain output. The note hints at energy redirected from height to yield in selective plant breeding.
Radiation from cobalt-60 at Oak Ridge aids plant breeders by increasing mutation rates. Seeds or plants are exposed, with some changes showing promise for cotton grapes oats peanuts and alfalfa. Breeders face lethality and variable sensitivity but aim to fix desirable traits through cross breeding over 10 to 15 years while adults and buds can also be altered.
Mrs. James G. Barthelow of Apple Pie Ridge named May Queen of her husband's Investors Diversified Services division. Barthelow, district manager, earned the honor for highest May sales production. district total reached $703,000 with L. V. Watson and Harry Payne also contributing. More than 3,400 representatives in 158 offices compete annually.
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