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3. The Influence of Certain Soil Amendments upon the Quality of Soft Red Winter Wheat in Ohio 1
Author(s) -
Thatcher L. E.
Publication year - 1926
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1926.00021962001800080003x
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , winter wheat , citation , political science , agricultural experiment station , agriculture , agronomy , agricultural science , agricultural economics , mathematics , environmental science , history , economics , law , biology , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology
Numerous investigators during the past three-quarters of a century have noted the influence of climate upon the composition of wheat. Lawes and Gilbert (8) noted the effect of long and short ripening periods upon the percentage of nitrogen and plumpness of kernel, a long ripening period resulting in plump kernels with low percentage of nitrogen and a short period giving reverse results. Bailey (5), cites no less than 28 investigators who have reported experiments and