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Natural Crossing in Oats at Morgantown, West Virginia 1
Author(s) -
Hoover M. M.,
Snyder M. H.
Publication year - 1932
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/agronj1932.00021962002400100004x
Subject(s) - west virginia , citation , agricultural experiment station , library science , computer science , history , archaeology , agriculture
Natural crossing in oats has been reported by investigators from several places in the United States. Experimental evidence obtained at the West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station indicated a difference between Avena saliva and A. byzantina in regard to the number of natural hybrids produced. During 1923-25, a total of 7,742 plants, representing six common varieties of A. saliva, were grown under conditions.that would permit the detection of natural hybrids, and one such plant was observed. When 1,708 plants belonging to the A. byzantina species (Fulghum variety) we're grown under similar conditions, seven natural crosses were found. This represents a percentage of 0.41 for A. byzantina as compared to 0.013