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A Study of the Inheritance of Resistance in Alfalfa to Common Leaf Spot 1
Author(s) -
Davis R. L.
Publication year - 1951
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/agronj1951.00021962004300070009x
Subject(s) - agricultural experiment station , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , resistance (ecology) , citation , state (computer science) , library science , horticulture , history , mathematics , agronomy , computer science , agriculture , biology , algorithm , genetics , archaeology , gene
'Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Purdue University. Contribution from the Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. Journal Paper No. 492 Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station. Supported in part by grants from the Indiana Farm Bureau. Received for publication October 9, 1950. Assistant Professor in Agronomy. The writer wishes to express his sincere appreciation to Dr. H. H. Kramer, Purdue University, for advice and suggestions during the course of these investigations. He is deeply indebted to Dr. H. R. Albrecht, Agronomy Department, Pennsylvania State College, State College, Penn., who suggested the problem and aided in the initial phases. H. L. Jens, are susceptible to common leaf spot. To incorporate leaf-spot resistance in the better selections most efficiently, it is desirable to know the mode of inheritance of the disease.