Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 5-1951 Crossing Techniques, Method of Seedling Establishment, and Inheritance Studies of Plant Color and Pubescence Conducted on Pubescent Wheatgrass Agropyron Trichophorum (Link) Richt A Morris Decker Jr Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd Part of the Food Science Commons Recommended Citation Decker, A Morris Jr., "Crossing Techniques, Method of Seedling Establishment, and Inheritance Studies of Plant Color and Pubescence Conducted on Pubescent Wheatgrass Agropyron Trichophorum (Link) Richt" (1951) All Graduate Theses and Dissertations 2224 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2224 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at DigitalCommons@USU It has been accepted for inclusion in All Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU For more information, please contact digitalcommons@usu.edu CROSSING TECHNIQtTE, METHOD OF SEEDLING ESTABLIS.HMENT, AND INHERITANCE STUDIES OF PLANT COLOR AND PUBESCENCE CONDUCTED ON PUBESCENT WHEATGRASS AGROPYRON TRICHOPHORUM (LINK) RICHT by A Morris De~ker, Jr A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree ot Master of S~ien?e ·· ' ) ( • • ~ ) J J - , I ·~ _ ' • in • l Agronomy 1951 · Utah State Agrioultural College Logan, Utah •" '' ACKlWWLEDGEMB~ A?kt".owledcment is given to Or Wesley Keller for hh imraluable advi"'e• as\,,,,.:···~' ~·-·.;· '•- - water-~ • -~ "• -•• · la~~orp· , _ ; _'r· ; : · • • ' " tla•T -~· ueecl te· : · pJ.edtaH · ~~cJ,ql.,.~,.,ol7~ro•~- httle (5).toua4 "tU.t~r.e4 ~Jlo' • '' • ), - , ·~ 1- ' ~- - , • ' ' ••1 '' ' : -i· ' '• ,,/ ; •• '· • ' _ ~:' ' /'.~ /: :.~ ~.!!1ftll!\ Jt!~i\) ~~-~- '~~~~ ••••• t , ·· · ._ro·r~tp;tttadt~~i _It -~••• -, :~s· 4.,.,· at'ltlr ·~ ' •'th ·-tl• ~qui~.d:toS • ' • per ,J '1 ' ,.:, "· ~ ' • o•t~ -~' , • ' pell.1:iaatto.a - " ,~_ · ; · ,; ·.:, with pr'« croupa ou with ten plante Ul4 the:.· plal!lta, eaoh with equal 11\lliMre ot the· two , ~ "'' 'tiro croup• wre handled in the tollm.- mumert ID croup one, plant• one to tin; were green glabroua 'UII blue·~."en plan•• etx to tea were pubee1eat, Ba4h pl&it1; wae aeltect • ueiq three parobmM!t 'bag a ~l'ltaiDiJJC ten epiket eaok · I~ acl41tion, two deta~hed groupa ot tive ep1ket eaoh ., Hlte4, • • croup ha'Yiq ike leant remond with a •harp raaor•blad•·•• the tiae of' detaohiD& and tlut other w1 til le&ft I irltt.•.t~ ·Jag plat was then oroeaed ·with enr7 other plut ill retJipr!latl· tOll~ ·binatioltl 10 that· ••• plant • • Ul as both a· female with •n1'7 other plant in the group .a4 •1• When the anthert wr-e tul-td:q yell W lt\lt betere t"lower1q ·had b•gun tb• aele'3ted oulac -•• out " - trom eaoh plu.-~ -· 10 o·.o· z.:o -·1· ·"'*· 10 4,.:2 o.lT - t.,a~· ' ,•• • 10 4~'' ·o,ot 44: ·t o.o 0~.11 ~ ~ ' I 4•00· 71 10 10 0.,00 0,.00 ; il t- 3-.l· o,.a ft2 10 ,,, 1,1 0.,11' '1.;00 21 •a· 4,.1 ·-s.:e o.oa 9.11 60' ··- 0.04- •' ' s.o- o s, o ~ M •· ••• - : -· •••'I 2.,9 0.11 a·.oo ·s.oo o , 0.;0 1.1-' 0.10 s.eo 60 o.o· _'CJ.OT 0·.00· L - -,., • • • ~' a_.ao aa ' 3.4 l•·? 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