Download or read book Improvement in the Chemical Composition of the Corn Kernel Classic Reprint written by Cyril G. Hopkins and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Improvement in the Chemical Composition of the Corn Kernel Preliminary - Before the work. Reported in this bulletin could be begun, it was necessary to make a chemical study of the corn plant, and to devise methods for conducting experiments with the object of improving the composition of the grain. It is known that the min eral content of plants can be changed to some extent by the addition to the soil of mineral materials in a form readily available to the plant, but that the temporary change thus effected would have any appreciable hereditary tendency seems very unlikely. The method of procedure which seemed most promising is based upon the common method of making improvement in animals, namely, selecting the best examples of the desired type and breeding successively and under the best conditions from that stock, retaining from each generation only the highest types obtained. This is practically the method by which the sugar content of certain varieties of beets has been increased from less than five per cent. To twelve or even to sixteen per cent. A small portion of a beet is analyzed and, if it is found to be sufficiently rich in sugar, the beet is then set out as a mother, or seed, beet. From the seed produced beets are grown and another selection of seed beets is made on the basis of their sugar content. But the kernel of corn is not sufficient in quantity to make a complete chemical analysis by any practical method, and cer tainly the same kernel could not be used for analysis and also for seed. Early in the year 1896 the writer began a special study of the chemistry of corn. Although, in the latter part of that year, all of the analytical records of the work were destroyed by fire, some valuable knowledge of the subject had been obtained. Among the important facts which the results obtained had indicated were. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Improvement in the Chemical Composition of the Corn Kernel written by University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus). Agricultural Experiment Station and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improvement in the Chemical Composition of the Corn Kernel written by Cyril George Hopkins and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ten Generations of Corn Breeding Classic Reprint written by Louie H Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ten Generations of Corn Breeding In 1896 the Illinois Experiment Station began the improvement of corn by varying the composition of the grain through selection and breeding. The results of the first two years of these investigations were published in Bulletin No. 55 Improvement in the Chemical Composition of the Corn Kernel. This same work has been carried on continuously since that time, and although several publica tions have been issued in the meantime bearing upon different phases of the subject of corn improvement as it has been developed, including Bulletins 82, 87, 100, and 119, there has, however, been no complete report published of the results obtained in the progress of this original line of work described in Bulletin No. 55. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Chemistry of the Corn Kernel Classic Reprint written by Cyril George Hopkins and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Chemistry of the Corn Kernel The portion unacted on by water, and left on the filter, was digested for twenty four hours in alcohol, and the clear solution evaporated; a yellow substance was then obtained, resembling bees'-wax in appearance. It was soft, ductile, tenacious, elastic, insipid, nearly inodorous, and heavier than water. When heated, it swelled, became brown, exhaled the Odor of burning bread, melted with the smell of animal matter, and left a voluminous charcoal. It burnt in the flame of a lamp, but not rapidly. When distilled, no ammonia seemed formed. It was insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol, oil of turpentine, and sulphuric ether, and sparingly in mineral acids and caustic alkalies. It was insoluble in fixed oils, but mixed with resin. The quantity obtained from 100 grains was three grains. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Chemical Composition of Different Parts of the Corn Kernel written by C. G. Hopkins and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improvement in Corn Classic Reprint written by H. K. Hayes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Improvement in Corn Our field crops as a rule form seed only after the fertilization of the female reproductive cells the egg cells by male reproductive cells contained in the pollen grains. In corn, for example, a single pollen grain alighting 'upon a silk germinates and grows, forming a tube which reaches the ovary. Through this pollen tube the male cell is carried until it reaches the ovule. There it fuses with the egg cell and fertilization is accomplished. The final result of such fertilization is a mature seed which under proper conditions grows into a new plant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Influence of Plant Injury and the Root Rot Diseases Upon the Physical and Chemical Composition of Corn Grain Classic Reprint written by George H. Dungan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Influence of Plant Injury and the Root Rot Diseases Upon the Physical and Chemical Composition of Corn Grain In the experiment to determine the effect of breaking the stalks and ear-shanks, yellow dent corn obtained from James R. Holbert of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, was used as seed. It was of PI hybrid material between pure-line strains, and consequently was much more uniform in genetic constitution-than average open-pollinated corn. Seed of this corn was planted on the University South Farm and received the usual cultivation under field conditions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Corn written by Sergio O. Serna-Saldivar and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2018-11-09 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corn: Chemistry and Technology, Third Edition, provides a broad perspective on corn from expert agronomists, food scientists and geneticists. This encyclopedic storehouse of comprehensive information on all aspects of the world’s largest crop (in metric tons) includes extensive coverage of recent development in genetic modification for the generation of new hybrids and genotypes. New chapters highlight the importance of corn as a raw material for the production of fuel bioethanol and the emerging topic of phytochemicals or nutraceutical compounds associated to different types of corns and their effect on human health, especially in the prevention of chronic diseases and cancer. Written by international experts on corn, and edited by a highly respected academics, this new edition will remain the industry standard on the topic. Presents new chapters that deal with specialty corns, the production of first generation bioethanol, and the important relationship of corn phytochemicals or nutraceuticals with human health Provides contributions from a new editor and a number of new contributors who bring a fresh take on this highly successful volume Includes vastly increased content relating to recent developments in genetic modification for the generation of new hybrids and genotypes Contains encyclopedic coverage of grain chemistry and nutritional quality of this extensively farmed product Covers the production and handling of corn, with both food and non-food applications
Download or read book Plant Breeding Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Genetic Engineering of Plants written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1984-02-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book...is, in fact, a short text on the many practical problems...associated with translating the explosion in basic biotechnological research into the next Green Revolution," explains Economic Botany. The book is "a concise and accurate narrative, that also manages to be interesting and personal...a splendid little book." Biotechnology states, "Because of the clarity with which it is written, this thin volume makes a major contribution to improving public understanding of genetic engineering's potential for enlarging the world's food supply...and can be profitably read by practically anyone interested in application of molecular biology to improvement of productivity in agriculture."
Download or read book The Maize Genome written by Jeffrey Bennetzen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-24 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses advances in our understanding of the structure and function of the maize genome since publication of the original B73 reference genome in 2009, and the progress in translating this knowledge into basic biology and trait improvement. Maize is an extremely important crop, providing a large proportion of the world’s human caloric intake and animal feed, and serving as a model species for basic and applied research. The exceptionally high level of genetic diversity within maize presents opportunities and challenges in all aspects of maize genetics, from sequencing and genotyping to linking genotypes to phenotypes. Topics covered in this timely book range from (i) genome sequencing and genotyping techniques, (ii) genome features such as centromeres and epigenetic regulation, (iii) tools and resources available for trait genomics, to (iv) applications of allele mining and genomics-assisted breeding. This book is a valuable resource for researchers and students interested in maize genetics and genomics.
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