 | Eneas Sweetland Dallas - 1863 - 752 pagina’s
...finest ear was 8 j inches long, and prodnced 123 grains, and also 80 tillers from one grain only. Thus, by means of repeated selection alone, the length of the ears has been doubled, and their contents nearly trebled, and the tillering power of the seed increased eightfold.* That the... | |
 | Royal Agricultural Society - 1861 - 654 pagina’s
...plants resorted to. TABLE showing the importance of each additional Generation of Selection. Thus, by means of repeated selection alone, the length of...tillering " power of the seed increased five-fold. Before explaining the method of procedure adopted in the above selection, I will briefly state why... | |
 | 1863 - 648 pagina’s
...the fifth year from the original sowing : — Year. Length. Containing, " Thus," says Mr. Hallett, "by means of repeated selection alone, the length...the number of ears which the single plant produces. Now, there can be no doubt that a great deal of the marvellous improvement shown in the above table... | |
 | Ohio State Board of Agriculture - 1863 - 794 pagina’s
...plants resorted to. Table showing the importance of each additional Generation of Selection. Thus, by means of repeated selection alone, the length of...tillering" power of the seed increased five-fold. Before explaining the method of procedure adopted in the above selection, I will briefly state why... | |
 | 1865 - 372 pagina’s
...1880, Ears imperfect from wet season 1861, Finest ear . . . . 83-4 79 .. 10 91 .. 22 39 123 . . Si! • Mr. Hallett also states, that the improvement in the...alone, the length of the ears has been, doubled, their eon'.ents nearly trebled, and the tillering power of the seed increased five-fold." By " tillering,"... | |
 | 1865 - 372 pagina’s
...Hallett also states, that the improvement in the sixth generation was even greater than in any oí' the others. " Thus," he continues, "by means of repeated...alone, the length of the ears has been doubled, their con'.t'iits nearly trebled, and the tillering power of the seed increased five-fold." By "tillering,"... | |
 | 1867 - 378 pagina’s
...Ditto 73-4 1800, Eurs imperfect from wet season 1861, Finest ear . . . . 83-1 79 .. 10 91 . . 22 W Mr. Hallett also states, that the improvement in the...alone, the length of the ears has been doubled, their con'.ents nearly trebled, and the tillering power of the seed increased five-fold." By " tillering,"... | |
 | Robert Oliphant Pringle - 1868 - 918 pagina’s
...plants resorted to." TABLE SHOWING THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH ADDITIONAL GENERATION OF SELECTION. Thus, by repeated selection alone the length of the ears has..."tillering" power of the seed increased fivefold. Mr. Hallett also points out that he at first started by selecting from accidentally large ears, in... | |
 | Gilbert William Child - 1868 - 184 pagina’s
...ear , 6-L 79 10 1859 Ditto 7x 91 22 1860 Ears imperfect from wet season 39 1861 Finest ear 8J 123 52 doubled, their contents nearly trebled, and the tillering...of the seed increased five-fold.' By 'tillering,' I should perhaps mention, is meant the horizontal growth of the wheat-plant, which takes place before... | |
 | Gilbert William Child - 1868 - 168 pagina’s
...the result at the end of the fifth year from the original sowing : — ' Thus,' says Mr. Hallett, ' by means of repeated selection alone, the length of the ears has been Year. Length. Containing Number of ears on Stool. Inches. 41 Grains. 45 1857 Original ear 1858 Finest... | |
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Thus, by means of repeated selection alone, the length of the ears has been doubled, their contents nearly trebled, and the " tillering" power of the seed increased five-fold. 
