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research article

California's wheat: Most of state's wheat of strains developed by backcross breeding

authors

Coit A. Suneson, University of California
Charles W. Schaller, University of California
Loren L. Davis, University of California

publication information

California Agriculture 7(10):4-4. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v007n10p4. October 1953.

author affiliations

Coit A. Suneson is Research Agronomist in Cereal Crops and Diseases. University of California, Davis. Charles W. Schaller is Assistant Professor of Agronomy, University of California, Davis. Loren L. Davis is Extension Specialist in Agronomy, University of California, Davis.

abstract

Not available – first paragraph follows:

A total of 15 improved backcrossed strains of popular wheat varieties were distributed in California between 1937 and 1950.

author notes

This report is based on co-operative investigations by the University of California and the United States Department of Agriculture.