Genetic Studies of Winter Hardiness in Barley

Authors

C. R. Rohde
C. F. Pulham

Date of this Version

12-1960

Document Type

Article

Citation

Rohde, C.R. and Pulham, C.F. (1960) Genetic studies of winter hardiness in barley (Research Bulletin: Bulletin of the Agricultural Experiment Station of Nebraska No. 193)

Comments

ISSN 0097-1523

Abstract

An important obstacle toward the development of winter barley varieties with a higher level of winter hardiness has been the deficiency of genetic information on this character. The primary objective of these studies was to obtain information on the genetics of the winter hardiness of a group of 18 winter barley varieties which originated from widely different geographic areas of the world. It was hoped that this information might be helpful in determining whether or not it would be possible for barley breeders to combine different genetic sources of winter hardiness and attain a higher level of hardiness than presently exists.