Effectiveness of Selection for Quantitative Characters in the Third Generation Following Irradiation of Soybean Seeds with X Rays and Thermal Neutrons

Authors

Kenneth Edwin Papa, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Document Type

Thesis

Date of this Version

5-1959

Citation

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Nebraska--Lincoln, 1959. Department of Agronomy.

Comments

Copyright 1959, the author. Used by permission.

Abstract

The third generation of two soybean populations following irradiation of seed with X rays and thermal neutrons were sampled to determine the effectiveness of selection for the quantitative characters: yield, maturity, seed size, oil content, and protein content. These investigations were conducted in 1957 and 1958 and involved two commercial soybean varieties, Hawkeye and Adams.

Advisor: James H. Williams.