Bushel Weight Research Articles

The Relation between Bushel Weight and Maturity in Corn1

Agronomy JournalVolume 27, Issue 11 p. 928-933 Article The Relation between Bushel Weight and Maturity in Corn1 Warren H. Leonard, Warren H. Leonard Associate Agronomist. The writer is indebted to G. W. Deming, Assistant Agronomist, Sugar Plant Investigations, U. S. D. A., for suggestions on this test, and to Dr. D. W. Robertson, Associate Agronomist, Colorado Experiment Station, for helpful criticisms of the manuscript.Search for more papers by this author Warren H. Leonard, Warren H. Leonard Associate Agronomist. The writer is indebted to G. W. Deming, Assistant Agronomist, Sugar Plant Investigations, U. S. D. A., for suggestions on this test, and to Dr. D. W. Robertson, Associate Agronomist, Colorado Experiment Station, for helpful criticisms of the manuscript.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 November 1935 https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj1935.00021962002700110009x 1 Contribution from the Department of Agronomy, Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colo. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume27, Issue11November 1935Pages 928-933 RelatedInformation

THE EFFECT OF WINTER EXPOSURE IN THE STOOK ON QUALITY OF WHEAT

Samples of wheat were exposed in the stook over winter and threshed in the spring in two seasons. These spring-threshed samples were compared with check samples from the same lots that had been threshed in the fall. The exposed samples lost grade in 50% of the cases, and decreased in weight per bushel in practically all cases. The flour yield was generally increased slightly as a result of the winter exposure. In respect to baking quality 22% showed improvement and 40% showed damage. The changes in grade and bushel weight do not correspond very closely with changes in baking behavior.

Effect of the Continuous Selection of Large and Small Wheat Seed on Yield, Bushel Weight, Varietal Purity, and Loose Smut Infection1

Effect of the Continuous Selection of Large and Small Wheat Seed on Yield, Bushel Weight, Varietal Purity, and Loose Smut Infection¹

The relation of protein content to variety types in American wheat

1. Protein in wheat is the most important constituent, and therefore the chief constituent to breed for. No wheat variety possesses at once combined the desired characteristics of high protein, high yield, maximum flour production, and maximum bushel weight.2. So far as climatic factors are concerned, a short, comparatively dry growing season, especially in the spring, in the case of winter wheat, favours the development of grain rich in gluten, and hence high in protein.3. The most important ground factor in determining the starchprotein ratio is the water supply. The protein content has been found to vary from 11·63 per cent, under 22–24 inches of rainfall to 14·93 per cent, under 12–13 inches (Minnesota); and from 12·63 per cent, under 25 inches of irrigation to 13·62 per cent, under no irrigation (Utah).