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Suneson, C. A. and H. Stevens, 1953. Studies with bulked hybrid populations of barley. USDA Tech. Bull. 1067. 14 p.

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Woodworth, C. M., E. R.Leng, and R. W.Jugenheimer, 1952. Fifty generations of selection for protein and oil in corn. Agron. Jour. 44: 60–65.