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This crop, valuable for pasturage and feed grain, is largely confined to the southern and eastern States, and northward extension of its range is promised by the prospects of success in breeding cold-resistant varieties.
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Missouri College of Agriculture journal series number 1260.
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Poehlman, J.M. Breeding winter barley for hardiness and disease resistance. Econ Bot 6, 176–184 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02984877
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