The Introduction of Hybrid Corn
Dr. Edward Runge>LPL Interviews N-Z>LPL Interviews K-Z, Segment 5
- HYBRID SEED
- Hybrid corn came in the late 1930s. Henry Wallace was a pioneer. His father sold Pioneer corn. 1948 was the first year for one hundred bushels a year.
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Senior Advisor for the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, Texas A&M University