Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Stephen Torrey Dexter Papers
UA.17.68
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Dexter, Stephen Torrey
- Title
- Stephen Torrey Dexter papers
- ID
- UA.17.68
- Date [inclusive]
- 1927-1972
- Extent
- 0.5 Cubic feet 12 folders
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical Note
Stephen Torrey Dexter was born in 1897 in Wisconsin. Dexter was a professor in the Farm Crops Department at Michigan State University and was formerly the head of the Department of Sciences at Minnesota State Teachers College. He did his graduate and undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin. Dexter died in 1985 in Michigan.
Scope and Contents note
The Stephen T. Dexter papers consist of originals and reprints of scientific articles written by Stephen Torrey Dexter, former professor of crop science, and his associates and assistants. Of note, is the correspondence from Dexter to the University Archives as well as the "Nutrition of Plants, Animals, and Man". The correspondence provides anecdotal and autobiographical information about the research and how Dexter differentiated between important and unimportant information to send to the Archives. The "Nutrition of Plants, Animals, and Man" is a "unique" study, says Dexter, due to the co-operation of a multitude of departments.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections May 2012
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Publications
Subject(s)
- Alfalfa
- Field crops -- Storage
- Sugar beet
- Sugar beet industry
Collection Inventory
| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Correspondence June 1972 |
F.D. | 1 | ||
Publications 689 |
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Alfalfa Growing in Michigan 1940-1964 |
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| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Correspondence undated |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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Adaptability and Yield Trials of Several New Alfalfa Varieties August 1957 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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Alfalfa Seedling Emergence from Seed Lots Varying in Origin and Hard Seed Content August 1955 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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Alternate Three-Cutting Systems for Alfalfa 1964 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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Environmental and Cultural Variables That Influence the Establishment and Yield of Meadow Seedings August 1953 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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Experiments on the Production og Alfalfa Hay May 1940 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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Root Anatomy and Growth Habit of Some Alfalfa Varieties in Relation to Wilt Resistance and Winter-hardiness 1958 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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Vernal Alfalfa Promising in Michigan August 1957 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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The Yield and Sugar Content of Alfalfa Cut at Various Times of Day and the Sugar Content of the Hay after Various Methods of Drying May 1945 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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Conditioning Bays and Grains to a "Proper" Moisture Content; Popcorn, Beans, Seeds, etc. 1945-1969 |
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| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Correspondence undated |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Conditioning Dry Bean Seed (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) for Better Processing Quality and Seed Germination 1966 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Conditioning Popcorn to the Proper Moisture Content for Best Popping November 1946 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Crop Blending and Quality Control March 1968 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Drying or Anaerobically Preserving Small Lots of Grain for Seed or Food November-December 1969 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Effects of Physiological Quality of Seeds on Total Germination, Rapidity of Germination, and Seeding Vigor 1961 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Equilibrium Moisture Content of Alfalfa Hay July 1947 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Harvesting Ladino Cloverseed with a Vacuum Harvester November 1948 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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A Method for Curing Farm Products by the Use of Drying Agents undated |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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The Moisture Content of Various Hays in Equilibrium with Atmospheres at Various Relative Humidities August 1947 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Moisture Equilibrium Values in Relation to Mold Formation of Seeds of Several Grass and Small-Seeded Legumes 1957 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Storage of Alfalfa Seed in the Presence of Herbicides May 1957 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Responses of White Pea Beans to Various Humidities and Temperatures of Storage June 1955 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Vacuum-Type Harvester for White Clover Seed February 1945 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Forage Crops in the Nutrition of Farm Animals; Growing, Harvesting, Storing, Drying & Feeding 1945-1960 |
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| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Correspondence undated |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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Better Quality Hay July 1947 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Coefficients of Digestibility of Immature Alfalfa, Ladino Clover, Timothy and Quackgrass Hays August 1952 |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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Corn Grain and Stalks (Hay-Equivalent) in Corn Silages Obtained from Random Samples May 1960 |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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Corn Versus Oat Silages as a Roughage for Dairy Cattle September 1958 |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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The Digestibility and Feeding Value of Ladino Clover Silage for Dairy Cattle February 1957 |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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The Feeding Value of Red Clover Conserved as Hay and as Silage in Respect to Milk Production May 1954 |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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Mow Drying of Hay February 1945 |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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Nutritive Values of Crops and Cows' Milk as Affected by Soil Fertility and The Essential Amino Acids in Colostrum and Milk Proteins February 1952 |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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Nutritive Values of Crops and Cows' Milk as Affected by Soil Fertility undated |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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Nutritive Value of Sunchoke Silage for Milk Production 1957 |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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A Self-Loading and Self-Unloading Wagon for Long Hay February 1949 |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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A Self-Loading, Self-Unloading Wagon for Long Hay Diagram undated |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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Unidentified Dietary Factors in Dairy Cattle Nutrition and The Nutritive Value of Immature Alfalfa and Timothy Hays for Milk Production December 1952 |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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Quack Grass: A Productive Grass and Weed 1937-1942 |
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| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Correspondence undated |
F.D. | 5 | ||
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The Drouth Resistance of Quack Grass Under Various Degrees if Fertilization with Nitrogen July 1937 |
F.D. | 5 | ||
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Early Cutting and Fertilization of Quack Grass Meadows February 1939 |
F.D. | 5 | ||
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Response of Quack Grass to Defoliation and Fertilization undated |
F.D. | 5 | ||
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Seasonal Variations in Drought Resistance of Exposed Rhizomes of Quack Grass December 1942 |
F.D. | 5 | ||
| Drawer | Folder | |||
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The Quality of Potatoes for Chipping and Other Purposes 1952-1959 |
F.D. | 6 | ||
| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Correspondence undated |
F.D. | 6 | ||
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Chemical Treatment of Potato Slices in Relation to the Extraction of Sugars and Other Dry Matter and the Quality of Potato Chips August 1952 |
F.D. | 6 | ||
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Control of Potato-Chip Color by Treatment of Slices with Glucose Solutions Following an Acid Treatment November 1952 |
F.D. | 6 | ||
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The Effect of Various Environmental Factors on the Suitability of Potatoes for Chip-Making May 1954 |
F.D. | 6 | ||
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Improvement of Potato Chip Color by Hot Water Treatment of Slices May 1952 |
F.D. | 6 | ||
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The Influence of a Preharvest Foliar Spray of Maleic Hydrazide on the Specific Gravity of Potatoes and the Quality of Potato Chips 1953 |
F.D. | 6 | ||
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The Influence of Specific Gravity and Chemical Composition on Hardness of Potato Tubers After Cooking March 1959 |
F.D. | 6 | ||
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Specific Gravity of Different Zones Within Potato Tubers December 1958 |
F.D. | 6 | ||
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Ventilation of Chipping Potatoes During the Conditioning Period December 1958 |
F.D. | 6 | ||
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Making and Storing Silage: Theory and Practice 1940-1967 |
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| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Correspondence undated |
F.D. | 7 | ||
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A Convenient Gas-Constant for Use in Storage and Respiration Studies: the "Pound-Molecular Volume" 1965 |
F.D. | 7 | ||
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Gas Evolution from Silage as a Diagnostic Tool for Chemical Reaction and Energy Losses 1966 |
F.D. | 7 | ||
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The Influence of Trace Elements on the pH of Ensiled Alfalfa 1958 |
F.D. | 7 | ||
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Physical Constants in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Silage and Silage Materials 1964 |
F.D. | 7 | ||
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The Quality of Haycrop Silage in Stacks August 1958 |
F.D. | 7 | ||
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Silage from Hay Crops; Making it, Feeding It July 1940 |
F.D. | 7 | ||
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A Simple Rapid test for Nitrogen Dioxide in Silage Gases 1967 |
F.D. | 7 | ||
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A Standardized Pressure Test for Moisture in Grass-Silage Making May 1952 |
F.D. | 7 | ||
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The Use of Antibiotics in the Making of Silage 1957 |
F.D. | 7 | ||
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Water Retaining Capacity of Various Silage Additives and Silage Crops Under Pressure 1961 |
F.D. | 7 | ||
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Moisture Testing for Storage of Hay and Grain; Devices and Methods and Theory 1947-1955 |
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| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Correspondence undated |
F.D. | 8 | ||
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A Method of Estimating Whether Hay or Grain Will Keep in Storage November 1947 |
F.D. | 8 | ||
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A Method for Rapidly Determining the Moisture Content of Hay or Grain November 1947 |
F.D. | 8 | ||
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A Modified Wet and Dry-Bulb Thermometer Technique for Determining the Moisture Content or Storage Qualities of So-Called Dry Materials February 1949 |
F.D. | 8 | ||
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A Standardized Pressure test for Moisture in Grass-Silage Making May 1952 |
F.D. | 8 | ||
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The Vapor-Pressure or Relative Humidity Approach to Moisture-Testing for Safe Farm-Storage of Harvested Crops June 1955 |
F.D. | 8 | ||
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Nutrition of Plants, Animals, and Man 1955 |
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| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Correspondence undated |
F.D. | 9 | ||
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Nutrition of Plants, Animals, and Man February 14-16, 1955 |
F.D. | 9 | ||
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Problems of the Sugarbeet Industry All Over the World and Some Solutions 1962-1969 |
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| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Damage to Sugarbeet Roots from Various Degrees of Wilting at Various Temperatures May 1968 |
F.D. | 10 | ||
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The Effect of Low, Medium and High Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates on the Storage of Sugar Beet Roots at High and Low Temperatures November 1965 |
F.D. | 10 | ||
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Evaluation of Sugar Beet Storage Practices by Using the Percentage Purity of the "Thin Juice" July 1964 |
F.D. | 10 | ||
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A Method of Evaluating the Processing Characteristics of Sugarbeets, based on Juice Constituents: A Prescription of Beet Quality November 1969 |
F.D. | 10 | ||
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A Rapid Method of Sorting Sugar beets for Storage June 1966 |
F.D. | 10 | ||
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A Rapid and Practical Method of Determining Extractable White Sugar as May be Applied to the Evaluation of Agronomic Practices and Grower Deliveries in the Sugar Beet Industry October 1966 |
F.D. | 10 | ||
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Sorting Sugarbeets by Specific Gravity to Obtain More Uniform Samples for Post-Harvest Studies May 1968 |
F.D. | 10 | ||
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Storing Sugarbeet Roots Under Cold Water undated |
F.D. | 10 | ||
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The Use of Food-Grade Phosphoric Acid in Processing Sugarbeet Diffusion Juice to Obtain a By-Product Feed Supplement January 1968 |
F.D. | 10 | ||
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Winter Protection of Piled Sugar Beet Roots June 1962 |
F.D. | 10 | ||
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Sugarbeet Seed Problems and Solutions 1942-1972 |
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| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Correspondence 1972 |
F.D. | 11 | ||
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Acceleration of Early Growth of Sugar Beet Seedlings by Coating of Seedballs with Hydrophilic Colloids and Nutrients 1960 |
F.D. | 11 | ||
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Acceleration of Water Uptake and Germination of Sugarbeet Seedballs by Surface Coatings of Hydrophilic Colloids 1959 |
F.D. | 11 | ||
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Commercial Hormone Dusts for Seed Treatment: A Second Report May 1943 |
F.D. | 11 | ||
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The Effect of Cultural Practices on Emergence and uniformity of Stand Sugar Beets February 1955 |
F.D. | 11 | ||
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Preliminary Findings on the Use of Plant Hormones as Seed Treatments for Sugar Beets February 1942 |
F.D. | 11 | ||
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Relation of Seed Germination to Soil Moisture Tension March 1952 |
F.D. | 11 | ||
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Some Experiments with Seed Processing for Faster Germination of Sugar Beet Seeds (Beta Vulgaris L.) 1951 |
F.D. | 11 | ||
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Some Seed-Soil Moisture Studies with Sugar Beets 1950 |
F.D. | 11 | ||
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Winter-Hardiness of Plants 1927-1956 |
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| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Correspondence undated |
F.D. | 12 | ||
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Decreasing Hardiness of Winter Wheat in Relation to Photosynthesis, Defoliation, and Winter Injury 1933 |
F.D. | 12 | ||
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Effect of Several Environmental Factors of the Hardening of Plants 1933 |
F.D. | 12 | ||
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Effects of Periods of Warm Weather Upon the Winter Hardened Condition of a Plant 1941 |
F.D. | 12 | ||
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The Evaluation of Crop Plants for Winter Hardiness 1956 |
F.D. | 12 | ||
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Growth, Organic Nitrogen Fractions, and Buffer Capacity in Relation to Hardiness of Plants 1935 |
F.D. | 12 | ||
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Investigations of the Hardiness of Plants by Measurement of Electrical Conductivity 1932 |
F.D. | 12 | ||
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The Light-Scattering Capacity (Tyndall Effect) and Colloidal Behaviour of Gelatin Sols and Gels May 1927 |
F.D. | 12 | ||
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Respiratory Rate and Enzyme Activity as Related to the Hardened Condition of Plants 1934 |
F.D. | 12 | ||
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Salt Concentration and Reversibility of Ice-Formation as Related to the Hardiness of Alfalfa 1935 |
F.D. | 12 | ||
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Salt Concentration and Reversibility of Ice-Formation as Related to the Hardiness of Winter Wheat 1934 |
F.D. | 12 | ||
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A Method for Determining hardiness in Plants undated |
F.D. | 12 | ||
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Studies of the Hardiness of Plants: A Modification of the Newton Pressure Method for Small Samples 1932 |
F.D. | 12 | ||
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Preliminary Results in Measuring the Hardiness of Plants undated |
F.D. | 12 | ||
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The Winter-Hardiness of Weeds June 1937 |
F.D. | 12 | ||