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The Early History of Wheat Improvement in the Great Plains

Dep. of Agronomy, Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS 66506-5501. Contribution no. 07-119-J from the Kansas Agric. Exp. Stn

View larger version (22K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig. 1. Map of the Great Plains of North America. Illustration courtesy of the Univ. of Nebraska Center for Great Plains Studies.

View larger version (129K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig. 2. David A. Fife, who selected Red Fife hard red spring wheat. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame Association.

View larger version (189K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig. 3. Mark A. Carleton, who introduced Kharkof hard red winter wheat and introduced and promoted Kubanka to start the U.S. durum wheat industry. Photograph from Dies (1949) courtesy of the Univ. of North Carolina Press.

View larger version (112K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig. 4. Bernhard Warkentin, who introduced and promoted Turkey hard red winter wheat. Photograph courtesy of Bethel College.

View larger version (112K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig. 5. Charles C. Georgeson, who first recognized the superior yielding ability of Turkey hard red winter wheat. Photograph courtesy of Kansas State Univ. Archives.

View larger version (125K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig. 6. Elmer G. Heyne, who initiated development of hard white wheat for the Great Plains. Photograph courtesy of Kansas State Univ. Dep. of Communications.