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Sprague, G.F., and P.A. Miller. 1950. A suggestion for evaluating current concepts

of the genetic mechanism of heterosis in corn. Agron. J. 42: 161-162.

Sprague, G.F., J.H. Lilly, and D.D. Rubis. 1950. Can planting dates beat borers. Ia.

Farm Sci. 4: 150-151.

Brimhall, B., and G.F. Sprague. 1951. Unsaturates of corn oil-inheritance and

maturity studies. Cereal Chem. 28: 225-231.

Sprague, G.F., and W.T. Federer. 1951. A comparison of variance components in

corn yield trials. II. Error, year x variety, location x variety and variety

components. Agron. J. 43: 535-541.

Sprague, G.F., and P.A. Miller. 1951. New corn hybrids for Iowa. Ia. Farm Sci.

5: 137-138.

Sprague, G.F., and A.L. Lang. 1951. Further progress in hybrid maize production in

European countries. O.E.E.C.

Sprague, G.F., P.A. Miller, and B. Brimhall. 1952. Additional studies of the relative

effectiveness of two systems of selection for oil content of the corn kernel.

Agron. J. 44: 329-331.

Sprague, G.F. 1952. Early testing and recurrent selection. Chap. 26, p. 400-417. In

Heterosis. Ia. State Coil. Press.

Sprague, G.F., and P.A. Miller. 1952. The influence of visual selection during

inbreeding on combining ability in corn. Agron. J. 44: 258-261.

Rojas, B.A., and G.F. Sprague. 1952. A comparison of variance components in corn

yield trials. III. General and specific combining ability and their interaction

with locations and years. Agron. J. 44: 462-466.

Sprague, G.F. 1953. Heterosis. Chapt. 7. In Growth and differentiation in plants.

p. 113-136.

Sprague, G.F. 1954. Breeding for resistance to stalk rot. Ninth Ann. Hybrid Corn

Industry Research Conf., Proc. p. 38-43.

Sprague, G.F. 1955. Corn breeding. Chapt. 5. In Corn., and corn improvement.

p. 221-292. Academic Press. New York.

Sprague, G.F. 1955. Industrial utilization. Chapt. 14. In Corn and corn improvement.

p. 613-636. Academic Press. New York.

Sprague, G.F. 1955. The world production of corn. Chap. 16. In Corn and corn

improvement. p. 679-688. Academic Press. New York.

Sprague, G.F. 1954. The use of variance components as a guide in designing an

adequate testing program. 2nd Pan Amer. Agron. Congress.

Sprague, G.F. 1954. Factors affecting choice of tester for the evaluation of inbred

lines of corn. 2nd Pan Amer. Agron. Congress.

Sprague, G.F. 1954. A comparison of theoretical genetic implications of continuous

self-fertilization and recurrent selection as methods of  corn breeding. 2

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Amer. Agron Congress.

LeRoux, P M., J.G. Dickson, and G.F. Sprague. 1954. A genetic basis for rust resistance

in corn. Phytopathology 44: 496.

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Hooker, A.L., G.F. Sprague, and W.A. Russell. 1954. Correlation of  resistance to

several stalk rots, ear rots and seedling blights and root necrosis in corn.

Agron. Abstracts. p. 70.

Hooker, A.L., G.F. Sprague, and W.A. Russell. 1955. Resistance to rust Puccinia

sorghi in corn. Agron. J. 47: 388.

Schuler, J.F., and G.F. Sprague. 1955. Natural mutations in inbred lines of maize

and their heterotic effect. II. Comparisons of mother line vs. mutant when

outcrosses to unrelated inbrecls. Genetics 41: 281-291.

Clem, Mary A., C.C. Mosier, and G.F. Sprague. 1956. Simplified punched

card procedures for predicting double cross performance. Agron. J. 48:

319-320.

Sprague, G.F. 1955. Problems in the estimation and utilization of genetic variability.

Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, XX. p. 87-92.

Sprague, G.F., and A. Tavcar. 1956. Nais (Zea mays). General considerations and

American breeding work. Handbuch der Pflanzenzuchtung II Band 2:

103-143.

Sprague, G.F. 1955. Replications vs. location. 10th Ann. Hybrid Corn Industiry-

Research Conf., Proc. p. 10-13.

Pesek, J., G.F. Sprague, John Hanway, and F.A. Loeffel. 1955. The uptake of nitrogen,

phosphorus and potassium by different corn single crosses as affected by

population and nitrogen levels. Agron. Abst. 47: 32.

Sprague, G.F., and W.A. Russell. 1956. Some evidence on type of gene action

involved in yield heterosis in maize. Int. Genenetics Symposia, Proc. (Tokyo).

p. 522-526.

Sprague, G.F., W.A. Russell, and L.H. Penny. 1959. Further studies on convergent

improvement in corn. Genetics 44: 341-346.

Sprague, G.F. 1969. Germplasm manipulations of the future. In Physiological aspects

of crop yield. p. 375-396.

Sprague, G.F. 1970. World research needs for increasing corn production. Agr.

Eng. 51: 71, 91 and 108.

Sprague, G.F. 1970. High lysine corn. Span. 13: 1-4.

Sprague, G.F. 1970. A method of breeding for resistance. 6

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Cof. Vol 23, June.

Russell, W.A., L.H. Peny, G.F. Sprague, W.D. Guthrie, and F.F. Dicke. 1970. Registration

of maize (PL1-13) parental lines. Crop Sci. 11: 143.

Sprague, G.F., and H.H. McKinney. 1971. Further evidence of the behavior of AR in

maize. Genetics 67: 533-543.

Sprague, G.F., and R.G. Dahms. 1971. Development of crop resistance to insects.

J. Envir. Quality 1: 28-34.

Sprague, G.F. 1971. Genetic vulnerability in corn and sorghum. 26th Ann. Corn

and Sorghum Res. Conf., Proc. p. 96-104.

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Sprague, G.F. 1972. The genetics of  corn breeding. Stadler Symposium 4:

69-81.

Eberhart, S.A., and G.F. Sprague. 1973. A major cereals project to improve maize,

sorghum and millet in Africa. Agron. J. 65: 365-373.

Sprague, G.F. 1973. Increasing crop yields: technical measures for increasing

productivity. In Man, food and nutrition. CRC Press. M. Rechcigl, Jr. (ed.).

p. 91-107.

Sprague, G.F. 1975. Opportunities and limiations in improving corn quality through

genetic changes. In Lowell D. Hill (ed.) Corn quality in world markets. Interstate

Printers and Publishers, Inc. Danville. p. 77-86.

Sprague, G.F. 1975. The development of hybrid corn technology in the United

States and selected countries. Agency for International Development, Technical

Assistance Bureau. Tech. Series Bul. 16. p. 1-80.

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