SCRANTON (Lackawanna) Dr. Randolph Gardner, from the North Carolina State University Experiment Station, will be the principal speaker at the Northeast Regional Tomato Growers meet ing on January 5 at Thompson’s Dairy Bar at Newton in Lacka wanna County. A graduate of Cornell Universi ty, Gardner has been involved in tomato research at the Mountain Plant Breeders Harder, Smoother Kernels Needed Even hard-textured corn, harvested at high moisture and artificially dried at high tempera tures, will be filled with enough stress cracks to cause breakage. Although there are varying opinions on what constitutes the ideal hybrid, both experts say a harder, smoother kernel would be ideal. That’s why McConnell says a high-yielding hybrid with an above average test weight - not extremely hard textured, but hard enough to take some handling - may be the answer. “It also must have good stalk quality and fast dry down, so the farmer has the option of allowing grain to dry in the field,” he says. Because many quality problems with high-yielding corn result from their softer kernels, plant breeders are looking into whether there will be a yield trade-off with harder kemeled com. “Harder textured com tends to be lower yielding,” says McCon nell. “However, that doesn’t mean the relationship can’t be broken Ip-* mM i. ■pTfl HEATS UJ| k* YOUR HOME r«! AND YOUR s '‘>/ * ' H * I Vo*> *■ * * 2 Y*/*- HOT WATER * IDEAL FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, existing homes, GREEN HOUSES, SWIMMING POOLS, SPAS. * FURNACE SITS OUTSIDE -10’-100’ from home/business/barn. , Removes fire danger. * CLEAN - No ashes, dust smoke, trash inside. * CONVENIENT - Load every 10-12 hours. Burns logs up to 16” in diameter & 30" long. Stops most log splitting. , * THERMOSTAT CONTROLLED - Even heat. „ * EASILY CONNECTS to forced Air/Hot Water System. Needs no chimney or water heater. Heats domestic hot water year round. 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Breeders there will address grain quality issues and also will deve lop custom hybrids for industrial and food com markets. “Our program in Illinois will monitor die status of grain quality throughout our entire breeding program,” says McConnell. “Pioneer breeders at other loca tions will be paying particular attention to the subject. “We are attempting to improve grain quality as much as we can from the genetic side. We under stand the farmer is still going to want yield and standability. “However, it is always going to be a compromise situation when we try to pull all of the desirable traits together in one package.” McConnell says until research provides some concrete genetic improvements in terms of grain quality, farmers must continue to reduce breakage as best they can through careful harvest, drying and storage of com for shipment. -aC OUTSIDE m wood FURNACE Gardner. Having been raised on a veget- able on request by calling the able farm. 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