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RACES OF MAIZE IN CUBA by William H. Hatheway Published under the auspices of the Committee on Preservation of Indigenous Strains of Maize of the Agricultural Board Division of Biology and Agriculture
COMMITTEE ON PRESERVATION OF INDIGENOUS STRAINS OF MAIZE R. E. CLELAND, Chairman CLAUD HoRl'< J. ALLEN CLARK, Executive Secretary MERLE JENKINS EDGAR ANDERSON P. c. MANGELSDOHF w. L. BROWN G. H. STRINGFIELD c. 0. ERLANSON P. A. WEATHERWAX Library of Congress Card Catalog Number 56-60047 Price: $1.50
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The present study is based on a thesis presented to the Depart- ment of Biology of Harvard University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The author wishes to express his appreciation to Professor P. C. Mangelsdorf for guidance and helpful criticism in all phases of this study. He is indebted to Dr. I. D. Clement, Dr. James R. Hay, Mr. F. G. Wal- singham, and Sr. A. Valiente Martin for valuable suggestions, en- couragement, and help in many other ways. Sincere appreciation is expressed to Merilyn D. Hatheway for help in the field and in preparing the manuscript and for many valuable criticisms and suggestions. Special thanks are due to the many Cuban farmers visited during the course of this investigation for their courtesy, generosity, and sincere interest. Field work in Cuba was supported in part by a grant from the Atkins Garden and Research Laboratory and by financial assist- ance from the John Parker Fellowship Fund, of Harvard Univer- sity. Publication of this study in its present form was made pos- sible by a grant from the International Cooperation Administra- tion to the Committee on Preservation of Indigenous Strains of Maize, of the National Academy of Sciences- National Research Council.
