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Figure 1. —Maize yield in bushels per acre in the United States. The periods dominated by open-pollinated, four-way crosses, and two-way crosses are indicated, along with regression coefficients (bushel/acre). Redrawn with permission from A. Forrest Troyer. Data compiled by the United States Department of Agriculture.


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