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ACKNOWI,EDGMENTS<br />

It has been a great privilege to study under the supervisi<strong>on</strong><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Dr. S.B. Helgas<strong>on</strong> to whom I an indebted for hís<br />

guidance during my research <strong>and</strong> the preparati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> this<br />

manuscrÌpt. f wish also to acknowledge the assistance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

the other members <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the examinati<strong>on</strong> commLttee for their<br />

patience <strong>and</strong> assl-stance durlng the course <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> my years at<br />

the Universíty <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Manítoba.<br />

I especíally wish to thank Dr. R.J. Baker <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Agriculture<br />

Canada, Winnlpeg whose guiding h<strong>and</strong> was <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> invaLuable assls-<br />

tance Ín analyzing <strong>and</strong> interpreting my data.<br />

Ihe kind assistance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Dr. D.C. Rasmuss<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> the<br />

Ðepartnent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Agr<strong>on</strong>omy <strong>and</strong> Plant Genetics <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the UniversÍty<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Minnesota is aLso acknowledged.<br />

I wish to tharù D.F. Sahn<strong>on</strong>' 1,. 0'Brien, G.C. Seoles<br />

<strong>and</strong> T,. Hopkins for providlng much needed physical <strong>and</strong><br />

technícal assistance at critical tLmes during my research,<br />

<strong>and</strong> I am also indebted to the following pers<strong>on</strong>s or ínstitutl<strong>on</strong>s<br />

who provided l<strong>and</strong> <strong>on</strong> whÍch much <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> my research was<br />

carried out: Agriculture Canada Research Statí<strong>on</strong>, Br<strong>and</strong><strong>on</strong><br />

(or. n.l. Ìfolfe), Siss<strong>on</strong>s Farms ltd., Portage l-a Prairie<br />

<strong>and</strong> G. Kaberníck Farms, Sanford.<br />

Financial support in the form <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> post-graduate scholar-

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