Effects of reduced plant height on breeding requirements and ...

ACKNOWI,EDGMENTS
It has been a great privilege to study under the supervision
<strong>of</strong> Dr. S.B. Helgason to whom I an indebted for hís
guidance during my research and the preparation <strong>of</strong> this
manuscrÌpt. f wish also to acknowledge the assistance <strong>of</strong>
the other members <strong>of</strong> the examination commLttee for their
patience and assl-stance durlng the course <strong>of</strong> my years at
the Universíty <strong>of</strong> Manítoba.
I especíally wish to thank Dr. R.J. Baker <strong>of</strong> Agriculture
Canada, Winnlpeg whose guiding hand was <strong>of</strong> invaLuable assls-
tance Ín analyzing and interpreting my data.
Ihe kind assistance <strong>of</strong> Dr. D.C. Rasmusson and the
Ðepartnent <strong>of</strong> Agronomy and Plant Genetics <strong>of</strong> the UniversÍty
<strong>of</strong> Minnesota is aLso acknowledged.
I wish to tharù D.F. Sahnon' 1,. 0'Brien, G.C. Seoles
and T,. Hopkins for providlng much needed physical and
technícal assistance at critical tLmes during my research,
and I am also indebted to the following persons or ínstitutlons
who provided land on whÍch much <strong>of</strong> my research was
carried out: Agriculture Canada Research Statíon, Brandon
(or. n.l. Ìfolfe), Sissons Farms ltd., Portage l-a Prairie
and G. Kaberníck Farms, Sanford.
Financial support in the form <strong>of</strong> post-graduate scholar-