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Chapter 4 - Wheat

from Part II - Transfers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

David Moon
David Moon
Affiliation:
University of York
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The subject of this chapter is the introduction and success of varieties of wheat from the steppes in the Great Plains. After considering the types of crops grown in the two regions, it analyzes the various ways in which they made the journey: with immigrants, especially Mennonites; introduction by government “plant explorers”; exchanges between Russian/Soviet and American crop scientists; and the international grain trade. The persistence of stories about the role of Mennonite immigrants is subjected to particular scrutiny.

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wheatagriculturemillingimmigrantsMennonitesscientists
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The American Steppes
The Unexpected Russian Roots of Great Plains Agriculture, 1870s–1930s
 , pp. 129 - 187
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Wheat
  • David Moon, University of York
  • Book: The American Steppes
  • Online publication: 23 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316217320.005
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  • Wheat
  • David Moon, University of York
  • Book: The American Steppes
  • Online publication: 23 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316217320.005
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  • Wheat
  • David Moon, University of York
  • Book: The American Steppes
  • Online publication: 23 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316217320.005
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