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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Plans and directs development and production of hybrid seed corn for commercial seed companies: Plans and executes experimental field studies to develop and improve varieties of hybrid corn with desired characteristics, such as greater yield, resistance to disease and insects, and adaptability to specific soils and climate. Selects and inbreeds plants until specific inbred line is produced, using various breeding techniques, such as crossbreeding, backcrossing, and outcrossing. Confers with farmers to arrange contracts for raising hybrid corn. Distributes seeds, specifies areas of farm to be planted, directs workers engaged in corn planting to make most effective use of land, and oversees fertilizing, cultivating, detasseling, and harvesting [FIELD SUPERVISOR, SEED PRODUCTION (agriculture)]. Directs, through subordinate supervisors, workers engaged in shelling and grading corn. Examines equipment used to clean and grade shelled corn for proper functioning and plans changes in drying, grading, storage, and shipment of seed corn for greater efficiency and accuracy. Interprets company policies and hires, discharges, transfers, and promotes workers. Records production, farm management practices, parent stock, or other data. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 41 4E 41 47 45 52 2C 50 52 4F 44 55 43 54 49 4F 4E 2C 53 45 45 44 43 4F 52 4E |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01000001 01001110 01000001 01000111 01000101 01010010 00101100 00100000 01010000 01010010 01001111 01000100 01010101 01000011 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110 00101100 00100000 01010011 01000101 01000101 01000100 00100000 01000011 01001111 01010010 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M A N A G E R ,   P R O D U C T I O N ,   S E E D   C O R N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0041 004E 0041 0047 0045 0052 002C 0050 0052 004F 0044 0055 0043 0054 0049 004F 004E 002C 0053 0045 0045 0044 0043 004F 0052 004E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)473548354139521425052493855375443494814253393938237495248 |
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