College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
University of Wisconsin geneticist R.A. Brink brought hybrid corn to Wisconsin, releasing the state's first hybrid for production in 1933. Eight years later ninety percent of Wisconsin corn was hybrid. Soon the yield per acre was tripled. Brink also developed a strain of alfalfa that could survive freezing weather. This strain, Vernal, soon became the leading variety in the nation. Throughout his career, Brink remained involved in basic research. His best-known efforts focused on transposable genetic elements, bits of DNA that move from one chromosomal site to another and add to genetic diversity.| HM Number | HMLNE |
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| Series | This marker is part of the University of Wisconsin series |
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| Year Placed | 2001 |
| Placed By | UW Foundation |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 3:08am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 303609 N 4771980 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.07511667, -89.41235000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 4.507', W 89° 24.741' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 4' 30.42" N, 89° 24' 44.46" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 608 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1543-1599 Linden Dr, Madison WI 53706, US |
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