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“This publication exemplifies the spirit of the award,” said award co-chairs Sara Scheib of the University of Iowa and Zoe Pettway Unno of the University of Southern California. “The comprehensive article provides historical context and the exhaustive accompanying annotated bibliography identifies and makes discoverable critical primary source literature in the field of agriculture.”

“Due to the rich and extensive history of crop variety yield testing in Iowa, there are sources that cannot be found by searching Google or even specialized research databases,” continued Scheib and Unno. “These resources were acknowledged and included when possible. The annotated bibliography provides details on the scope of coverage of each source that are extremely useful to researchers. Finally, the open access publication of the article in a top international agriculture journal ensures it will reach the target audience and continue to be a valuable resource for years to come.”