Orville Vogel is best known for his involvement in the Norin 10 wheat research. Wheat Norin 10 is a semi-dwarf variety of wheat, with very large ears, which grew in the experimental station of Norin, Japan. ...

Cecil Salmon, biologist working in post-IIWW Japan, collected 16 varieties of wheat including one called “Norin 10”, which was very short, thus less likely to suffer wind damage. Salmon sent it back to Orville Vogel in Oregon in 1949. Vogel began crossing Norin 10 with other wheats to make new short-strawed varieties. Vogel's work was further developed by Norman Borlaug. Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 9th 255,026 km² 420 km 580 km 2. ... Norman Ernest Borlaug (born March 25, 1914) is an American agricultural scientist, humanitarian, Nobel laureate, and the father of the Green Revolution. ...

References

• Ears of plenty: The story of wheat, The Economist, Dec 20th 2005