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GEM Ames Annual Report

GEM Ames Annual Report. G ermplasm E nhancement of M aize. M. Blanco, F. Engstrom, M. Shen, A. Smelser USDA-ARS NCRPIS GEM - December 7, 2011 -. GEM Releases. 245 total GEM Releases (updated) 6 GEM-Ames releases for 2012

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GEM Ames Annual Report

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  1. GEM AmesAnnual Report GermplasmEnhancement of Maize M. Blanco, F. Engstrom, M. Shen, A. Smelser USDA-ARS NCRPIS GEM - December 7, 2011 -

  2. GEM Releases • 245 total GEM Releases (updated) • 6 GEM-Ames releases for 2012 • 136 new breeding crosses made in Ames in 2011 (Most made in shade house) Germplasm Enhancement of Maize

  3. Pathology/Entomology Update • SLB, GLS, and Fusarium ear rot (USDA-ARS Raleigh, NC) • Aflatoxin (USDA-ARS CHPRRU, Mississippi State) • NLB, Diplodia, and Fusarium ear rot (DuPont/Pioneer Hi-Bred) • NLB, SLB, GLS, Goss’s Wilt (PSR) • Army Worm/CEW (3rd Millennium Genetics) • NLB (Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada) Germplasm Enhancement of Maize

  4. Allelic Diversity(AD) and Double Haploids (DH) Update • 415 DH lines derived from 133 populations (81 races) • 501 rows of allelic diversity for advancing from 110 races (from 13 countries) Germplasm Enhancement of Maize

  5. Quality Traits Update • GEMS-0226 has protein content of 13.4%. • Reduced aflatoxin in TX-WX11-4 (Derived from BR52051:N04) Germplasm Enhancement of Maize

  6. Public Cooperator Reports • Iowa State University- Germplasm Improvement for Starch and Bio-fuel • North Dakota State U.-Development of Early Maturity Lines • Texas A&M U.- GEM Germplasm for drought, CEW, and low aflatoxin • Truman State U.- Specialty Starch Germplasm to Optimize Grain Quality & Yield • U. of Illinois- Host Plant Resistance for Western Corn Rootworm and Biotic Stresses • U. of Wisconsin-Development for Superior Silage, Biofeedstock yield, and composition Germplasm Enhancement of Maize

  7. GEM Ames Staff Michael Blanco Germplasm Enhancement of Maize Andrew Smelser Fred Engstrom Mack Shen

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