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Maize Consortium

Maize Consortium. Improving the adaptability and yield stability of maize hybrids. Formation of sowing area and average yield of maize in Hungary, 1921-2000 (data by KSH ). Members of the Consortium. University of Debrecen, Centre of Agricultural Sciences

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Maize Consortium

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  1. Maize Consortium Improving the adaptability and yield stability of maize hybrids

  2. Formation of sowing area and average yield of maize in Hungary, 1921-2000 (data by KSH)

  3. Members of the Consortium • University of Debrecen, Centre of Agricultural Sciences • HAS Agricultural Research Institute, Martonvásár • Cereal Research Non-Profit Company, Szeged • HAS Research Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Budapest • KITE Maize and Industrial Producing Co., Nádudvar • Hungrana Starch and Isosugar Producing and Distributing Ltd., Szabadegyháza • Gran-Export Industrial Trading and Service Ltd., Debrecen, Tiszafüred

  4. Aim of research and developmental consortium For enhancing the competitiveness • producing new improved breeding materials and breed nominees • establishing the scientific development of maize production • examining and defining the agronomical and environmental reactions of maize-hybrids • determining the sustainability of the cultivation system • improving yield stability

  5. Planned research areas • Exploring and efficiently using new genetic resources • Determining the breeding-, agronomic- and economic values and utilizing maize hybrids • Examining the adaptability and developing the cultivation technologies of new maize hybrids • Industrial testing and consultation for new maize hybrids • Quality testing of maize hybrids • Utilization of maize hybrids for human purposes • Marketing, selling and consultation for maize seed

  6. Exploring and efficiently using new genetic sources Purpose:creation of fertile DH offspring, precipitating the selection of breeding materials with better stress tolerance, improving the adaptability and crop stability of maize hybrides with breeding

  7. Tasks: • input of haploid induction ability into elite lines by genetic means, crossbreeding and with use of exotic (Chinese) DH lines • the different Sc, BC1, BC2 originated DHH lines will be used to transfer the haploid induction ability • uncovering the alternative ways of crop differentiation in port cultures formed from micro-spores with detailed cytological ultra-structural examination • evaluating the effectiveness of DH production strategy developed by HAS Cell-biological Research Team • examining cold tolerance in young maize hybridswith biochemical and biophysical methods • examination of drought- and heat tolerance • determining the adaptability of maize against certainheavy metals • increasing tolerance against abiotic and bioticstress factors • decreasing sensibility of technological sensibilty of hybrides

  8. Determining the breeding-, agronomic- and economic values and utilizing maize hybrides • Purpose: breeding for resistance to herbicides (exclusively based on the maize resistance gene), developing new maize hybrids, which have good adaptability and drought tolerance, and which utilise the nutrient supply and the fertiliser spread additionally in an efficient way • Objetcs: • breeding work • using tissue culture methods (for increasing the efficiency of selection for drought tolerance) • performance trials • examining the productivity, stand ability and dry-down rate of the breed nominees at 6 different locations in Hungary • official trials conducted in Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and in the European Union • production technological trials • large-scale trials of the hybrids carried out in Hungary, Romania and Slovakia

  9. Examining adaptibility of new, Hungarian maize hybrids and developing their production technologies • Purpose: introducing the new genotypes into scientific experiments, which provides priceless information for science as well as practice • Objects: • determining the effects, interactions of tillage, fertilization, irrigation and plant density • evaluating the adaptability of maize hybrids with different genotype • determination of sowing time • examining the material and energy processes of soil • complex developing of plant protection technology • qualify control of floral products

  10. Industrial testing of new maize-hybrids and consultation • Purpose: trying out of the newly refined Hungarian maize on 22 industrial premises • Objects: • designation of industrial experimental areas • providing of industrial and mechanical background, technological development • organizing of industrial harvests • collaboration in operating of consultation system • cooperation with partner estates • spreading of R+D results

  11. Locations of large-scale trials of new maize hybrides

  12. Processing and quality control of maize-hybrids • Purpose: amplifying the application of Hungarian seed grains • Objects: • processing and qualifying of maize-base materials • preparation and qualifying of starch, isosugar and alcoholic products • evaluating of maize-base materials for food industrial • consultation with farmers and suppliers

  13. Utilization of maize-hybrides for human purposes • Purpose: selecting and experimentally processing of the high quality and low fat-content maize by the use of Hungarian genetic-stores • Objects: • industrial milling of maize stocks • separate processing of harvested yield • quality check in laboratories • qualification of different maize genotypes, according to milling output

  14. Distribution, sale and consultation of maize seed • Purpose: introducing the examined hybrides, products and information to the market, and then marketing them in commercial network • Objects: • commerce of seed grain and maize • determination of market expectations • processing marketing information and experiences, feedback

  15. Summary • The Consortium builds upon the existing R+D results • It applies significant capacity for methodological and technological development improving breeding and efficiency of production • It aspires to publish the new scientific results and to apply them in practice

  16. Introducing the professionals playing key role • Dr. Barnabás Beáta, DSc • Dr. Berzsenyi Zoltán, DSc • Dr. Győrffy Béla, DSc • Dr. Győri Zoltán, DSc • Dr. Kálmán László CSc • Dr. Marton L. Csaba CSc • Dr. Mórócz Sándor CSc • Dr. Németh Tamás MTA levelező tagja • Dr. Páldi Emil DSc • Dr. Pepó Péter CSc • Dr. Sárvári Mihály CSc • Dr. Szél Sándor CSc • Dr. Széll Endre CSc

  17. Formation of sowing area in Hungary, 2000.

  18. Thank you for your honourable interest!

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