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GEM Ames Annual Report. G ermplasm E nhancement of M aize. M. Blanco, F. Engstrom, M. Shen, A. Smelser USDA-ARS NCRPIS GEM - December 5, 2012 -. GEM Releases. 258 total GEM Releases (updated) 8 GEM-Ames releases for 2012 2 University of Wisconsin W615S (GQS C0 derived)
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GEM Ames Annual Report GermplasmEnhancement of Maize M. Blanco, F. Engstrom, M. Shen, A. Smelser USDA-ARS NCRPIS GEM - December 5, 2012 -
GEM Releases • 258 total GEM Releases (updated) • 8 GEM-Ames releases for 2012 • 2 University of Wisconsin • W615S (GQS C0 derived) • W616S (AR16026:S1719 derived) Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
Pathology/Entomology Support • GLS, SLB, and Fusarium ear rot (USDA-ARS-PSRU Raleigh, NC) • Aflatoxin (USDA-ARS CHPRRU, MS State) • Diplodia, Head smut, and Fusarium ear rot (DuPont/Pioneer Hi-Bred) • NLB, GLS, and Goss’s Wilt (PSR) • Army Worm/CEW (USDA-ARS-CGBRU Tifton) • Army Worm/CEW (3rd Millennium Genetics) Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
Allelic Diversity(AD) and Double Haploids (DH) Update • 430 DH lines • 252 of 430 DH lines with sufficient seed for distribution (represents 54 races from 13 countries) • 594 rows of allelic diversity for advancing 115 races (from 14 countries) Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
Nursery and Isolations Blocks • 8,700 nursery, and 1,300 isolation block rows at GEM-Ames • Unsucessful pollinations to heat and drought ~30-35% at GEM-Ames • Wide scale heat and drought impacted all US GEM cooperators • Generous in kind support from 5 US companies for winter isolations • Additional nursery support from 4 other US companies in winter nurseries Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
Publications and Outreach(ARS, University, Graduate, and Undergraduate Students) • 13 peer reviewed publications • 9 Abstracts • 8 other (invited presentations, student conferences, etc.) Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
Public Cooperator Reports • Iowa State University- Germplasm Improvement for Starch and Bio-fuel • 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 Wisconsin-Development for Superior Silage, Biofeedstock yield, and composition Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
GEM Field Days • Ames, IA (ARS-NCRPIS GEM Project) • Fargo, ND (North Dakota State University, Marcelo Carena) • Etter, TX (Texas A &M University, WenweiXu) • Beijing, China (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianyu Wang); 1st International Field Day • Combined total of more than 740 visitors at 4 locations Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
GEM Field Days- CAAS, Beijing, China (Sept. 3 - 9, 2012) Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
GEM Field Days - Ames, IA (Sept. 18, 2012) Germplasm Enhancement of Maize