2004

9th Inter-Regional Corn Breeding Conference

Program

 

Sunday, February 8
   

Arrival in St. Louis

  
 

Monday, February 9 - Morning

A.M. moderator Marcelo Carena, North Dakota State University
projectionist Jim Elder, USDA-ARS, University of Missouri
   

Continental breakfast served at the Geneva/Zurich rooms downstairs

 7:30AM
   

Introduction: NCR-167

Gary H. Heichel, University of Illinois
NEC-29, Margaret E. Smith, Cornell University

 8:30AM
   

Divergent selection for rind penetrometer resistance and its effects on European corn borer damage and stalk traits in corn

Sheri Martin, Larry Darrah*, and Bruce Hibbard, USDA-ARS Plant Genetics Research Unit and University of Missouri-Columbia

9:00AM
   

Yield and agronomic evaluation of Bt hybrid and fungicide on the control of corn rootworm

Bao-Luo Ma * and F. Meloche, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

9:30AM
   

Break

 10:00AM
   

CIMMYT’s maize pre-breeding program

Suketoshi Taba, Matthew Krakowsky*, Duncan Kirubi, and Jaime Diaz, CIMMYT, USDA-ARS, CIMMYT-KARI, and CIMMYT

 10:30AM
   

Genome reduction approach for QTL identification

Elizabeth Lee, University of Guelph

 11:00AM
   

In silico mapping for quantitative trait loci in maize

Bertrand Parisseaux and Rex Bernardo*, University of Minnesota

11:30AM
   

Lunch - for NCR167 Registrants

12:00
   

Monday, February 9 - Afternoon

Moderator: Kendall Lamkey, Iowa State University
Projectionist: David Willmot, USDA-ARS, University of Missouri

  
   

Selection effect on heterotic patterns of Reid yellow dent derivatives

A. Forrest Troyer, University of Illinois

 1:30PM
   

Breeding Efforts Towards Population Hybrids

M.J. Carena*, North Dakota State University

 2:00PM
   

Break

 2:30PM
   

Genetic variation in breeding populations with different numbers of parents

Dindo Tabanao* and Rex Bernardo, University of Minnesota

 3:00PM
   

Leaf Position, Area and Contribution of Individual Leaves to Grain Yield in Conventional and Leafy Maize Hybrids

K. D. Subedi* and B.L. Ma, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

 3:30PM
   

Poster Session - Repeat on Tuesday

 4:00PM
   

Committee business meetings

NCR-167 (Lugano room)
NEC-29 (Zirmatt room)

 4:30PM
   

Tuesday, February 10 - Morning

Moderator: Richard Pratt, Ohio State University, OARDC
projectionist: David Willmot, USDA-ARS, University of Missouri
   

Continental breakfast served at the Geneva/Zurich rooms downstairs

 7:00AM
   

Classification of North Dakota lines into heterotic groups

C. Barata and M.J. Carena*, North Dakota State University

 8:00AM
   

Breeding corn to reduce aflatoxin contamination

Javier Betrán*, Tom Isakeit, Gary Odvody, and Kerry Mayfield, Texas A&M University

 8:30AM
   

Useful grain quality traits within maize plant introductions and GEM germplasm and some analytical tools to find them

Mark Campbell* and Ejikemenwa Anih, Truman State University

 9:00AM
   

The future of public plant breeding: Iowa State as a case study

Kendall Lamkey, Iowa State University

 9:30AM
   

Break

 10:00AM
   

Correlations between grain composition and pest resistance in a set of corn hybrids

Linda Pollak*, Kevin Montgomery, Craig Abel, Paul Williams, and Wenwei Xu, USDA-ARS, Ames IA, Central Golden Harvest Research, USDA-ARS, Stoneville MS, USDA-ARS, Mississippi State, MS, and Texas A&M University

 10:30AM
   

Yields of two sets of hybrids and the grain composition of the parents and hybrids with associated agronomic traits

Kevin Montgomery*, Linda Pollak, Susana Goggi, Craig Abel, Paul Williams, and Wenwei Xu, Central Golden Harvest Research, Clinton, IL; USDA-ARS, Ames IA, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; USDA-ARS, Stoneville MS; USDA-ARS, Mississippi State, MS; and Texas A&M University

 11:00AM
   

Seed Quality of a Set of Inbreds and their Corresponding Hybrids

Susana Goggi, Mindy DeVries, Kevin Montgomery, and Linda Pollak, Iowa State University, Central Golden Harvest Research, and USDA-ARS Ames, IA

 11:30AM
   

Lunch - for NCR167 Registrants

12:00
   

Tuesday, February 10 - Afternoon

Moderator: B.L. Ma, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Projectionist: Marcelo Carena, North Dakota State University

  
   

The development of hybrid corn in Ohio during the 1930s

Richard Pratt, Ohio State University, OARDC

 1:30PM
   

Stress and Meiotic Recombination in Maize

Michael Lee, Iowa State University

 2:00PM
   

Break

 2:30PM
   

Digestion kinetics of the Wisconsin Quality Synthetic

B.A. Justen and J.G. Coors*, University of Wisconsin

 3:00PM
   

Development of a Core Subset of Chilean Maize Populations by Near Infrared Transmittance Spectroscopy

Ejikemenwa I. Anih* and Mark Campbell, Truman State University

 3:30PM
   

Monday, February 9 - 4:00PM

Tuesday, February 10 - 4:00PM

Poster Session

  
   

A study of ear rot development in maize using GFP-Fusarium

Shea Miller, Lana M. Reid, and Linda J. Harris, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  
   

Predicting hybrid yield based on inbred characteristics and local climatic data

Xiaoyang Zhu and Lana Reid, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  
   

Selective genotyping for the detection of corn rootworm resistance QTL

D.B. Willmot, J.M. Elder, and B.E. Hibbard, USDA-ARS / University of Missouri

  
   

History of Stiff Stalk Synthetic

J. Rouse, L. L. Hinze, and K. R. Lamkey, Iowa State University

  
   

Utilization of Exotic Germplasm for Improving Agronomic, Disease Resistance, and Grain Quality Traits in Corn Belt Maize

J.A. Hawk, T. Weldekidan, and T.J. Frey, University of Delaware

  
   

Using Spatial Covariance Structure in Maize Hybrid Testing Trials

John A. Shaffer, Dept. Crops and Soils, The Pennsylvania State University

  
   

Nutritional enhancement of corn through breeding

Susan Duvick, Linda Pollak, Pamela White, USDA-ARS and Iowa State University

  
   
Updated May 13, 2004