GEM IT Report and Yield Test Results

M. ShenUSDA-ARS NCRPIS GEM

- December 10, 2008 -

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GEM-Ames Website

Updated GEM cooperator’s list, GEM reports, presentations, and GEM data

Added a section of Corn Images of Recommended Lines (in PDF format)

43 images as a total

Year 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008

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Corn Images of Recommended Lines

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ze Usage of GEM-Ames website(Dec. 07 to Nov. 08)

Usage: germplasm information, GEM data, and information about GEM project, etc.

Search engine: Google 16 – 39% each monthKey words: germplasm gem maizeVisitors: 187/month (up from 180/m last year)Re-visitors: 40% (up from 36% last year)Top 10 countries with most visitors (in descending order): US, China, India, Canada, Italy, UK, Mexico, France, Germany, & Ireland

Top 10 states/regions with most visitors (in descending order):IA, CA, NC, MO, IL, Beijing (China), NY, IN, TX, & MI

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Usage of GEM-Ames website

World Map of Cumulative Traffic

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Handout: GEM 2008 yield trial summary

GEM CD containsGermplasm releases and key traits

Public cooperators’ reports

Yield trial data

Corn images of GEM recommended lines

Disease data from cooperators

Lab data reports

Annual report

GEM information – www.public.iastate.edu/~usda-gem

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GEM-Ames trial summary - 2008

The date of the first data set received1 month later than that last year (Oct. 20)

The date of the last data set received2 weeks later than that last year (Dec. 2)

Thanks to the companies who sent the data before requesting

AgReliant, Wyffels, and Monsanto

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GEM-Ames trial summary - 2008

Experiments: 56 (up from 48 last year – due to more racial sampling capacity and isolation in-kind support)

Replicated at 4 to 8 locations

Plots: 17,000 (up from 14,800 last year)

GEM cooperators’ portion: 49% (down from 57% last year)

GEM portion: 51% (up from 43% last year)

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GEM-Ames trial summary - 2008

There are 104 GEM topcrosses that out-performed the yield of check means (out of 2682 entries of topcrosses)

The range of CV’s for yield was from 6.7 to 18.0%

Yield trial data - high lodging data this year (good selection for lodging resistant?)

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GEM-Ames year trial summary

1st yr 2nd yrtrial trial Total

No. entries beat all checks 7 0 7

No. entries beat check means 98 6 104

No. entries beat at least 1 check 687 197 884

Total entries: 2682

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GEM-Ames trial summary - 2008

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GEM-Ames trial summary - 2008

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AgReliant Genetics, LLC

BASF Plant Science Breeding LLC

Beck’s Superior Hybrids, Inc.

Benson Seed Research, LLC

Brodbeck Seeds

Hoegemeyer Hybrids, Inc.

Hyland Seeds

Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc.

Monsanto Company

Mycogen Seeds

National Starch

PANNAR Seed

Schillinger Seeds

SEEDirect

Syngenta Seeds, Inc.

Wyffels Hybrids

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Nursery (selection and generation advance):AgReliant, APEX-AGRI, BASF, Beck’s, Brodbeck, GDU, Genetic Enterprises Int’l, Hoegemeyer, Hyland, IFSI, Monsanto, Mycogen, National Starch, PANNAR, PRIME Farm Seed, Schillinger, Semillas Tuniche, Syngenta, Targeted Growth, Terrell Seed, and Wyffels

Isolation blocks:AgReliant, Beck’s, MBS, Monsanto, and Mycogen

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Making new breeding crosses:AgReliant, Brand Wine Seed Farm, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, G&S Crop Services, Hoegemeyer, Hyland, JFS & Associates, Monsanto, Mycogen, Nugemplasm, PANNAR, and Prosemillas

BC observations/evaluation:AgReliant, APEX-Agri, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, G&S Crop Services, Mycogen, Nugemplasm, Prosemillas, and Seed Asia

Conversions (waxy):National Starch

Disease and/or insect screening:3rd Millennium Genetics, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Pioneer, Professional Seed Research, and Seed Asia

Allelic diversity nursery (summer and winter):Pioneer and Syngenta

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