| # | Product | Type | Description | Current Use | Access | Access URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A microsatellite kit for the GCP maize reference germplasm set | Genomic Resources | Reference kit of 35 SSRs for maize with sequence list and protocol, germplasm checks, and allele sizes of microsats for those checks |
Assessment of diversity in maize collections | Contact Jean-Francois Rami, CIRAD, Montpellier France | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| 2 | Total transcriptome of smoke and butenolide treated germinating maize kernels | Genomic Resources | Microarray data describing the total transcriptome of smoke and butenolide-induced germinating maize seeds and seedlings |
genetic studies to elucidate physiological and biochemical pathways to induce increased germination and vigor of maize seeds under drought stress | Transcriptome data has been deposited in the GEO database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.ni.gov/geo) under accession number GSE17484. | mailto:balazs@ mail.mgki.hu |
| 3 | Publication: A synthesis all known previous rice and maize disease resistance QTL studies | Genomic Resources | A publication demonstrating that disease resistance QTLs are not randomly distributed in the maize genome. |
Reference | Wisser, R. J., Balint-Kurti, P. J. and Nelson R. J., 2006. The genetic architecture of disease resistance in maize: a synthesis of published studies. Phytopathology 96:120-129. | jmn99@cornell .edu |
| 4 | A maize germplasm reference set | Germplasm | A reference set of maize composed of 225 inbred lines and another one of 30 populations (for further lines extraction) derived from the CIMMYT maize composite set of 987 inbred lines, genotyped with 47 SSRs, and 467 populations genotyped with 30 SSRs | Comparative genomics studies and introduction of diversity and selected traits in maize breeding programs. | Contact J. Cairns, International Center for Maize and Wheat Development (CIMMYT), El Batan, Mexico | j.cairns@ cgiar.org |
| 5 | NILs for Southern Leaf Blight resistance in maize | Germplasm | A set of ~15 NILs carrying SLB QTL from the resistant lines Mo17 and NC250 was developed in a B73 background. |
Resistance and genomics studies. See: Zwonitzer, J.C. , Balint-Kurti, P., et al. Use of backcross recurrent selection and QTL mapping to identify loci contributing to Southern Leaf blight resistance in a highly resistant maize line. (In preparation) |
Contact R. Nelson,Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA | jmn99@ cornell.edu |
| 6 | NILs for Northern Leaf Blight resistance in maize | Germplasm | For CML52-derived NILs, 61 SSR markers were used to test for 38 maize bins associated with multiple disease resistance. Eight NIL pairs showing differences in disease reaction. For DK888-derived NILs, 18 SSR markers were used to test for maize bins associated with multiple disease resistance. Five NIL pairs showing differences in disease reaction. |
Resistance and genomics studies. | Contact R. Nelson,Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA | jmn99@ cornell.edu |
| 7 | Disease resistance maize lines | Germplasm | Elite lines from the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute resistant to Grey Leaf Spot |
Four best hybrids identified for nomination to the Kenyan National Performance trials | Contact S. Gethi, Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (Kari), | jgethi@ wananchi .com |
| 8 | A SNP array for drought candidate genes in maize | Informative Markers | 1536 SNP array for Drought Candidate Genes |
Introgression of drought tolerant traits into maize | GCP Central Registry http://gcpcr.grinfo.net/ | http:// www. panzea .org/db/ gateway?file _id=20 07_cand idate_snp |
| 9 | QTL maps for maize diseases | Informative Markers | QTL maps for maize diseases in a number of segregating populations |
Reference for genomics studies | 1) Balint-Kurti, P.J., Krakowsky, M. D., Jines, M. P., Robertson, L. A., Molnár, T. L., Goodman M. M. and Holland J. B. (2006) Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci for Resistance to Southern Leaf Blight and Days to Anthesis in a Maize Recombinant Inbred Line Population. Phytopathology 96:1067-1071 | jmn99@ cornell.edu |
| 10 | QTL for Aluminum tolerance in Maize | Informative Markers | Markers for novel maize Al tolerance QTL with major effects on tolerance populations and to use for breeding for improved Al tolerance. |
Aluminum tolerance studies and improvement of maize breeding lines | Contact L. Kochian, USDA/ARS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA | lvk1@ cornell.edu |
| 11 | Getting the focus right: a GCP socio-economic study to determine production constraints specific to maize | Publication | This study organized the systematic tapping of the tacit knowledge of experienced research and development practitioners to provide valuable information on the relative importance of different production constraints and traits. The results of this study can be a checklist and guide to those involved in maize breeding and crop systems research and development by prioritizing key traits for the improvement in each of the systems. | On-line socio-economic study | Viewable and downloadable from Generation Challenge Program Website (www.generationcp.org) | http://www .generation cp.org/sp5 _impact/ targeting -and-focus |
| 12 | Genotypes of maize and sorghum identified with superior performance on acid soils | Publication | Genotypes of maize and sorghum identified with superior performance on acid soils |
Study of performance of QTLs in genotypes of maize and sorghum grown on acid soils. | L. Kochian, USDA/ARS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA | lvk1@ cornell.edu |