Generation Challenge Programme >> Research >> Research Themes >> Capacity buildingGCP’s mission is using genetic diversity and advanced plant science to improve crops by adding value to breeding for drought-prone and harsh environments. This is achieved through a network of more than 200 partners drawn from CGIAR Centres, academia, regional and national research programmes, and capacity enhancement to assist developing-world researchers to access technologies and to tap into a broader and richer pool of plant genetic diversity.http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-themes/research-themes-capacity-building/34-research/maize2019-06-25T09:02:56-05:00Joomla! - Open Source Content ManagementMaize - Products2011-06-04T16:19:25-05:002011-06-04T16:19:25-05:00http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-themes/research-themes-capacity-building/34-research/maize/166-maize-productsAdministratorbrandon@decise.ca<div class="feed-description"><p></p>
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<tr><th class="td1" valign="top">#</th><th class="td2" valign="top">Product</th><th class="td3" valign="top">Type</th><th class="td4" valign="top">Description</th><th class="td5" valign="top">Current Use</th><th class="td6" valign="top">Access</th><th class="td7" valign="top">Access URL</th></tr>
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<td valign="top">1</td>
<td valign="top">A microsatellite kit for the GCP maize reference germplasm set</td>
<td valign="top">Genomic Resources</td>
<td valign="top">Reference kit of 35 SSRs for maize with <br /> sequence list and protocol, germplasm <br /> checks, and allele sizes of microsats for <br /> those checks</td>
<td valign="top">Assessment of diversity in maize collections</td>
<td valign="top">Contact Jean-Francois Rami, CIRAD, Montpellier France</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:rami@cirad.fr">rami@cirad.fr</a></td>
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<td valign="top">2</td>
<td valign="top">Total transcriptome of smoke and butenolide treated germinating maize kernels</td>
<td valign="top">Genomic Resources</td>
<td valign="top">Microarray data describing the total <br /> transcriptome of smoke and <br /> butenolide-induced germinating <br /> maize seeds and seedlings</td>
<td valign="top">genetic studies to elucidate physiological and biochemical pathways to induce increased germination and vigor of maize seeds under drought stress</td>
<td valign="top">Transcriptome data has been deposited in the GEO database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.ni.gov/geo) under accession number GSE17484.</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:balazs@mail.mgki.hu">mailto:balazs@<br /> mail.mgki.hu</a></td>
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<td valign="top">3</td>
<td valign="top">Publication: A synthesis all known previous rice and maize disease resistance QTL studies</td>
<td valign="top">Genomic Resources</td>
<td valign="top">A publication demonstrating that <br /> disease resistance QTLs are not <br /> randomly distributed in the maize genome.</td>
<td valign="top">Reference</td>
<td valign="top">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.</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:jmn99@cornell.edu">jmn99@cornell<br /> .edu</a></td>
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<td valign="top">4</td>
<td valign="top">A maize germplasm reference set</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">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</td>
<td valign="top">Comparative genomics studies and introduction of diversity and selected traits in maize breeding programs.</td>
<td valign="top">Contact J. Cairns, International Center for Maize and Wheat Development (CIMMYT), El Batan, Mexico</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:j.cairns@cgiar.org">j.cairns@<br /> cgiar.org</a></td>
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<td valign="top">5</td>
<td valign="top">NILs for Southern Leaf Blight resistance in maize</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">A set of ~15 NILs carrying SLB QTL <br /> from the resistant lines Mo17 and <br /> NC250 was developed in a B73 <br /> background.</td>
<td valign="top">Resistance and genomics studies. See:<br /> <br /> 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)</td>
<td valign="top">Contact R. Nelson,Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:jmn99@cornell.edu">jmn99@<br /> cornell.edu</a></td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top">6</td>
<td valign="top">NILs for Northern Leaf Blight resistance in maize</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">For CML52-derived NILs, 61 SSR <br /> 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.</td>
<td valign="top">Resistance and genomics studies.</td>
<td valign="top">Contact R. Nelson,Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:jmn99@cornell.edu">jmn99@<br /> cornell.edu</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">7</td>
<td valign="top">Disease resistance maize lines</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">Elite lines from the Kenya Agriculture <br /> Research Institute resistant to Grey <br /> Leaf Spot</td>
<td valign="top">Four best hybrids identified for nomination to the Kenyan National Performance trials</td>
<td valign="top">Contact S. Gethi, Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (Kari),</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:jgethi@wananchi.com">jgethi@<br /> wananchi<br /> .com</a></td>
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<tr>
<td valign="top">8</td>
<td valign="top">A SNP array for drought candidate genes in maize</td>
<td valign="top">Informative Markers</td>
<td valign="top">1536 SNP array for Drought Candidate <br /> Genes</td>
<td valign="top">Introgression of drought tolerant traits into maize</td>
<td valign="top">GCP Central Registry http://gcpcr.grinfo.net/</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="http://www.panzea.org/db/gateway?file_id=2007_candidate_snp">http://<br /> www.<br /> panzea<br /> .org/db/<br /> gateway?file<br /> _id=20<br /> 07_cand<br /> idate_snp</a></td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top">9</td>
<td valign="top">QTL maps for maize diseases</td>
<td valign="top">Informative Markers</td>
<td valign="top">QTL maps for maize diseases in a <br /> number of segregating populations</td>
<td valign="top">Reference for genomics studies</td>
<td valign="top">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</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:jmn99@cornell.edu">jmn99@<br /> cornell.edu</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">10</td>
<td valign="top">QTL for Aluminum tolerance in Maize</td>
<td valign="top">Informative Markers</td>
<td valign="top">Markers for novel maize Al tolerance <br /> QTL with major effects on tolerance <br /> populations and to use for breeding <br /> for improved Al tolerance.</td>
<td valign="top">Aluminum tolerance studies and improvement of maize breeding lines</td>
<td valign="top">Contact L. Kochian, USDA/ARS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:lvk1@cornell.edu">lvk1@<br /> cornell.edu</a></td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top">11</td>
<td valign="top">Getting the focus right: a GCP socio-economic study to determine production constraints specific to maize</td>
<td valign="top">Publication</td>
<td valign="top">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.</td>
<td valign="top">On-line socio-economic study</td>
<td valign="top">Viewable and downloadable from Generation Challenge Program Website (www.generationcp.org)</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="/sp5_impact/targeting-and-focus">http://www<br /> .generation<br /> cp.org/sp5<br /> _impact/<br /> targeting<br /> -and-focus</a></td>
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<td valign="top">12</td>
<td valign="top">Genotypes of maize and sorghum identified with superior performance on acid soils</td>
<td valign="top">Publication</td>
<td valign="top">Genotypes of maize and sorghum <br /> identified with superior performance on acid soils</td>
<td valign="top">Study of performance of QTLs in genotypes of maize and sorghum grown on acid soils.</td>
<td valign="top">L. Kochian, USDA/ARS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:lvk1@cornell.edu">lvk1@<br /> cornell.edu</a></td>
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<tr><th class="td1" valign="top">#</th><th class="td2" valign="top">Product</th><th class="td3" valign="top">Type</th><th class="td4" valign="top">Description</th><th class="td5" valign="top">Current Use</th><th class="td6" valign="top">Access</th><th class="td7" valign="top">Access URL</th></tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">1</td>
<td valign="top">A microsatellite kit for the GCP maize reference germplasm set</td>
<td valign="top">Genomic Resources</td>
<td valign="top">Reference kit of 35 SSRs for maize with <br /> sequence list and protocol, germplasm <br /> checks, and allele sizes of microsats for <br /> those checks</td>
<td valign="top">Assessment of diversity in maize collections</td>
<td valign="top">Contact Jean-Francois Rami, CIRAD, Montpellier France</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:rami@cirad.fr">rami@cirad.fr</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">2</td>
<td valign="top">Total transcriptome of smoke and butenolide treated germinating maize kernels</td>
<td valign="top">Genomic Resources</td>
<td valign="top">Microarray data describing the total <br /> transcriptome of smoke and <br /> butenolide-induced germinating <br /> maize seeds and seedlings</td>
<td valign="top">genetic studies to elucidate physiological and biochemical pathways to induce increased germination and vigor of maize seeds under drought stress</td>
<td valign="top">Transcriptome data has been deposited in the GEO database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.ni.gov/geo) under accession number GSE17484.</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:balazs@mail.mgki.hu">mailto:balazs@<br /> mail.mgki.hu</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">3</td>
<td valign="top">Publication: A synthesis all known previous rice and maize disease resistance QTL studies</td>
<td valign="top">Genomic Resources</td>
<td valign="top">A publication demonstrating that <br /> disease resistance QTLs are not <br /> randomly distributed in the maize genome.</td>
<td valign="top">Reference</td>
<td valign="top">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.</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:jmn99@cornell.edu">jmn99@cornell<br /> .edu</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">4</td>
<td valign="top">A maize germplasm reference set</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">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</td>
<td valign="top">Comparative genomics studies and introduction of diversity and selected traits in maize breeding programs.</td>
<td valign="top">Contact J. Cairns, International Center for Maize and Wheat Development (CIMMYT), El Batan, Mexico</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:j.cairns@cgiar.org">j.cairns@<br /> cgiar.org</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">5</td>
<td valign="top">NILs for Southern Leaf Blight resistance in maize</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">A set of ~15 NILs carrying SLB QTL <br /> from the resistant lines Mo17 and <br /> NC250 was developed in a B73 <br /> background.</td>
<td valign="top">Resistance and genomics studies. See:<br /> <br /> 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)</td>
<td valign="top">Contact R. Nelson,Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:jmn99@cornell.edu">jmn99@<br /> cornell.edu</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">6</td>
<td valign="top">NILs for Northern Leaf Blight resistance in maize</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">For CML52-derived NILs, 61 SSR <br /> 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.</td>
<td valign="top">Resistance and genomics studies.</td>
<td valign="top">Contact R. Nelson,Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:jmn99@cornell.edu">jmn99@<br /> cornell.edu</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">7</td>
<td valign="top">Disease resistance maize lines</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">Elite lines from the Kenya Agriculture <br /> Research Institute resistant to Grey <br /> Leaf Spot</td>
<td valign="top">Four best hybrids identified for nomination to the Kenyan National Performance trials</td>
<td valign="top">Contact S. Gethi, Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (Kari),</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:jgethi@wananchi.com">jgethi@<br /> wananchi<br /> .com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">8</td>
<td valign="top">A SNP array for drought candidate genes in maize</td>
<td valign="top">Informative Markers</td>
<td valign="top">1536 SNP array for Drought Candidate <br /> Genes</td>
<td valign="top">Introgression of drought tolerant traits into maize</td>
<td valign="top">GCP Central Registry http://gcpcr.grinfo.net/</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="http://www.panzea.org/db/gateway?file_id=2007_candidate_snp">http://<br /> www.<br /> panzea<br /> .org/db/<br /> gateway?file<br /> _id=20<br /> 07_cand<br /> idate_snp</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">9</td>
<td valign="top">QTL maps for maize diseases</td>
<td valign="top">Informative Markers</td>
<td valign="top">QTL maps for maize diseases in a <br /> number of segregating populations</td>
<td valign="top">Reference for genomics studies</td>
<td valign="top">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</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:jmn99@cornell.edu">jmn99@<br /> cornell.edu</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">10</td>
<td valign="top">QTL for Aluminum tolerance in Maize</td>
<td valign="top">Informative Markers</td>
<td valign="top">Markers for novel maize Al tolerance <br /> QTL with major effects on tolerance <br /> populations and to use for breeding <br /> for improved Al tolerance.</td>
<td valign="top">Aluminum tolerance studies and improvement of maize breeding lines</td>
<td valign="top">Contact L. Kochian, USDA/ARS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:lvk1@cornell.edu">lvk1@<br /> cornell.edu</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">11</td>
<td valign="top">Getting the focus right: a GCP socio-economic study to determine production constraints specific to maize</td>
<td valign="top">Publication</td>
<td valign="top">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.</td>
<td valign="top">On-line socio-economic study</td>
<td valign="top">Viewable and downloadable from Generation Challenge Program Website (www.generationcp.org)</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="/sp5_impact/targeting-and-focus">http://www<br /> .generation<br /> cp.org/sp5<br /> _impact/<br /> targeting<br /> -and-focus</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">12</td>
<td valign="top">Genotypes of maize and sorghum identified with superior performance on acid soils</td>
<td valign="top">Publication</td>
<td valign="top">Genotypes of maize and sorghum <br /> identified with superior performance on acid soils</td>
<td valign="top">Study of performance of QTLs in genotypes of maize and sorghum grown on acid soils.</td>
<td valign="top">L. Kochian, USDA/ARS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:lvk1@cornell.edu">lvk1@<br /> cornell.edu</a></td>
</tr>
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</table></div>Maize – InfoCentre2011-06-04T16:19:04-05:002011-06-04T16:19:04-05:00http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-initiatives/maize/maize-infocentreAdministratorbrandon@decise.ca<div class="feed-description"><h3>More on our maize projects</h3>
<ul>
<li>Annual reports: <a target="_blank" href="onlinepubls/2013%20AR%20WEB/MAIZE/2013armaizeweb/index.html">2013 – read online</a> | <a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=2147&Itemid=115"><img src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" border="0" /> 2013 – download PDF (<span class="small">468.13 kB</span>)</a> | <a target="_self" href="onlinepubls/MaizeAR2012/maizear2012/index.html">2012 – read online</a> | <a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=2160&Itemid=115"><img src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" border="0" /> 2012 – download PDF (<span class="small">354.98 kB</span>)</a> | <a target="_self" href="communications/programme-publications/annual-reports-and-workplans">previous years</a></li>
<li>See the maize section in our <a href="/communications/programme-publications/project-updates">Project Updates</a> | <a href="/communications/programme-publications/project-briefs">Project Briefs</a> | <a href="/communications/programme-publications/posters-topmenu">Poster Abstracts</a> | <a href="http://blog.generationcp.org/category/maize-2/">Blogs </a></li>
<li>Slides on <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/GCProgramme/tag/maize" target="_blank">maize</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Resources for researchers</h3>
<p><img src="images/Maize_A-in-A_small.jpg" alt="Maize A-in-A small" style="float: right;" height="160" width="127" /></p>
<ul>
<li>Open-access e-book chapter: Phenotyping maize for adaptation to drought <a href="onlinepubls/frontiers_chapters/Maize_Araus_et_al/maizearausetal/maizearausetal/index.html">2012 edition</a> | <a href="onlinepubls/chapterii13/index.html">2011 edition</a></li>
<li>Peruse our Product Catalogue for what we have in stock for <a href="gcp-research/research-initiatives/maize/products">maize</a></li>
<li>Maize <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/138/communities/genomics-crop-info/crop-information/maize">information and genomics</a> (IBP website)</li>
<li>Join an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/150/communities/communities/maize">online community of maize researchers</a> (IBP website)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Facts and figures</h3>
<ul>
<li>Learn more about maize <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/405/communities/communities/facts-figures/maize-facts-figures">(IBP website)</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Feature stories and news</h3>
<ul>
<li>Maize <a href="http://blog.generationcp.org/category/maize-2/" target="_blank">blogposts</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/serious-cereal-addiction-blogposts-on-maize-and-rice-research-hit-the-spot">Profiling a USA researcher working on maize diseases, in collaboration with partners from Indonesia and Kenya</a> (May 2014)</li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/sweet-news-on-a-sour-subject-a-triplicate-for-making-maize-tolerant-to-toxic-soils">Maize that tolerates acid soils</a> (May 2013)</li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/press-releases/new-genomic-resources-for-maize-breeding">New genomic resources for maize breeding</a> (Feb 2012)</li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/discovery-of-rare-variations-of-maize-gene-promises-to-increase-beta-carotene-levels">Discovery of rare variations of maize gene promises to increase beta-carotene levels</a> (Apr 2010)</li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/52nd-maize-genetics-conference">52<span style="font-size: x-small;"><sup>nd</sup></span> Maize Genetics Conference</a> (Jan 2010)</li>
</ul></div><div class="feed-description"><h3>More on our maize projects</h3>
<ul>
<li>Annual reports: <a target="_blank" href="onlinepubls/2013%20AR%20WEB/MAIZE/2013armaizeweb/index.html">2013 – read online</a> | <a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=2147&Itemid=115"><img src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" border="0" /> 2013 – download PDF (<span class="small">468.13 kB</span>)</a> | <a target="_self" href="onlinepubls/MaizeAR2012/maizear2012/index.html">2012 – read online</a> | <a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=2160&Itemid=115"><img src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" border="0" /> 2012 – download PDF (<span class="small">354.98 kB</span>)</a> | <a target="_self" href="communications/programme-publications/annual-reports-and-workplans">previous years</a></li>
<li>See the maize section in our <a href="/communications/programme-publications/project-updates">Project Updates</a> | <a href="/communications/programme-publications/project-briefs">Project Briefs</a> | <a href="/communications/programme-publications/posters-topmenu">Poster Abstracts</a> | <a href="http://blog.generationcp.org/category/maize-2/">Blogs </a></li>
<li>Slides on <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/GCProgramme/tag/maize" target="_blank">maize</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Resources for researchers</h3>
<p><img src="images/Maize_A-in-A_small.jpg" alt="Maize A-in-A small" style="float: right;" height="160" width="127" /></p>
<ul>
<li>Open-access e-book chapter: Phenotyping maize for adaptation to drought <a href="onlinepubls/frontiers_chapters/Maize_Araus_et_al/maizearausetal/maizearausetal/index.html">2012 edition</a> | <a href="onlinepubls/chapterii13/index.html">2011 edition</a></li>
<li>Peruse our Product Catalogue for what we have in stock for <a href="gcp-research/research-initiatives/maize/products">maize</a></li>
<li>Maize <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/138/communities/genomics-crop-info/crop-information/maize">information and genomics</a> (IBP website)</li>
<li>Join an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/150/communities/communities/maize">online community of maize researchers</a> (IBP website)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Facts and figures</h3>
<ul>
<li>Learn more about maize <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/405/communities/communities/facts-figures/maize-facts-figures">(IBP website)</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Feature stories and news</h3>
<ul>
<li>Maize <a href="http://blog.generationcp.org/category/maize-2/" target="_blank">blogposts</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/serious-cereal-addiction-blogposts-on-maize-and-rice-research-hit-the-spot">Profiling a USA researcher working on maize diseases, in collaboration with partners from Indonesia and Kenya</a> (May 2014)</li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/sweet-news-on-a-sour-subject-a-triplicate-for-making-maize-tolerant-to-toxic-soils">Maize that tolerates acid soils</a> (May 2013)</li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/press-releases/new-genomic-resources-for-maize-breeding">New genomic resources for maize breeding</a> (Feb 2012)</li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/discovery-of-rare-variations-of-maize-gene-promises-to-increase-beta-carotene-levels">Discovery of rare variations of maize gene promises to increase beta-carotene levels</a> (Apr 2010)</li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/52nd-maize-genetics-conference">52<span style="font-size: x-small;"><sup>nd</sup></span> Maize Genetics Conference</a> (Jan 2010)</li>
</ul></div>Maize - Capacity Building2011-06-04T16:18:45-05:002011-06-04T16:18:45-05:00http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-initiatives/maize/maize-capacity-buildingAdministratorbrandon@decise.ca<div class="feed-description"><ul>
<li>Training on drought stress screening and data management has been given to all project partners.</li>
<li>During the maize Research Initiative annual meeting in December 2010 held in Penang, Malaysia, a short training course was conducted on setting up drought trials, and on using the electronic fieldbook for data analysis.</li>
</ul></div><div class="feed-description"><ul>
<li>Training on drought stress screening and data management has been given to all project partners.</li>
<li>During the maize Research Initiative annual meeting in December 2010 held in Penang, Malaysia, a short training course was conducted on setting up drought trials, and on using the electronic fieldbook for data analysis.</li>
</ul></div>Maize - Maize CoP for Asia2011-06-04T16:18:30-05:002011-06-04T16:18:30-05:00http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-initiatives/maize/maize-maize-cop-for-asiaAdministratorbrandon@decise.ca<div class="feed-description"><ul>
<li>The Asia project aims to establish a MARS community of practice involving both private-sector and public-sector partners, reflecting the partnerships in the Asia project.</li>
<li>An Africa-focused maize CoP is also envisioned.</li>
</ul>
<p>Meantime, an online maize community is hosted on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/community/maize">IBP website</a>.</p></div><div class="feed-description"><ul>
<li>The Asia project aims to establish a MARS community of practice involving both private-sector and public-sector partners, reflecting the partnerships in the Asia project.</li>
<li>An Africa-focused maize CoP is also envisioned.</li>
</ul>
<p>Meantime, an online maize community is hosted on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/community/maize">IBP website</a>.</p></div>Maize – DT Maize for Asia2011-06-04T16:18:09-05:002011-06-04T16:18:09-05:00http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-initiatives/maize/maize-dt-maize-for-asiaAdministratorbrandon@decise.ca<div class="feed-description"><h3>Asian Maize Drought-Tolerance Project (AMDROUT) (G4008.56)</h3>
<p><em></em><br />Maize is on the rise in Asia: acreage in South and Southeast Asia has been expanding by 2.2 percent annually (from 16.5m ha in 2001 to 18m ha in 2006.</p>
<p>More than 80 percent of the maize is grown under rainfed conditions and is therefore vulnerable to drought. It is estimated that R&D investments addressing drought would provide the highest technical returns to rainfed maize in Asia.</p>
<p>This project focuses on the development – through marker-assisted breeding (MAB) technologies – of new drought-tolerant maize adapted to many countries in Asia. It builds on the experience acquired in maize in the private sector, and also on a similar project that was initiated for Africa by CIMMYT.</p>
<p>The project is a partnership between CIMMYT, country programmes in Asia and private companies in some countries in Asia. This sharing of material and information among this wide range of partners will lead to an optimum dissemination of MAB technologies throughout the maize-growing areas of South and Southeast Asia.</p>
<p>Involving the private sector injects focus in tackling a trait that has direct relevance along the entire product development chain, leading up to the farmer and markets.</p>
<h3>Objectives</h3>
<ol>
<li>Effectively transfer highest expression of drought tolerance in maize into elite well-adapted Asian lines targeted at drought or water-constrained environments.</li>
<li>Make germplasm and associated marker information available as international public goods and foster the engagement of a wide range of public and private breeders in applied and relevant marker assisted breeding (MAB) projects.</li>
<li>Collaborate with Asian public and private sector breeders on germplasm selection, project implementation, effective uptake and dissemination of germplasm, molecular information and knowhow generated from the project.</li>
</ol></div><div class="feed-description"><h3>Asian Maize Drought-Tolerance Project (AMDROUT) (G4008.56)</h3>
<p><em></em><br />Maize is on the rise in Asia: acreage in South and Southeast Asia has been expanding by 2.2 percent annually (from 16.5m ha in 2001 to 18m ha in 2006.</p>
<p>More than 80 percent of the maize is grown under rainfed conditions and is therefore vulnerable to drought. It is estimated that R&D investments addressing drought would provide the highest technical returns to rainfed maize in Asia.</p>
<p>This project focuses on the development – through marker-assisted breeding (MAB) technologies – of new drought-tolerant maize adapted to many countries in Asia. It builds on the experience acquired in maize in the private sector, and also on a similar project that was initiated for Africa by CIMMYT.</p>
<p>The project is a partnership between CIMMYT, country programmes in Asia and private companies in some countries in Asia. This sharing of material and information among this wide range of partners will lead to an optimum dissemination of MAB technologies throughout the maize-growing areas of South and Southeast Asia.</p>
<p>Involving the private sector injects focus in tackling a trait that has direct relevance along the entire product development chain, leading up to the farmer and markets.</p>
<h3>Objectives</h3>
<ol>
<li>Effectively transfer highest expression of drought tolerance in maize into elite well-adapted Asian lines targeted at drought or water-constrained environments.</li>
<li>Make germplasm and associated marker information available as international public goods and foster the engagement of a wide range of public and private breeders in applied and relevant marker assisted breeding (MAB) projects.</li>
<li>Collaborate with Asian public and private sector breeders on germplasm selection, project implementation, effective uptake and dissemination of germplasm, molecular information and knowhow generated from the project.</li>
</ol></div>Maize - Target Countries2011-06-04T16:17:51-05:002011-06-04T16:17:51-05:00http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-initiatives/maize/maize-target-countriesAdministratorbrandon@decise.ca<div class="feed-description"><p> </p>
<p>
<table style="width: 544px; height: 171px;" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Country<br data-mce-bogus="1" /></strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Institute<br data-mce-bogus="1" /></strong></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Lead Institute: CIMMYT</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>China</td>
<td>Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Science</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>India</td>
<td>Krishidhan Seeds Ltd, Syngenta</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Indonesia</td>
<td>Indonesian Cereals Research Institute (ICERI)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thailand</td>
<td>Nakhon Sawan Field Crops Research Center</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>The Philippines</td>
<td>Institute of Plant Breeding, University of The Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Vietnam</td>
<td>National Maize Research Institute</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p></div><div class="feed-description"><p> </p>
<p>
<table style="width: 544px; height: 171px;" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Country<br data-mce-bogus="1" /></strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Institute<br data-mce-bogus="1" /></strong></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Lead Institute: CIMMYT</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>China</td>
<td>Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Science</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>India</td>
<td>Krishidhan Seeds Ltd, Syngenta</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Indonesia</td>
<td>Indonesian Cereals Research Institute (ICERI)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thailand</td>
<td>Nakhon Sawan Field Crops Research Center</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>The Philippines</td>
<td>Institute of Plant Breeding, University of The Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Vietnam</td>
<td>National Maize Research Institute</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p></div>R.I. - Maize2011-06-04T15:56:16-05:002011-06-04T15:56:16-05:00http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-themes/research-themes-capacity-building/34-research/maize/142-ri-maizeAdministratorbrandon@decise.ca<div class="feed-description"><p>R.I. - Maize</p></div><div class="feed-description"><p>R.I. - Maize</p></div>Maize Research Initiative2011-06-04T14:41:08-05:002011-06-04T14:41:08-05:00http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/crops/maizeAdministratorbrandon@decise.ca<div class="feed-description"><h2>Improving drought tolerance for maize in Asia</h2>
<p><img style="margin-left: 6px; float: right;" alt="maize-slim a-in-a med" src="images/research/maize/maize-slim_a-in-a_med.jpg" height="439" width="240" /></p>
<p>This Research Initiative consists of two projects aimed at improving drought tolerance in maize in developing countries. The main project focuses on Asia, while a smaller complementary project carried over from GCP Phase I seeks to phenotype drought tolerance in the GCP maize reference set in Africa and Latin America.</p>
<p>Both projects focus on developing high-yielding maize adapted to the drought-prone countries of Asia in particular, but also of Africa and Latin America. The method used is molecular breeding, building on experiences acquired by the private sector and by CIMMYT, in partnership with country programmes. Sharing materials and information among such a wide range of partners will lead to optimal dissemination of molecular breeding technologies throughout the maize-growing areas of Asia, Africa and Latin America.</p>
<p>Although conventional breeding methods for crop improvement produce desirable high-yielding varieties, potentially beneficial genes are sometimes lost. To help prevent further loss, reference sets of various crops, including maize, have been developed and genotyped to reveal the structure of genetic diversity in the collections held by several institutions. Phenotyping these reference sets is critical to detecting potentially valuable agronomic traits.</p>
<p>The other approach to breeding in the Maize RI – applying molecular breeding technologies – involves implementing marker-assisted recurrent selection (MARS) for drought tolerance. The adoption of MARS in Asian maize breeding programmes is already helping to accelerate the development of hybrids better adapted to drought in Asian environments. This approach complements that of a similar project, which focuses on African breeding programmes: the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa Initiative (DTMA), which is executed by CIMMYT.</p>
<h3>More about maize</h3>
<ul>
<li>GCP's<a target="_self" href="gcp-research/research-initiatives/maize/maize-infocentre"> Maize InfoCentre</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/405/communities/communities/facts-figures/maize-facts-figures">Maize facts and figures</a> (IBP website)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Resources and networks for researchers</h3>
<ul>
<li>Open-access book chapter in e-book format: <a href="onlinepubls/chapterii13/index.html" target="_blank">How to phenotype maize for drought</a></li>
<li>Join the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/150/communities/communities/maize">maize community of practice </a>(IBP website)</li>
<li>Maize <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/138/communities/genomics-crop-info/crop-information/maize">information and genomics</a> (IBP website)</li>
<li>Through our Product Catalogue, browse what we offer for <a target="_self" href="gcp-research/research-initiatives/maize/products">maize</a></li>
</ul></div><div class="feed-description"><h2>Improving drought tolerance for maize in Asia</h2>
<p><img style="margin-left: 6px; float: right;" alt="maize-slim a-in-a med" src="images/research/maize/maize-slim_a-in-a_med.jpg" height="439" width="240" /></p>
<p>This Research Initiative consists of two projects aimed at improving drought tolerance in maize in developing countries. The main project focuses on Asia, while a smaller complementary project carried over from GCP Phase I seeks to phenotype drought tolerance in the GCP maize reference set in Africa and Latin America.</p>
<p>Both projects focus on developing high-yielding maize adapted to the drought-prone countries of Asia in particular, but also of Africa and Latin America. The method used is molecular breeding, building on experiences acquired by the private sector and by CIMMYT, in partnership with country programmes. Sharing materials and information among such a wide range of partners will lead to optimal dissemination of molecular breeding technologies throughout the maize-growing areas of Asia, Africa and Latin America.</p>
<p>Although conventional breeding methods for crop improvement produce desirable high-yielding varieties, potentially beneficial genes are sometimes lost. To help prevent further loss, reference sets of various crops, including maize, have been developed and genotyped to reveal the structure of genetic diversity in the collections held by several institutions. Phenotyping these reference sets is critical to detecting potentially valuable agronomic traits.</p>
<p>The other approach to breeding in the Maize RI – applying molecular breeding technologies – involves implementing marker-assisted recurrent selection (MARS) for drought tolerance. The adoption of MARS in Asian maize breeding programmes is already helping to accelerate the development of hybrids better adapted to drought in Asian environments. This approach complements that of a similar project, which focuses on African breeding programmes: the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa Initiative (DTMA), which is executed by CIMMYT.</p>
<h3>More about maize</h3>
<ul>
<li>GCP's<a target="_self" href="gcp-research/research-initiatives/maize/maize-infocentre"> Maize InfoCentre</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/405/communities/communities/facts-figures/maize-facts-figures">Maize facts and figures</a> (IBP website)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Resources and networks for researchers</h3>
<ul>
<li>Open-access book chapter in e-book format: <a href="onlinepubls/chapterii13/index.html" target="_blank">How to phenotype maize for drought</a></li>
<li>Join the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/150/communities/communities/maize">maize community of practice </a>(IBP website)</li>
<li>Maize <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/138/communities/genomics-crop-info/crop-information/maize">information and genomics</a> (IBP website)</li>
<li>Through our Product Catalogue, browse what we offer for <a target="_self" href="gcp-research/research-initiatives/maize/products">maize</a></li>
</ul></div>