41st Illinois Corn Breeders SchoolMarch 7-8, 2005 |
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| Monday, March 7, 2005 | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:30 a.m. | The use of doubled haploids in corn breeding Dr. Gunter Seitz, AgReliant |
| 9:00 a.m. | Hybrid maize breeding with doubled haploid lines: quantitative genetic
and selection theory for optimum allocation of resources Dr. Albert Melchinger, University of Hohenheim |
| 9:30 a.m. | Discussion |
| 9:40 a.m. | Germplasm enhancement of maize project (GEM) derived varieties Dr. M. H. Blanco, USDA-ARS, North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station, Ames, IA |
| 10:10 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:20 a.m. | Break |
| 10:50 a.m. | Improving corn hybrids tolerance to drought and associated stresses Dr. Javier Bertran, Texas A&M University |
| 11:20 a.m. | Breeding for grain yield and grain quality in sustainable farming systems. Dr. Kendall Lamkey, Iowa State University |
| 11:50 a.m. | Discussion |
| 12:00 noon | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. | Status of Norther corn leaf blight in the midwest Dr. Jim Perkins, Monsanto |
| 2:00 p.m. | The value of the Ht1 gene for NCLB resistance in sweet corn Dr. J.R. Pataky, University of Illinois |
| 2:30 p.m. | Discussion |
| 2:40 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. | Historical and biological bases of the concept of heterotic patterns in
'Corn Belt Dent' Dr. William Tracy, University of Wisconsin |
| 3:30 p.m. | Discussion |
| 3:40 p.m. | Maize grain yield improvent in commercial breeding programs Dr. David M. Bubeck, Pioneer Hi-Bred, Johnston, IA |
| 4:10 p.m. | Discussion |
| 4:20 p.m. | Working toward a universally-accepted NIR calibration for fermentables
in corn John McKinney, Illinois Crop Improvement Association |
| 4:50 p.m. | Discussion |
| 5:00 p.m. | Social Hour |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:00 p.m. | Asian soybean rust-A different view Dr. D.G. White, University of Illinois |
| Tuesday, March 8, 2005 | |
| 8:15 a.m. | How to improve rootworm resistance in corn Dr. Martin Bohn, UIUC |
| 8:45 a.m. | Discussion |
| 9:00 a.m. | YieldGard rootworm performance and market dynamics in 2004 Dr. Todd DeGooyer, Monsanto Company, St. Louis |
| 9:30 a.m. | Discussion |
| 9:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Inheritance of and markers associated with resistance to Fusariom ear rot
and fumonsin production in corn Craig Kleinschmidt, UIUC |
| 10:45 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:00 a.m. | QTL analysis of maize tassel and ear inflorescence architecture Narasimham Upadyayula, UIUC |
| 11:30 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:45 a.m. | End of program |
The Illinois Maize Breeding and Genetics Laboratory
