1. GEM Team USDA-ARS NCRPIS GEM - December 8, 2004 -
GEM Presentation
Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
GEM Team
USDA-ARS NCRPIS GEM
- December 8,

2. GEM Yield Trial Summary
Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
Experiments: 38
Replications: 268
Plots: 14,700
Private cooperators’ portion: 67%
GEM crew portion: 33%

3. GEM Yield Trial Summary (Contd.)
Handout: GEM 2004 yield trial work-plan, top 20 entries for each experiment, and a short format summaries.
CD contains all the reports and raw yield trial data.
GEM yield trial data –
Statistical Parameter: CV, F-value & LSD
Number of lines outperformed the check mean: 97 (in 10 experiments)
Germplasm Enhancement of Maize

4. GEM Yield Trial Summary (Contd.)
GEM Lines Numbers1
UR11003:S17a12 21
CUBA117:S
NEI9004:S
BR51721:N
FS8B(S):S03 8
CASH:N1410 4
4 GEM re-test experiments 26 97
1. Number of entries that outperformed the check means.
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5. Special Thanks to the Companies That Conducted Yield Trial In-Kind Supports:
Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
AgReliant Genetics, LLC
Beck’s Superior Hybrids, Inc.
Benson Seed Research, LLC
FFR Cooperative
Garst Seed Company
Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc.
Hoegemeyer Hybrids, Inc.
Holden’s Foundation Seed, LLC
Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc.
Monsanto Company
Mycogen Seeds
National Starch & Chemical Co.
NC+ Hybrids
PAU Seeds, Inc.
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int., Inc.
Schillinger Seeds
SeedDirect
Syngenta

6. GEM Data Format Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
Data Communication: Have both ENTRY and PEDIGREES
MS Excel Template on the GEM web site
Data Format: Raw data are required by our database (PRISM)
Additional information for us:
Unusual field condition
Stress, wind, pests or hail incidents
Cautioning concerns about data interpretation
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7. GEM Presentation
Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
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