1. GEM IT Report and Yield Test Results M. Shen USDA-ARS NCRPIS GEM - December 10, 2008 - G ermplasm E nhancement of M aize

2. 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

3. G ermplasm Enhancement of Maize Corn Images of Recommended Lines

4. G ermplasm Enhancement of Maize 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 month Key words: germplasm gem maize Visitors: 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

5. G ermplasm Enhancement of Maize Usage of GEM-Ames website World Map of Cumulative Traffic

6. G ermplasm Enhancement of Maize GEM-Ames Information Management Handout: GEM 2008 yield trial summary GEM CD contains Germplasm 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

7. G ermplasm Enhancement of Maize GEM-Ames trial summary - 2008 The date of the first data set received 1 month later than that last year (Oct. 20) The date of the last data set received 2 weeks later than that last year (Dec. 2) Thanks to the companies who sent the data before requesting AgReliant, Wyffels, and Monsanto

8. G ermplasm Enhancement of Maize 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)

9. G ermplasm Enhancement of Maize 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?)

10. G ermplasm Enhancement of Maize GEM-Ames year trial summary 1 st yr 2 nd yr trialtrialTotal No. entries beat all checks707 No. entries beat check means986104 No. entries beat at least 1 check687197884 Total entries: 2682

11. G ermplasm Enhancement of Maize GEM-Ames trial summary - 2008 Total Numbers of Yield Trial Experiments Each Year

12. G ermplasm Enhancement of Maize GEM-Ames trial summary - 2008

13. G ermplasm Enhancement of Maize Special Thanks to the Companies That Conducted Yield Trial In-Kind Support (2008) 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

14. G ermplasm Enhancement of Maize Special Thanks to the Companies That Conducted Nursery In-Kind Support (2008) 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

15. G ermplasm Enhancement of Maize Special Thanks to the Companies That Conducted Other In-Kind Support (2008) 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: 3 rd 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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