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Traits of Interest


Trait Name

Description

Germplasm

Researcher

Amino acid synthesis

 

Maize

Mike McMullen

Barren-ness (Planting density response)

Difference between percent of barren plants in high population density and low population density

Maize

Jim Holland

Cob diameter

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Cob weight

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Days to pollen (Photoperiod response)

Difference between days from planting to first pollen shed in long-day and short-day photoperiods

Maize

Jim Holland

Days to silk (Photoperiod response)

Difference between days from planting to first visible silks in long-day and short-day photoperiods

Maize

Jim Holland

Ear diameter

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Ear length

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Ear structure

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Ear weight

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Female gametophyte factor (egg)

Capacity to be pollinated successfully by genotypes lacking known gametophyte factors

Maize

Jim Holland

Flowering time

 

Maize

Ed Buckler

Fumonisin contamination

Content (ppm) of fumonisin in mature grain

Maize

Jim Holland

Fusarium ear rot resistance

Percentage of kernels exhibiting Fusarium ear rot symptoms

Maize

Jim Holland

Insect and disease resistance

 

Maize

Mike McMullen

Kernel depth or length

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Kernel row arrangement

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Kernel thickness

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Kernel weight

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Kernel width

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Leaf morphology

 

Maize

Ed Buckler

Male gametophyte factor (pollen)

Capacity to pollinate successfully genotypes with known gametophyte factors

Maize

Jim Holland

Male spikelet morphology

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Oil content

 

Maize

Ed Buckler

Oil quality

 

Maize

Ed Buckler

Plant height (Photoperiod response)

Difference between plant height in centimeters to tip of the tassel in long-day and short-day photoperiods

Maize

Ed Buckler, Jim Holland

Protein content

 

Maize

Mike McMullen

Protein quality

 

Maize

Mike McMullen

Seed set

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Starch content

 

Maize

Ed Buckler

Starch quality

 

Maize

Ed Buckler

Tassel branching

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Tassel structure

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Total kernel volume

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Total kernel weight

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Total number of kernels

 

Maize

Gael Pressoir, Stephen Kresovich

Days to pollen

Days from planting to first visible anthers

Teosinte

John Doebley

Days to silk

Days from planting to first visible silks

Teosinte

John Doebley

Ear structure

 

Teosinte

John Doebley

Female ear length

 

Teosinte

John Doebley

Fruitcase length

 

Teosinte

John Doebley

Fruitcase structure

 

Teosinte

John Doebley

Fruitcase weight

 

Teosinte

John Doebley

Inflorescence sex expression

 

Teosinte

John Doebley

Kernel composition

Kernal starch, protein and oil percentages

Teosinte

John Doebley

Lateral branch length

Length of the uppermost well-formed lateral branch not including the length of the inflorescence and peduncle at the tip of that branch

Teosinte

John Doebley

Lateral branch node number

Number of nodes that compose the uppermost well-formed lateral branch

Teosinte

John Doebley

Lateral inflorescence branch number

Number of branches in the tassel or inflorescence that terminates the uppermost well-formed lateral branch

Teosinte

John Doebley

Mean lateral branch internode length

Length of the uppermost well-formed lateral branch divided by the number of nodes in that branch

Teosinte

John Doebley

Plant height

Plant height in centimeters to tip of the tassel

Teosinte

John Doebley

Prolificacy

Number of ears along the uppermost well-formed lateral branch

Teosinte

John Doebley

Tiller number

Number of tillers at time of pollen shed

Teosinte

John Doebley


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