TY - CHAP
T1 - Maize genetic resources
AU - Sachs, Martin M.
N1 - Other maize projects, funded by NSF through the Plant Genome Research Program, are also providing powerful mutant resources and tools for maize researchers, and stocks resulting from these projects are being distributed by the MGCSC (e.g., Brutnell 2002; Buckler et al. 2006; Carson et al. 2004; Chuck and Hake 2005; Cowperthwaite et al. 2002; Kolkman et al. 2005; Ma and Dooner 2004; McGinnis et al. 2005; Ostheimer et al. 2003; Settles et al. 2004; Springer et al. 2003; Stern et al. 2004; Zhang and Peterson 2004). Several other important maize projects that make public-sector research tools and resources available are listed at http://www.maizegdb.org/maizeprojects.php.
The Plant Genome Initiative (Cook 1998; National Research Council of the National Academies 2002) has led to the support of numerous projects involved in creating genomic resources that will further advance plant biological and agronomic research. Maize research benefited greatly from this support through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Plant Genome Research Program as well as from recent projects funded by the USDA/ARS, USDA National Research Initiative (USDA/NRI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Energy (DOE), and other agencies.
The Maize Germplasm Bank of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT, Mexico City, Mexico; http://www.cimmyt.org/) grew out of a pilot program in Mexico in 1943, sponsored by the Government of Mexico and the Rockefeller Foundation. The project developed into an innovative, sustained collaboration with Mexican and international researchers. The social and economic achievements of the Green Revolution were recognized worldwide when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Norman Borlaug in 1970 (Khush 2001). The following year, a small cadre of development organizations, national sponsors, and private foundations organized the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) to spread the impact of research to more crops and nations. CIM-MYT was one of the first international research centers to be supported through the CGIAR (Taba 1990; Taba et al. 2004).
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Maize is the most diverse crop plant analyzed at both morphological and molecular levels (Anderson and Cutler 1942; Brown 1949, 1985; Buckler et al. 2006; Duvick 1981; Galinat 1961; Goodman 1968; Ho et al. 2005; Iltis 1972; Timothy and Goodman 1979; Vigouroux et al. 2005; Xia et al. 2005). Enormous levels of allelic polymorphism exist in maize (Chin et al. 1996; Guo et al. 2004; Goodman and Stuber 1983; Stuber et al. 1980) and this diversity has allowed for selection of beneficial agronomic traits that have been utilized in breeding over the millennia (Dudley 1988; Pollak 2003; Vigouroux et al. 2002; Yamasaki et al. 2005). Visible phenotypic trait diversity due to natural allelic variation or induced mutation has allowed a greater understanding of maize biology, which can also lead to agronomic improvements (Coe 2001; Peterson and Bianchi 1999; Rhoades 1984; Sachs 2005). Maize germplasm stock centers exist to categorize, preserve, maintain, and distribute this genetic diversity to researchers, breeders, educators, and others who can utilize this variation (De Vincente 2004; Dillmann et al. 1997; Hoisington et al. 1999; Troyer 1990). These genetic resources in maize have proven to be extremely useful and germplasm centers will ensure that they continue to be so. Maize genetic resources are divided into two major categories: (1) genetic stocks and (2) germplasm accessions (Bird 1982; Bretting and Widrlechner 1995; Bretting and Widrlechner 1995; Brown and Goodman 1977; Crossa et al. 1994; Goodman 1990; Janick 1989; Scholl et al. 2003; Shands 1990, 1995; Shands et al. 1989; Taba et al. 2004; White et al. 1989; Wilson et al. 1985). The Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center (MGCSC) specializes in maize genetic stocks. Other types of maize and wild Zea germplasm are maintained and distributed by the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NCRPIS) in Ames, Iowa. Maize germplasm can also be obtained from Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT) in Mexico. CIMMYT specializes in tropical germplasm. The stocks of all three collections are backed up at the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation (NCGRP) in Fort Collins, Colorado.
AB - Maize is the most diverse crop plant analyzed at both morphological and molecular levels (Anderson and Cutler 1942; Brown 1949, 1985; Buckler et al. 2006; Duvick 1981; Galinat 1961; Goodman 1968; Ho et al. 2005; Iltis 1972; Timothy and Goodman 1979; Vigouroux et al. 2005; Xia et al. 2005). Enormous levels of allelic polymorphism exist in maize (Chin et al. 1996; Guo et al. 2004; Goodman and Stuber 1983; Stuber et al. 1980) and this diversity has allowed for selection of beneficial agronomic traits that have been utilized in breeding over the millennia (Dudley 1988; Pollak 2003; Vigouroux et al. 2002; Yamasaki et al. 2005). Visible phenotypic trait diversity due to natural allelic variation or induced mutation has allowed a greater understanding of maize biology, which can also lead to agronomic improvements (Coe 2001; Peterson and Bianchi 1999; Rhoades 1984; Sachs 2005). Maize germplasm stock centers exist to categorize, preserve, maintain, and distribute this genetic diversity to researchers, breeders, educators, and others who can utilize this variation (De Vincente 2004; Dillmann et al. 1997; Hoisington et al. 1999; Troyer 1990). These genetic resources in maize have proven to be extremely useful and germplasm centers will ensure that they continue to be so. Maize genetic resources are divided into two major categories: (1) genetic stocks and (2) germplasm accessions (Bird 1982; Bretting and Widrlechner 1995; Bretting and Widrlechner 1995; Brown and Goodman 1977; Crossa et al. 1994; Goodman 1990; Janick 1989; Scholl et al. 2003; Shands 1990, 1995; Shands et al. 1989; Taba et al. 2004; White et al. 1989; Wilson et al. 1985). The Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center (MGCSC) specializes in maize genetic stocks. Other types of maize and wild Zea germplasm are maintained and distributed by the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NCRPIS) in Ames, Iowa. Maize germplasm can also be obtained from Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT) in Mexico. CIMMYT specializes in tropical germplasm. The stocks of all three collections are backed up at the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation (NCGRP) in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-68922-5_14
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-68922-5_14
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:58449092844
T3 - Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry
SP - 197
EP - 209
BT - Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry
PB - Springer
ER -