Fargo, North Dakota
July 19, 2007
The North Dakota Agricultural
Experiment Station has released six elite inbred lines developed
by the North Dakota State
University corn breeding program.
The six new lines are ND2001, ND2002, ND2003, ND2004, ND2005 and
ND2006.
"These lines are the result of an extensive pedigree selection
methodology, including thousands of lines and more than four
years of nursery line screening," says Marcelo Carena, leader of
the NDSU corn breeding program.
"We've done testing at several
eastern and western North Dakota locations through the years and
have used many industry testers. Several traits are included in
the new lines, including cold and drought tolerance."
Each of the new varieties has unique features, Carena says.
ND2001: Produces
early maturing hybrids with high grain yield and very good
stalk lodging resistance
ND2002: Produces early maturing hybrids with high
grain yield, especially when using irrigation
ND2003: Produces early maturing hybrids with very
good grain yield. ND2003 had the highest performance
rankings in the northern Corn Belt 2006 trials
ND2004: Produces early maturing hybrids with high
grain yields and has excellent root and stalk lodging
resistance
ND2005: Produces very early maturing hybrids with
average grain yield, very good stalk lodging resistance,
fast dry down and high grain quality with above- average
test weight
ND2006: Produces very early maturing hybrids with
average grain yield, very fast dry down and high test
weight, and has excellent grain protein content
"All of the new lines are meant
for use in the northern Corn Belt," Carena says.
"NDSU has been doing corn breeding
research for more than 75 years. The NDSU corn breeding program
is unique because it is one of the only North American public
programs developing very early maturing drought-tolerant corn
lines and hybrids while actively training the next generation of
breeders.
"These releases are possible due to the continuous support of
the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council, North Dakota Corn
Growers Association, industry partners, corn grower partners,
Agronomy Seed Farm, Oakes Irrigation Research Site and Research
Extension Centers in Langdon, Carrington, Minot, Williston,
Hettinger and Sidney, Mont," he adds.
For more information, go to the NDSU corn breeding Web site at
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/plantsci/breeding/corn. |
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