Breeding corn to enable organic seed production - illinois - our objective is to implement genomic selection in a rapid cycling breeding program and in development of triple cross hybrids that are…

The University of Illinois will receive $437,565 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service to implement genomic selection in a rapid cycling breeding program and develop triple cross hybrids suited for organic seed production. The objective is to breed corn varieties that enable organic seed production. This work will be carried out from March 2021 through July 2024 under the Agricultural Research Service's Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA #10.001), which provides funding for agricultural research discoveries and technical information. The University of Illinois, as a sub-awardee, will leverage its expertise in plant breeding and genetics to support the goals of the federal grant program by developing new corn hybrids well-suited to organic farming practices.

Breeding corn to enable organic seed production - illinois - our objective is to implement genomic selection in a rapid cycling breeding program and in development of triple cross hybrids that are well suited to organic seed production.