The goal is to develop corn hybrids that yield very well on less irrigation water and have resistance to spider mites and corn earworms. Here is a look at the breeding program and some of its successes. You can also view the Corn Pest Management Videos available on this server.

 

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2006 Kress Field Day Results. Take a virtual tour of how our stress tolerant lines stacked up against some new and standard varieties from industry. This corn was grown under severe drought stress (8 min. 49 sec.)
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Proving it on the farm: 2005 field walk through (3 min. 40 sec.)
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Breeding and screening for aflatoxin resistance: A look at the field work (4 min. 40 sec.)
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Overview of the corn breeding program (1 min. 50 sec.)
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