List of Projects Currently Partially Funded

• ‘Increasing the Understanding on How North Dakota Early Maturing Corn Genotypes Adapt to Drought Stress’ NDSU Development Foundation Gordon A. Larson Grant & Award
• ‘Development of New and Diverse Elite Inbred Lines for Early-maturing Hybrids in North Dakota’ SBARE ND Corn Council Utilization
• ‘Private x Public Hybrid Evaluation for Test Weight and Fast Dry Down’ Ag Reliant
• ‘Evaluation of Early Maturing Genotypes for Drought Tolerance’ APEX/Laboulet
• ‘Identification of Alternative Heterotic Patterns for Early Maturity’ Past ND Corn Council Proposal
• ‘Creation of Groups of genetic Diversity for Grain Quality’ (currently at 4,000 plots, target at 20,000 plots)
• ‘Preservation of Native American Corn Varieties’ Proposal to SARE based on eight tribal groups and the risk of their extinction
• ‘Screening early corn varieties for ethanol utilization’ APUC – North Dakota
• ‘Development of Early Maturing GEM lines with Value Added Traits’ USDA – GEM

Fellowship

• Dupont/Pioneer Hi-Bred International

List of Projects in Need of Funding

• Long-term Improvement of Genetically Broad and Narrow-based Germplasm
• Genetic Improvement of Starch under Abiotic Stresses
• Development of Genotypes for low N Requirements, Increased Cold Tolerance, and increased Salinity Tolerance
• Training the Next Generation of Breeders (and supplemental funds for additional staff and for the projects above)