From Chi-chih.Wu from Colorado.EDU Mon Jan 26 14:04:56 2009 From: Chi-chih.Wu from Colorado.EDU (Chi-Chih Wu) Date: Mon Jan 26 15:16:06 2009 Subject: [Maize] Teosintes in Greenhouse Message-ID: <6A2EB0FB-ADC3-41CE-8A8B-BF8CBD85A808@colorado.edu> I would like to grow Teosintes in greenhouse. Does anyone have any experience about the type of dirt used and the environmental condition in greenhouse. Thanks in advance Chi-Chih CHI-CHIH WU Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Colorado Campus Box 334 Boulder, CO 80309-0334 From Paul.Scott from ARS.USDA.GOV Wed Jan 28 18:18:07 2009 From: Paul.Scott from ARS.USDA.GOV (Scott, Paul) Date: Wed Jan 28 21:41:34 2009 Subject: [Maize] NCCC-167 Corn Breeding Meeting Announcement Message-ID: We are accepting registrations for the 2009 NCCC167 Corn Breeding Meeting! NCCC167 is the USDA-CSREES Communications Committee on corn breeding. We meet each year to share our latest research results, develop collaborations, and discuss current issues in corn breeding. This year Dr. Tom Brutnell of BTI, Cornell University will present a plenary lecture on genetic mechanisms shade avoidance. Registration is open to anyone with an interest in corn breeding. Click here for information about the meeting and registration. The meeting will be held March 10-12 at the Allerton Conference Center in Monticello Illinois. This is immediately before the 51st Annual Maize Genetics Conference , which will be held in nearby St. Charles Illinois. Transportation to the Maize Genetics Conference from the Allerton Conference center will be arranged. Questions? Contact Paul Scott . Links: NCCC167 Meetings Registration and Information: http://www.agron.iastate.edu/corn/ncr167/Meetings/2009/2009%20meeting%20 Default.html Allerton Conference Center: http://www.continuinged.uiuc.edu/allerton/ 51st Annual Maize Genetics Conference: http://www.maizegdb.org/maize_meeting/2009/ Dr. Tom Brutnell's web page: http://bti.cornell.edu/TomBrutnell.php Paul Scott e-mail: paul.scott@ars.usda.gov