Commercial Plant Breeding 101
Success starts with the Seed” is the trademark and 'Mantra" for Cornhusker Hybrids, LLC, (CHR) a Global Agronomic Consulting and Plant Breeding and Seeds System Enhancement business founded in Nebraska, USA in 2006. CHR has global engagement research operations focused to enhance and improve Maize Breeding and Seed Systems in Africa and North and South America. CHR’s passion is to create an abundance of food and to increase food security in agricultural economies throughout the world by increasing the rate of “Genetic Gain” via improvements in plant breeding, seed production, and cropping and food production systems. An experienced and proven commercial plant breeder with fifty-one maize inbred and hybrid patents and the creator of proprietary maize hybrids that are sold nationally and internationally. Having worked for three major plant breeding organizations, and founded an independent crop research company Benson Seed Research "(BSR)"and a maize genetics company "CHR".
2025 Harvest- extremely challenging it will be
Plant Breeding Commandment #13- Sell Specific Combining Ability.
Plant Breeding Commandment # 12 - Thou must maximize Heterosis
Plant Breeding Commandment # 11- Thou Must Capitalize on Inbreeding Depression
Mechanical Damage within your Hybrid Maize Yield Trial greatly Impacts the Rate of Genetic Gain
The Breeders Dilemma - one trait two locations data different. How does a breeder deal with this?
Plant Breeding Commandment #10- Every given plot in any experiment will give you a different answer
When hybrid A is planted in Field B on day C under conditions D this is unique
Plant Breeding Commandment #9- Uniform Stands are essential for Genetic Progress in Maize Breeding
Plant Breeding Commandment #8 - Thou must Breed and Select for Drought Tolerance
Fact or Fiction:Are internal check hybrids (Controls) essential in crop research experiments ?
Fact or Fiction: Do “Wunderkin” Plant Breeders Pick the winning genotypes? Or does the Environment?
Shattering the “Myth” - Most notes taken by you add no value to your breeding program!
Fact or Fiction - Use of Contra or Winter nurseries increases your rate of Genetic gain
Fact or Fiction? 5-10 inbred lines are the progenitor lines for all Maize Hybrids grown today?
Discard, Discard, Discard
Specific Combining Ability - Drives the Maize Seed Business Worldwide.
Heterosis “One of the three basic genetic Phenomena-how it drives the rate of Genetic Gain
The impact of Inbreeding
The importance of ear flex in Maize
The Three Basic Phenomena of Genetics
Plant Breeding Commandment # 7 - “ Understanding what Genotype x Environment Interaction is”
Plant Breeding Commandment #6 - Breaking down the Genetic Gain Equation “G x Y”
Plant Breeding Rule # 5 - Your Breeder Seed is it pure or not! Impacts Genetic Gain
Plant Breeding Commandment # 4 - Location location, location- are yours making it breaking you?
Plant Breeding Commandment # 3 - Germplasm Prioritize the best, throw away the rest.
Plant Breeding Commandment Number Two- Protect Data Integrity - Make every Data Point Count
Dr. David L. Benson - Introduction to the Ten Commandments of Plant Breeding - Commandment #
The Hybridization of Maize- The Greatest Scientific Achievement in the 20th Century
Genetic Gain and Food Security are they mutually exclusive - Realized Genetic Gain and the Yield Gap