I. FOREWORD1

II. REPORTS FROM COOPERATORS 2

ALBANY, CALIFORNIA and BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
A gene required for floral and inflorescence meristem determinacy --Laudencia-Chingcuanco, D, Hake, S 2
AMES, IOWA
Surfing for mutants: crinkly4 alleles in the Neuffer collection --Becraft, PW 2
Transposon (Ac)-induced homologous recombination at maize P locus and in transgenic Arabidopsis --Xiao, Y, Peterson, T 3
Beijing, China
Ovary manipulation: transformation and in vitro maturation --Ding, Q, Xie, Y, Dai, J, Mi, J, Kuo, Z 3
Analysis for biochemical markers of multiplasmic lines in maize (Zea mays L.) --Liu, X, Zeng, M, Liu, Y, Yang, T 5
Isozymic analysis of Chinese waxy maize (Zea mays sinensis) --Zeng, M, Yang, T, Liu, Y, Li, S 7
Beijing, China
Construction of genic male sterile system marked by yellow-green seedlings --Zhou, H, Li, J, Deng, Y, Sun , R, Jiang, W 8
Study on a new male sterile gene and apoptosis --Zhou, H, Li, J 8
BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA
Complementary genes Rf4, Rf5 and Rf6 are not the unique genetic system for fertility restoration in cmsC of maize (Zea mays L.)
--Vidakovic, M, Vancetovic, J, Vidakovic, M 10
bergamo, italy
Analysis of nitrogen partitioning in maize --Balconi, C, Bosio, D, Motto, M 10
Do pedicel and placento-chalazal tissues play a role in the amino acid supply to the developing endosperm of IHP and ILP maize strains?
--Balconi, C, Bosio, D, Motto, M 11
Biolistic-mediated transformation of maize endosperm cell cultures --Balconi, C, Reali, A, Lupotto, E 12
Genetic and molecular analysis of the gl3-m3 allele of maize --Donini, G, Maddaloni, M, Salamini, F, Motto, M 12
The methylation pattern of the Opaque-2 promoter in maize endosperm and leaf --Rossi, V, Motto, M, Pellegrini, L 13
Effects of DNA methylation on DNA binding and transcriptional activity of the Opaque2 protein --Rossi, V, Solinas, G, Motto, M,
Pellegrini, L 14
BOLOGNA, ITALY
Mapping QTLs for leaf abscisic acid concentration in a maize population --Landi, P, Sanguineti, MC, Salvi, S, Tuberosa, R,
Casarini, E, Conti, S 15
Molecular marker analysis of maize populations divergently selected for abscisic acid concentration in the leaf --Salvi, S, Tuberosa, R,
Sanguineti, MC, Landi, P, Conti, S 15
Buffalo, New York
Two-photon fluorescence confocal microscopy of maize tissue --Pan, SJ, Shih, A, Liou, WS, Cheng, PC 16
Buffalo, New York and Iowa City, Iowa
Visualize the three-dimensional arrangement of vascular bundles using cone-beam optical tomography --Pan, SJ, Shih, A, Liou, WS,
Park, MS, Wang, G, Cheng, PC 18
Cedar Falls, Iowa and Woodward, Oklahoma and Baton Rouge, Louisiana
An SEM study of inflorescence development in Tripsacum dactyloides --Orr, A, Kaparthi, R, Dewald, C, Sundberg, M 19
Chestnut hill, massachusetts
Continued studies on the genic instability of maize inbred lines derived from anther culture --Ting, YC, Nguyen, DQ 20
More studies on tassel plants of maize --Ting, YC, Nguyen, DQ 20
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Consequences of the ectopic expression of the Myb-domain protein P --Rabinowicz, P, Ma, H, Grotewold, E 21
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
Utilization of molecular probes to facilitate development of Quality Protein Maize --Lin, KR, Bockholt, AJ, Smith, JD 22
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Analysis of a zebra stripe double mutant --Surdam, D, Bertrand-Garcia, R 23
columbia, missouri
A ring chromosome on 2S --Neuffer, MG 24
Location data for Les*-A7145 --Neuffer, MG, England, D 24
Designation of Les21 --Neuffer, MG, England, D 24
Mutant photographs on the World Wide Web --Neuffer, MG 24
C1 is expressed at low levels in husks --Cooper, P, Cone, K 25
columbia, missouri and athens, Georgia and Tifton, georgia
Metabolic channeling suggested by QTL analysis of silk maysin and apimaysin concentration --Byrne, PF, McMullen, MD, Snook, ME,
Musket, TA, Xu, G, Lee, EA, Flint, S, Widstrom, NW, Wiseman, BR, Coe, EH 26
Major QTL on chromosome 9S affects silk maysin concentration in four populations --Byrne, PF, McMullen, MD, Snook, ME,
Musket, TA, Lee, EA, Widstrom, NW, Wiseman, BR, Coe, EH 27
Columbia, Missouri and Norwich, England
Factors influencing efficiency of genetic mapping projects --Wanous, MK, Snape, JW, Gustafson, JP 28
CORVALLIS, OREGON
The maize Tousled-Like Kinase gene family --Yoon, E, Rivin, C 29
DAVIS, CALIFORNIA
Identity of extra cell-layers produced in the glossy* mutation in maize --Kessler, S, Sinha, N 30
DEFIANCE OHIO
Initial conditions during tassel determination control the level of R-allele silencing (paramutation) --Mikula, BC, Kappen, T 31
dhaulakuan, india
Screening for bacterial stalk rot resistance in corn --Kalia, V, Basandrai, AK, Singh, A 32
Dniepropetrovsk, ukraine
Fluorescence test for selection of high-tryptophan genotypes of maize --Fedenko, VS, Struzhko, VS, Tikhomirov, AYe 32
DNIEPROPETROVSK, UKRAINE
Relationship between cytological and cultural indices of corn anther culture ability --Satarova, TN, Chernousova, NM 33
Duluth, Minnesota
Detect DNA contents in microsporogenesis of maize mutant --Liu, Q, Splett, M 34
Durham, North Carolina
Further evidence for two progenitors in the origin of maize --Eubanks, MW 34
FREIBURG, GERMANY and AMES, USA
Isolation of the new recessive mutant lrt1 deficient in lateral root development --Hochholdinger, F, Schnable, P, Feix, G 35
Gainesville, Florida
Corn Rab2 homologs --Laughner, BH, Ferl, RJ 36
Ibaraki, Japan
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is effective in chromosome doubling of maize seedlings --Kato, A 36
Iowa City, Iowa
Further construction of proximal duplication stocks --Zheng, Y-Z, Carlson, WR 37
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA
Type I DNA-topoisomerase activity in mitochondria --Tarasenko, VI, Konstantinov, YM 39
Mitochondrial translation under different redox states of the respiratory chain --Konstantinov, YM, Subota, IY, Arziev, AS 40
jinan, china
Correlation analysis among kernel physical and quality characters in quality protein maize (QPM) --Liu, Z 41
New maize self-lines bred by stock 6 inducing haploid technique --Liu, Z 41
kishinev, moldova
Immature embryo culture of waxy maize --Kravchenko, OA 42
Effect of gamma radiation on callus formation and somatic embryogenesis of wax maize --Kravchenko, OA, Lysikov, VN, Palii, AF 42
The action of combined gamma-irradiation with stimulating and mutating doses on maize seeds --Romanova, IM, Lysikov, VN 43
Studies on plant genetic variability induced by combining low and high doses of ionizing radiations --Romanova, IM 43
Location of factors influencing grain yield by means of isoenzyme markers under different year conditions
--Chernov, AA, Mihailov, ME 44
Mutagenic effects of laser radiation and 6-mercaptopurine on maize seedlings --Burilkov, VK, Paschenko, VM, Lysikov, VN 44
KRASNODAR, RUSSIA
The use of gene ig in sterile-counterpart production of corn lines --Shatskaya, OA, Zabirova, ER, Shcherbak, VS 45
LLAVALLOL, ARGENTINA
B chromosomes in native races of maize from Argentina. I. Populational frequency and altitude --Chiavarino, AM, Rosato, M,
Cámara Hernández, J, Naranjo, CA, Poggio, L 45
B chromosomes in native races of maize from Argentina. II. Genome size and altitude --Rosato, M, Chiavarino, AM, Naranjo, CA,
Poggio, L 47
B chromosomes in native races of maize from Argentina. III. Selection of high and low transmission genotypes and meiotic behavior of Bs
--Chiavarino, AM, Rosato, M, Rosi, P, Naranjo, CA, Poggio, L 48
Recalibration of opaque-2 line of maize as a standard to estimate nuclear DNA amount --Rosato, M, Naranjo, CA, Poggio, L 49
Relationship among Zea luxurians, Z. diploperennis and Z. perennis (Sect. Luxuriantes) --Poggio, L, Confalonieri, V, Comas, C,
Gonzalez,G, Aulicino, M, Naranjo, CA 49
Waxy maizes from Argentina. I. Potential yield and endosperm protein content --Corcuera, VR, Naranjo, CA 50
Waxy maizes from Argentina. II. Endosperm protein content of inbreds --Corcuera, VR, Naranjo, CA 51
Description of commercial hybrids and mutant inbreds incorporated into a waxy maize breeding plan in Argentina --Corcuera, VR,
Naranjo, CA 52
Evaluation of combining ability of inbred maize lines for precocity and yield --Aulicino, MB, Naranjo, CA 53
Preliminary studies to determine the degree of resistance to Ustilago maydis D.C. Corda in wild and cultivated species of the genus Zea
--Astiz Gassó, MM, Molina, MC 54
LOMAS DE ZAMORA, ARGENTINA
Pathogenic behaviour of spontaneus populations of U. maydis (DC) Corda on maize commercial hybrids --Sandoval, MC 54
Cytogenetic study of diploid and triploid F1 hybrids of Zea mays ssp. mays x Zea parviglumis --Molina, M del C, García, MD 54
Different behavior of alloplasmic lines of Zea mays under tissue culture --Galian, LR, Hirschhorn, E, Caso, O 55
London, Ontario
Modifications to the Langdale protocol for in situ hybridization of antisense RNA --Greyson, RI, Yang, Z, Walden, DB 55
The induction and localization of mRNA from the 18 kDA HSP genes in metal-ion insulted maize radicles --Yang, Z, Walden, DB 55
Immunogold localization of the 18-kDa hsp in Zea mays L. radicles --Denison, SJ, Smith, RJ, Walden, DB 56
18-kDa hsp localization to membraneous whorl structures --Denison, SJ, Smith, RJ, Walden, DB 57
A method for preparing metaphase chromosomes from tapetal cells of maize --Maillet, DS, Walden, DB 57
The threshold temperature for the thermal shift induction of mRNA from 18 kDA HSP genes in maize radicles --Yang, Z, Greyson, RI,
Walden, DB 58
London, Ontario and Buffalo, New York
A non-dehiscent mutant (ndh1) --Walden, DB, Cheng, PC 59
Manhattan, Kansas and RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
A gene conferring a hypersensitive reaction to the rice bacterial streak pathogen in maize --Hulbert, SH, Drake, J, Leach, JE,
Senior, L, Stuber, CW 60
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
Development of PCR-based markers to facilitate large-scale screening in molecular maize breeding --Hu, X, Ribaut, JM,
González de León, D 61
SSR fingerprints of CIMMYT and other inbred lines --Bird, R McK, González de León, D, Hoisington, D 62
Designation of SSR morphs --Bird, RMcK, González de León, D, Hoisington, D 63
MUENCHEN, GERMANY
Isolation and mapping of mus1, a putative maize MutS-homolog --Horwath, M, Kunze, R 63
MUENCHEN, GERMANY
Biosynthetic origin of oxygen atoms in DIMBOA --Glawischnig, E, Eisenreich, W, Bacher, A, Frey, M, Gierl, A 64
MUMBAI, INDIA
Diversity of GTP-binding proteins (GPs) in corn and sorghum --Panigrahi, KC, Johri, MM 64
New Haven, CONNECTICUT
The root and leaf isoforms of NADP-dependent malic enzyme are encoded by distinct genes --Tausta, SL, Nelson, T 65
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT and COLD SPRING HARBOR, NEW YORK
Leafbladeless1 is allelic to raggedseedling1 and is required for dorsal cell identity --Timmermans, M, Schultes, N, Martienssen, R,
Nelson, T 66
NORMAL, ILLINOIS
Haploids and monosomics are produced by maize plants containing telocentrics for both arms of chromosome 3 and B chromosomes
--L'Heureux, TA, Muzumdar, DA, Schneerman, MC, Weber, DF 66
NORMAL, ILLINOIS and COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
Identification of an isochromosome for the long arm of chromosome 7 in maize --Muzumdar, DA, Schneerman, MC, Doyle, GG,
Weber, DF 67
NORWICH, U.K.
Isolation and characterization of the maize mitochondrial RNA polymerase --Young, DA, Allen, R, Lonsdale, DM 67
Evidence that plant mitochondrial transcription requires promoter-specific factors --Young, DA, Lonsdale, DM 69
NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM
Effect of silver nitrate and culture vessel on growth and quality of Type II callus of the A188 genotype --Southgate, EM, Power, JB,
Davey, MR 71
PUSA, BIHAR, INDIA
Comparative cytotoxicity of four herbicides on mitosis and meiosis in maize --Kumar, M, Kumar, H, Nasar, S 71
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA and AMES, IOWA
Polymorphic microsatellites found in cDNA clones --Senior, L, Lee, M 72
St. Paul, Minnesota
RFLP mapping of Semi-dwarf1 --Vladutu, CI, Phillips, RL 73
SARATOV, RUSSIA
Producing of parthenogenetic forms of maize --Tyrnov, VS 73
Development of seeds with haploid embryo on haploid plants of parthenogenetic line --Tyrnov, VS 74
Cytological manifestation of apomixis in AT-1 plants of corn --Enaleeva, NCh, Tyrnov, VS 74
Possibilities of diagnosis of parthenogenesis by culture in vitro of unpollinated ovaries --Alatortseva, TA, Tyrnov, VS 75
SENDAI, JAPAN and JOETSU, JAPAN
Visualization of methylated cytosine in maize somatic chromosomes --Fluminhan, A, Ohmido, N, Fukui, K, Mizugaki, M, Kameya, T 75
SIMNIC - CRAIOVA, ROMANIA
The theoretical significance of a mutant in the phylogeny of the species Zea mays L. --Radu, A, Urechean, V, Naidin, C, Motorga, V 77
SOFIA, BULGARIA
Seeds with two bilaterally situated embryos and endosperms --Dankov, T, Kruleva, M, Krapchev, B 78
Increase the percentage of maternal haploids by effect of herbicide basagran --Dankov, T, Kruleva, M, Dimitrov, B, Krapchev, B 78
STANTON, MINNESOTA and ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
Differential expression of chitinase in maize kernels --Hanten, J, Kendra, D, Mettler, I, Harlander, S, Fulcher, RG 79
toledo, ohio and Columbia, Missouri and muncie, indiana
Localization of autonomous pairing sites in maize --Goldman, SL, Doyle, GG, Blakey, CA 79
Tucson, Arizona
Allele-specific PCR in maize --Natividad, M, Winkler, RG 81
Urbana, Illinois
Bn1 status of selected inbred lines --Stinard, P 83
gl7 and v17 map to the short arm of chromosome 4 --Stinard, P 83
Isolation of a new su3 allele --Stinard, P 83
The COOP's rd3 is allelic to ct2 --Stinard, P 83
Pale aleurone-Brawn (Pa*-Brawn) is allelic to in1 --Stinard, P 83
ws1-Coop is allelic to ws1-Pawnee ws2-Pawnee --Stinard, P 84
Clarification on ws1, ws2, and g1 --Stinard, P 84
da1 is on 10L --Stinard, P 84
Three-point linkage data for lg1 gl2 et2 on 2S --Stinard, P 84
URBANA, ILLINOIS and RASTATT, GERMANY
Effect of different carbohydrates in the corn anther culture medium --Beaumont, VH, Miao, SH, Widholm, JM 85
WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
The O2-CO2 cycle and the development of trait technology for yield enhancement in maize: Umbrella canopy adjacent to the ear sink
--Galinat, WC 85
Female spikelet architecture, outer glume induration and rachilla elongation --Galinat, WC 86
WOOSTER, OHIO and LONDON, ONTARIO
Localization of shsp mRNA synthesis in maize spikelets --Bouchard, RA, Greyson, RI, Walden, DB 87
WUHAN, CHINA and Wuhan University
Physical location of maize (Zea mays L.) cdc2 and prh1 genes by in situ hybridization --Ren, N, Song, YC, Bi, XZ, Ding, Y, Liu, LH 87
WUHAN, CHINA and XIAMEN, CHINA
RFLP analysis of maize mtDNA using important function genes as probes --Jiang, YH, Zhang, FD, Xia, T, Zheng, YL 89
zaria, nigeria
Induced chlorophyll deficient mutants in maize --Adamu, A. Kasim 90
Induced tiller formation in maize --Adamu, A. Kasim 90

III. USING MAIZE IN K-12 CLASSROOMS 92

IV. ADDRESS LIST 94

V. MAIZE GENETICS COOPERATION STOCK CENTER 112
Cooperation in 1931 --Emerson, RA 119

VI. MAIZE DATABASE 120

VII. MAIZE PROBE BANK 122

VIII. SYMBOL INDEX 124

IX. AUTHOR AND NAME INDEX 125

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An open letter to maize cooperators:

Will Provine and Lee Kass have recently been funded by the National Science Foundation to conduct research for an intellectual biography of Barbara McClintock. Over a decade ago Provine initiated this project when he interviewed McClintock, Rhoades, Beadle and others regarding their contributions to maize cytogenetics. More recently Kass has contacted and/or interviewed many of McClintock's friends, colleagues and former students to gain insights for this study. One of our goals is to discern the influence that McClintock had upon the development of individual scientists and their work. Most people have been more than generous with their time and many have given us correspondence to document the many stories that prevail regarding McClintock's life and scientific contributions. Kass has examined McClintock's papers at the American Philosophical Society Library. She plans to visit other archives where correspondence and other materials may be found that will document McClintock's career. In the spirit of the founding of this News Letter we invite you to help us by contacting Lee Kass or Will Provine with any insights, or information you have that may aid us in our research. We thank you in advance for any assistance you may offer. Please contact us at the following addresses:

Lee B. Kass William Provine
L. H. Bailey Hortorium Corson Hall
462 Mann Library Cornell University
Cornell University Ithaca New York 14853
Ithaca New York 14853 607-254-4264; [email protected]
607-255-2131; email [email protected]


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