IV. Some Recent Papers on the Cytogenetics of Maize

During the past year several maize geneticists have written to the Co-op for a list of recent publications in maize. In view of this demand, what do you think of the idea of making such a list a part of the annual Maize Genetics Cooperation News Letter? Most of the maize literature to 1935 is included in the combined bibliographies of "Genetics of Zea Mays" by W. H. Eyster, and "A Summary of Linkage Studies in Maize" by Emerson, Beadle, and Fraser. If these bibliographies were brought up to date, a list of all the papers published between February, 1939, and February, 1940, could be included in the 1940 News Letter, and all those to February, 1941, in the following News Letter.

If your reaction to this suggestion is favorable, will you help bring the following list of papers up to date (I have more than likely missed some)?

Anderson, E. G. - Translocation in maize involving chromosome 9. Genetics 23: 307-313. 1938.

Bindloss, E. A. - Nuclear size in plumular meristems of inbred and hybrid maize. Amer. Journ. Bot. 25: 738-743. 1938.

Brieger, F. G. - Genetic control of gametophyte development in maize. I. A gametophyte character in chromosome five. Jour. Genetics. 34: 57-80. 1937.

________, Tidbury, G. E. and Tseng, H. P. - Genetic control of gametophyte development in maize. II. The quarter test. Jour. Genetics 36: 17-38. 1938.

Brink, R. A. - Linkage relations in the A-Rg group in maize. Amer. Nat. 69: 283-285. 1935.

Burnham, C. R. - Differential fertilization in the Bt-Pr linkage group of maize. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 28: 968-975. 1936.

Catcheside, D. G. - The bearing of the frequencies of X-ray induced interchanges in maize upon the mechanism of their induction. Jour. Genetics 36: 321-328. 1938.

Clark, Frances J. - A gene for abnormal meiotic spindle formation in maize. Genetics 24: No. 1, p. 68. 1939. (Abstract).

Clarke, A, E. and Anderson, E. G. - A chromosomal interchange in maize without ring formation. Amer. Jour. Bot. 22: 711-716. 1935.

Dobzhansky, T. H. and Rhoades, M. M. - A possible method for locating favorable genes in maize. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 30: 668-675. 1938.

Emerson, R. A., Beadle, G. W. and Fraser, A. C. - A summary of linkage studies in maize. Cornell Agr. Exp. Sta. Memoir 180, 83 p. 1935.

Haber, E. S. - A study of drouth resistance in inbred strains of sweet corn Zea mays var. rugosa. Iowa A. E. S. Res. Bul. 243: 55-72. 1938.

Harvey, Paul H. - Hereditary variations in plant nutrition. Genetics 24: No. 1, p. 74. 1939. (Abstract).

Jenkins, M. T. - Linkage relations of the A₂-a₂ factor pair in maize. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 26: 719-720. 1934.

Johnson, I. J. and Hayes, H. K. - The inheritance of pericarp tenderness in sweet corn. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 30 (3): 220-231. 1938.

Jones, D. F. - Mutation rate in somatic cells of maize. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 22: 645-648. 1936.

________ - Somatic segregration and its relation to atypical growth. Genetics 22: 484-522, 1937.

________ - Translocations in relation to mosaic formation in maize. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., U.S.A., 24 (5): 208-211. 1938.

________ - Growth changes associated with chromosome breakage and reattachment. Genetics 24, No. 1, p. 77. 1939. (Abstract).

________ - Variable effect of the C locus in maize following translocation. Genetics 24, No, 1, p. 100. 1939. (Abstract).

Kempton, J. H. - Maize as a measure of Indian skill. Univ. New Mexico Bul. 296: 19-28. 1936. (In symposium of prehistoric agriculture.)

________ - Maize, our heritage from the Indian. Ann. Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 1936-37: 385-408. 1938.

Langham, D. G. - The inheritance of intergeneric differences in Zea-Euchlaena hybrids. Genetics 24, No. 1, p. 78. 1939. (Abstract).

Lincoln, R. E. and Lindstrom, E. W. - Micro-evolution of host-parasite interactions in bacterial wilt of maize. Genetics 24, No. 1. 1939. (Abstract).

Longley, A. E. - Morphological characters of teosinte chromosomes. Jour. Agr. Res. 54: 835-862. 1937.

McClintock, B. - The production of homozygous deficient tissues, with mutant characteristics by means of the aberrant mitosis behavior of ring-shaped chromosomes. Genetics 23: 315-376. 1938.

________ - The fusion of broken ends of sister half-chromatids following chromatid breakage at meiotic anaphases. Missouri Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Bul. 290, 48 p. 1938.

Maize Genetics Cooperation - Recent linkage studies in maize. Genetics 24: 59-63. 1939.

Mangelsdorf, P. C. - Modification of Mendelian ratios in maize by mechanical separation of gametes. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 17 (12): 698-700. 1931.

________ and Reeves, R. G. - The origin of maize. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 24: 303-312. 1938.

Mather, Kenneth - Chiasma frequencies in trisomic maize. Genetics, vol. 24, No, 1, p. 104. 1939. (Abstract).

Maxwell, L. R. - The mechanism of delayed killing of maize seeds with X-radiation. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 24: 377-384. 1938.

Nemec, B. - Gold in Zea mays. Ber. Deut. Bot. Ges. 53: 560-562. 1935.

O'Mara, Joseph G. - Cytological observations on Zea-Euchlaena hybrids. Genetics 24: No. 1, p. 82. 1939. (Abstract).

Perry, H, S. and Sprague, G. F. - A second-chromosome gene, Y₃, producing yellow endosperm color in maize. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 29: 990-996. 1936.

Randolph, L. F. - Developmental morphology of the caryopsis in maize. Jour. Agr. Res. 53: 881-916. 1936.

________ - The occurrence of parthenogenetic diploids in tetraploid maize. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., Vol. 25, No. 3, 1939.

________ and Hand, David B. - Increase in vitamiin A activity of corn caused by doubling the number of chromosomes. Science, 87, No. 2263: 442-443, 1938.

________ - Cytogenetics of tetraploid maize. Jour. Agr. Res. 50, No. 7: 591-605, 1935.

Randolph, L. F. - A new fixing fluid and a revised schedule for the paraffin method in plant cytology. Stain Technology. 10 (3), p. 95, 1935.

Reeves, R. G. and Mangelsdorf, P. C. - Chromosome numbers in relatives of Zea mays L. Amer. Nat. 69: 633-635. 1935.

Rhoades, Marcus M. and McClintock, B. - The cytogenetics of maize. Bot. Rev. 1: 292-325. 1935.

Rhoades, Marcus M. - A cytogenetic study of a chromosome fragment in maize. Genetics 21: 491-502. 1936.

________ - The effect of varying gene dosage on aleurone colour in maize. Jour. Genetics 33: 347-354. 1936.

________ - Note on the origin of triploidy in maize. Jour. Genetics 33: 355-357. 1936.

________ - Effect of the Dt gene on the mutability of the a₁ allele in maize. Genetics 23: 377-397. 1938

________ and Rhoades, Virginia H. - Genetic studies with factors in the tenth chromosome in maize. Genetics 24: No. 2: 302-314. 1939.

Singleton, W. R. - Early researches in maize genetics. Jour. Hered. 26: 49-59. 1935.

________ - Early researches in maize genetics (concl.). Jour. Hered. 26: 121-126. 1935.

________ - Effect of colored cellophane on the production of sun-red color in maize. Science 84: 488-489. 1936.

________ - Cytological observations on deficiencies produced by treating maize pollen with ultraviolet light. Genetics 24, No. 1, p. 109. 1939. (Abstract).

Sprague, G. F. - Random sampling and the distribution of phenotypes on ears of back crossed maize. Jour. Agr. Res. 51: 751-758. 1935.

Tavcar, A. - Beitrag zur Vererbungsart der Spindel-farbung an vierkorn-reihigen Maiskolben. Zeitschr. Indukt. Abstam. u. Vererbungsl. 71: 341-352. 1936.

Thomas, H. L. - The glossy character (gl₃) in maize and its linkage relations. Jour. Agr. Res 44(2): 167-173. 1932.

Van Overbeck, J. - Auxin production in seedlings of dwarf maize. Plant Physiology 13: 587-598. 1938.

Van Overbeck, J. - "Laziness" in maize due to abnormal distribution of growth hormone. Jour. Hered. 23: 339-341. 1938.

Weiss, M. G. and Wentz, J. B. - Effect of luteus genes on longevity of seed in maize. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 29: 63-75. 1937.

Wellhausen, E. J. - Genetic investigations of bacterial wilt resistance in corn as caused by Bacterium Stewartii (Smith) Migula. Iowa State College, Jour. of Sci., Vol. IX, No. 3. 1935.