Comments on: The Most Studied Genes of Maize (and why we love kernel phenotypes) http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/03/02/the-most-studied-genes-of-maize-and-why-we-love-kernel-phenotypes/ Genetics: Studying the Source Code of Nature Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:50:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/03/02/the-most-studied-genes-of-maize-and-why-we-love-kernel-phenotypes/comment-page-1/#comment-14944 Andrew Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:38:06 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1485#comment-14944 Party Cactus, I know this is a late reply, but yes there are some varieties of sweet corn that are multicolored. For the most part, the colors don't come in until the sugar starts being converted into starch. Try searching for "Astronomy Domine" sweet corn on the Homegrown Goodness plant forum. Party Cactus,

I know this is a late reply, but yes there are some varieties of sweet corn that are multicolored. For the most part, the colors don’t come in until the sugar starts being converted into starch.

Try searching for “Astronomy Domine” sweet corn on the Homegrown Goodness plant forum.

]]> By: TANG Qi-Lin http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/03/02/the-most-studied-genes-of-maize-and-why-we-love-kernel-phenotypes/comment-page-1/#comment-5777 TANG Qi-Lin Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:16:37 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1485#comment-5777 Dear James, Can you help me to send the colored kernel phenotypes of maize for me? or tell me how to find the data.thanks! best Regards1 TANG Qi-lin Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agriculture University, Ya-an, Sichuan 625014, R. P. China Dear James,
Can you help me to send the colored kernel phenotypes of maize for me? or tell me how to find the data.thanks!
best Regards1

TANG Qi-lin
Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agriculture University, Ya-an, Sichuan 625014, R. P. China

]]> By: yefta http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/03/02/the-most-studied-genes-of-maize-and-why-we-love-kernel-phenotypes/comment-page-1/#comment-5716 yefta Mon, 31 May 2010 05:41:32 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1485#comment-5716 Thanks for all information about maize. That is good information. but, can you help me Mr.? would you explain me about the purple color kernel controlled gen of maize? I need it, be a research material for my study in indonesian. Please send me the information about it in my email. Thanks a lot. Thanks for all information about maize. That is good information.
but, can you help me Mr.?

would you explain me about the purple color kernel controlled gen of maize?
I need it, be a research material for my study in indonesian.

Please send me the information about it in my email.
Thanks a lot.

]]> By: Party Cactus http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/03/02/the-most-studied-genes-of-maize-and-why-we-love-kernel-phenotypes/comment-page-1/#comment-4977 Party Cactus Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:10:02 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1485#comment-4977 Question about kernel color: I'll be the first to admit that I know jack squat about the grasses, so this might be one of those silly questions, but I've always wondered why there's not many colorful sweet corns (besides possibly Ruby Queen, you can supposedly eat that one while it is red [I'll have to grow that some time and find out], and I guess Black Aztec, although apparently you need to eat it before it turns black). Is there some sort of issue that makes it difficult to cross the two two types and breed until you've got one that's both colorful and able to be eaten like a sweet corn? It'd be neat to see some corn on the cob with the color of corns like Earth Tones dent. Question about kernel color: I’ll be the first to admit that I know jack squat about the grasses, so this might be one of those silly questions, but I’ve always wondered why there’s not many colorful sweet corns (besides possibly Ruby Queen, you can supposedly eat that one while it is red [I'll have to grow that some time and find out], and I guess Black Aztec, although apparently you need to eat it before it turns black). Is there some sort of issue that makes it difficult to cross the two two types and breed until you’ve got one that’s both colorful and able to be eaten like a sweet corn? It’d be neat to see some corn on the cob with the color of corns like Earth Tones dent.

]]> By: James http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/03/02/the-most-studied-genes-of-maize-and-why-we-love-kernel-phenotypes/comment-page-1/#comment-4968 James Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:50:35 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1485#comment-4968 I'd describe it as either costing time (generations) or field space and work (doing lots of crosses that MIGHT be the one you want, and planting them all out the next year before you know which ones actually had the genotypes you needed.) Good catch on opaque endosperm2, I've corrected the mistake in the table. I’d describe it as either costing time (generations) or field space and work (doing lots of crosses that MIGHT be the one you want, and planting them all out the next year before you know which ones actually had the genotypes you needed.)

Good catch on opaque endosperm2, I’ve corrected the mistake in the table.

]]> By: Ron http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/03/02/the-most-studied-genes-of-maize-and-why-we-love-kernel-phenotypes/comment-page-1/#comment-4966 Ron Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:15:04 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1485#comment-4966 I'd state it as prescreening on the ear can save you a generation, but I'm biased. There's a typo in your table at #3 (the numbers don't match). I’d state it as prescreening on the ear can save you a generation, but I’m biased. There’s a typo in your table at #3 (the numbers don’t match).

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