The overall objective of this project is to leverage genomic information with phenotypic and environmental data to enable working knowledge and prediction of plant performance under variable growing conditions. G2F is an umbrella initiative to support translation of maize genomic information for the benefit of growers, consumers and society. This public-private partnership is building on publicly funded corn genome sequencing projects to develop approaches to understand the functions of corn genes and specific alleles across environments. Ultimately this information will be used to enable accurate prediction of the phenotypes of corn plants in diverse environments. There are many dimensions to the over-arching goal of understanding genotype-by-environment (GxE) interactions, including which genes impact which traits and trait components, how genes interact among themselves (GxG), the relevance of specific genes under different growing conditions, and how these genes influence plant growth during various stages of development. For more information visit www.genomes2fields.org.
Collaborators: Natalia de Leon et al.
Funding Agency: Iowa Corn Growers Association
Project Timeline: 2014-present
