of th6 Bockef6lllas Foundation

Director and kordlnator : E. .I. Wellheueen

I.  objactivez :

I. Develop pertmnnsl capable of conducting research wad experheentat~on
  Laadtng to the further kzpmv~t in the ~oducticm of autse ia
  Latin Merice,

2.  ln aoopexa~ian with U. S. Scientiots, produce information, data,
  ate., leading to a better undarotarad;lag of hetewoeie end quantitative
  Fnheritance which is fundmeutal to the develovnt of 8101e efficient
  breeding me thde .

3.  Aid in the development of high pieldilrg-md bezard weoiztant verfety
  of maize for the bprtant osrn pmdusiag 8x8~1.

I.  Stiasulate relsearcb laadiq$ to the tmpmvemant in 4zuLtural practices.

5. Aid in brit@ng &out a eteady incrsr*e ia rzeite production in
  o eoo&anw with the dezmmde of eeah weir through the utilization
of ipsprwed vuirtier tt9gpther with taDgrerred culturul prsoticer.

8. U.S.A.

1.  StLmulate intweet in and moist in the evsluation and utillzotion
of exotic gemptaem for the furebtr: hqwov-t of maize in U. S. A.

2.  Develop cooperetiva kntematioaal research pmgrmze la aucrh areaz
  as cplsntitetiva inhruitsaae esd through eueh bezSc rezcsarch deternine
  tie nature and me&tude of pxobhms in extracting wtful geneo from
  dlcotic germ plurm.

XI.  Gmeml Procedurez :

A. Ckgaoizotion of bgiomal Frogtams

Colombga, Venezwla, Ecuador, Peru end Iblivia.


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5. Agein the moat eoeptent ones who rhow c9ntissued intersot end
euthwiuaa la thaiz wrrk m&d h emmmyl;ed to work touerd
  a Ph.D. de$sea,  Tzurp would apply to an uapropriatr fnrtitutlon
in the U.S.A. and relmzt or ba cesiapard a problem in berie ~aoeerch
psrtdning to aoum phue of ~srn taqmmwmc. 2~ prablaa rhmsld
be eamptable to the major prrofumr in tbrs I8.g. inet$tution
where they Lntund to do further at&y rtrd be of (I nature contributing
  kuowledge to thmir rqular ama breedfxq uwk.

6.  The R.F. would aid ili the aupervirion af thir research by placing
e competent men in the area (e@n eeeeptable to the institution end
nujor profusor) and by oam&natly making it possible for the
major profeeuor to viait the student and to diocuso hie research.

7. Whem the date for the theofa problem hao beeu obtefned, the student
would then pro-d to the U.S. inrtitutian where he would oomentrete
on ooursa work end oonduut the analpria of his thesis data while
completicm af rsquiremente for the deq~.~ee.

8,  Some of the best of the resulting Ph.D.`@ would be concentrated in
the other regional research end tr&aiug centers to gradually build
these centers to e point where they might also give Masters! degcreea.
  Aa this plan prowesses, it is hoped that the camtax at Chapingo
  will have advanced sufficientgy in staff and stature to give
training at the Ph.D, degree level. A similar development ohouLd
  occur at the other centers.

9.  In the dgvaiopneart of the first cer.ter at Chapingo, a search sho6ld
be ma& throughout thhe Amricae for competent Latin Americans or
others who know the language, have the high level training and
interest needed, that may not now be fully employed, who could
be transferred to Cbapiugo to work, to learn and to teach. Su&
a staff might be assisted periodically by competent people from
  the United btetes.

c.  Basic Reseaxch
  (Ckxqerative with U. 5. A.)

1.  Develop regioaal cooperitfive retleazch progxti~s on ii project
basis (dependiug -on the evailabillty of funds and personnel)
  imrolvtt.a& the:

(a) IdentifLerrthm, o&gin end xelrtiionehipa of recae of maiste
   t&mu& mo~f;~iorl, g;sastic, eptogrrastic md physiielogical
     rtudier.  D4ml~E, desc?Fiptiosl end stewage of germplaml
   pAa wewad kr a~ iutsgrrrl pert of this program.

(b) Sylrtstprtic evrluetioa of the differant gexmplaan complexes for
   huther Lslpsotrrsarnt of ma4.m for various regions in Latin
    Jtzwfoa, U. 5. A., 3urop, A8184 ar Afxica, etc.

(1) for epec=lel charastas ouch c8 diooaae tasfWu~ce,
  taeeat resi6teulee, drovefot reeiotance, nutritive value,
   fiber t?Axltmt.


(3) watur tmnmmaPfou.

A jmtmal till bc cwgaisad und eparraalred by the society for the
gmblicatloa of rwultr of rmramh rubmitted by membarr.