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Recent Updates

2019-2021 Founder Trials Added March 30, 2022

Three years of Founder Trials have been added to the database. This includes new Accession entries for the collected sporophytes as well as the blade-level trait data collected. The Founders Trials Folder contains a list of the individual trials. They can also be accessed from the menu via Manage > Field Trials as well as through the Search Wizard.


2019-2021 Farm Trials Added March 28, 2022

Three years of Farm Trials have been added to the database. This includes adding new crosses (and their pedigrees), field layouts, and plot- and blade-level observations. The Farm Trials Folder contains a list of the individual trials. They can also be accessed from the menu via Manage > Field Trials as well as through the Search Wizard.


2018 Cross Parents Updated February 18, 2020

The parents of 28 crosses from 2018 have been updated in the database to match the actual crosses perfomed.
Click here to view the names of the updated crosses

  • SL18-UCONN-S10
  • SL18-UCONN-S11
  • SL18-UCONN-S12
  • SL18-UCONN-S13
  • SL18-UCONN-S14
  • SL18-UCONN-S15
  • SL18-UCONN-S16
  • SL18-UCONN-S17
  • SL18-UCONN-S18
  • SL18-UCONN-S19
  • SL18-UCONN-S192
  • SL18-UCONN-S193
  • SL18-UCONN-S20
  • SL18-UCONN-S21
  • SL18-UCONN-S22
  • SL18-UCONN-S23
  • SL18-UCONN-S24
  • SL18-UCONN-S25
  • SL18-UCONN-S26
  • SL18-UCONN-S27
  • SL18-UCONN-S28
  • SL18-UCONN-S29
  • SL18-UCONN-S30
  • SL18-UCONN-S31
  • SL18-UCONN-S6
  • SL18-UCONN-S7
  • SL18-UCONN-S8
  • SL18-UCONN-S9

2019 Crosses Added October 4, 2019

Accessions from the 2019 crosses have been added following the naming convention of: SL19-UCONN-S{1-370}.


Accessions Renamed and Organized July 31, 2019

Accessions have been renamed and organized (with duplicates merged) to follow the standard Kelp Naming Conventions.


Founders Trials Added May 16, 2019

The 2018 Founders Phenotype Trials have been added to the database. The Founders Trials Folder contains a list of the individual trials. They can also be accessed from the menu via Manage > Field Trials as well as through the Search Wizard.