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PAGE • - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13,1M4 Root and seed research at MCC could make breakthrough Research now being con­ ducted at McHenry County College could prove to be a boon for mankind. Don Barrett, McHenry County College agriculture programs coordinator and instructor, supervises a Massive Root Research Project, now into the third year of ongoing research at the college. . Lou Marchi, of McHenry, who provides funding for the project, is concerned that the soil in this area originally was much richer in organic matter than it is now. Cultivation, prairie plants being replaced by fodd crops and soil erosion have contributed to a drop in soil quality. His theory is that it may be possible to develop crop-bearing plants, such as corn and soybeans, that have root systems as massive as those of prairie plants. Massive roots should help to reduce soil erosion, and when allowed to decay after a growing season, would add to rather than sub­ tract from the amount of organic matter in the soil. Barrett sees the development of plants with massive, fibrous root systems as a conservation measure and a form of getting back to nature, utilizing modern advancements and research to develop root systems similar to those seen on the prairie grasses once indigenous to this area. The purpose of the research being conducted at MCC is to attempt to develop new. strains of corn and soybean seeds that would produce both a good crop and consistently massive root systems. Barrett suggests that a breakthrough in this area "could be a big thing for mankind". According to Bob Muirhead, part-time MCC instructor, and advfsor on the Massive Root Corp Project, "This (research) is a first of its type in the.com industry." Only one other person in he United States is reported to be doing any type of root research on crop plants and at the time contacted, was not approaching the issue with the intent of developing a massive root system. Most research is being conducted on plants above the ground rather than under it. "There has been tremendous progress in the first two years of the corn project," says Barrett. Although both corn and soybean projects are in progress, the corn research started a year earlier than that involving soybeans, and progress with corn has been made more quickly. Originally, many varieties of corn seeds were planted. The seeds of the resulting plants showing root systems tending most toward characteristics the researchers were seeking were saved and planted the next year. A goal is to eventually get every kernel en every ear of corn to have the same characteristics. Corn Project Advisor Muirhead designed and supervises the research and d e v e l o p e d e v a l u a t i o n techniques. Floyd Anderson, of a local seed company, is the advisor for the soybeanprojeet: Two student scholarship recipients work on the projects, doing the field work-weed control, planting scouting for diseases, cross-breeding, evaluation of the products, harvest and inventory of the seeds, as well as record keeping. Jack Lister, of Ringwood, and Kerilee Butts, of Maple Park, were recently chosen to take over from 1983 Massive Root Scholarship recipients Chris Dehn, of Algonquin, and Jayne Monroe, of Lake-In-The-Hills. "We are at a point now (on the corn project) where the seed we have is quite valuable," says Barrett. Representative seeds were recently moved to the security of the vault in the Main Hall Building to guard against the possibility of a natural disaster wiping out three years of progress. Those involved in the research are optimistic that new strains of seeds, that meet the project's objectives, can be developed. No one is ready to predict how many years it will take to arrive at that point, however. It is interesting to consider the possibility that the resultant product could be a patentable commodity. FINANCIAL REPORT The Quarterly Financial Report for Fiscal Year 1964 shows that the Illinois State budget is on target in the first nine months of Fiscal year 1964, according to the Bureau of the Budget. Members of the Research Project Root Development Committee of McHenry County College met recently to evaluate progress made in the Massive Root Research Development Project. Shown from left are: Lou Marchi, of McHenry, who provides funding for the project; Don Barrett, MCC agriculture programs coordinator and instructor; Chris Dehn of Algonquin, 1963 Massive Root Scholarship recipient; Bob Muirhead, MCC part-time instructor and Massive Root Corn Project advisor; and Bob Seegers of the MCC Foundation. Health Systems Agency reschedules June meeting The Health Systems Agency for Kane, Lake and McHenry Counties (HSA-KLM) has rescheduled its regular June board of directors meeting from Thursday, June 28, to Thursday, June 21. 'iiv-zxi r>< Hie meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held at the HSA- KLM office, 183 S. Northwest Highway, Cary. 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