Details for: PI 708185, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, Sweepstakes Synthetic


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
Sweepstakes Synthetic
Origin:
Developed – Pennsylvania, United States
Received by NPGS:
Apr 1960
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Graminoid
Life Sex:
Perfect
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
Sweepstakes Synthetic
Origin:
Developed – Pennsylvania, United States
Received by NPGS:
Apr 1960
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Graminoid
Life Sex:
Perfect
Source History
Developed
1958.
Pennsylvania, United States

Developer(s):
Donated
April 1960.
Pennsylvania, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Sweepstakes Synthetic
Type: Unverified name

Sweepstakes Synthetic O.P. 2
Type: Unverified name

NSL 3228
Type: Site identifier
Group: NSSL
National Seed Storage Laboratory (USA)

Narrative
A disease resistant synthetic from which disease resistant lines of Maize may be extracted by inbreeding. Res. to leaf blight caused by Helminthosporium turcicum and H. maydis. Res. to boil smut, stalk rot and seedling blights caused by various organisms.

"Westbranch Sweepstakes (originated along the West branch of the Susquehanna river) is widely adapted in the northeast, just north of the range of Lancaster Surecrop. It has fairly long ears with flat kernels. The seed has a red pericarp with a yellow or white cap.

About 1000 plants were grown in a mixed planting of the Early, Intermediate and Late Synthetics and detasselled. The whole planting was treated as a disease nursery. The most resistant plants were selected and the seed bulked. Samples were taken of this bulked seed and were planted, inoculated, selfed and selected for two seasons. The Surviving Sp cultures were reconstituted into a synthetic in an isolation block. To date the Synthetic segregates about two percent yellow ears. It has shown remarkable resistance."
Zea mays L. subspp. mays
Genus:
Zea
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Tripsacinae
Nomen number:

311987
Verified:
07/15/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Zea mays L. (1531 active accession[s])
Zea mays L. subsp. huehuetenangensis (H. H. Iltis & Doebley) Doebley (6 active accession[s])
Zea mays L. subsp. mexicana (Schrad.) H. H. Iltis (128 active accession[s])
Zea mays L. subsp. parviglumis H. H. Iltis & Doebley (250 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Zea mays L. var. mays

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcorn  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishdent corn  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishfield corn  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishflint corn  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishmaize  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishpod corn  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishpopcorn  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishsweet corn  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Arabicdura shami  2Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
Chineseyu shu shu玉蜀黍 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchmaïs  2Demilly, D. et al. 1996. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 6. Note: GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France
GermanMais  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italiangranoturco  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Italianmais  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajitō-morokoshi  2Batra, L. R. 1995. Names of Japanese plants sorted by their Japanese names in Romanized Katakana and scientific nomenclature
Portuguesemilho  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmaíz  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishmajs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreangangnaengi  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:134.
Transcribed Koreanogsusu  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
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  • PINUMBERED: Assigned PI 708185 to NSL 3228. 13 Jun 2025.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHPlant HeightHeight of the plant from ground level to the top of the tassel at full growth measured in centimeters (cm).251.0000010MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 01ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTassel TypeClassification of the amount of tassel branching from no branching to beyond tertiary tassel branching.2 - Branching to secondary tassel branches only. No tertiary tassel branches. (100%)10MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 01ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPeduncle HeightDistance from ground level to the node where the tassel emerges on the central stalk.19310MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 01ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBottom Tassel Branch HeightDistance from ground level to the insertion point on the tassel stem of the bottom tassel branch of the central stalk.21210MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 01ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTop Tassel Branch HeightDistance from ground level to the insertion point on the tassel stem of the upper most tassel branch of the central stalk.22910MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 01ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYNode Number Above the EarNumber of Nodes on the main stalk starting at the node above the ear node up to and including the peduncle node.610MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 01ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYKernel TypeKERNEL TYPEC - DENT (100%)24MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORM - YELLOW CAP (100%)24MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel Row ArrangementARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR.1 - REGULAR (100%)24MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel row NumberNUMBER OF KERNEL ROWS COUNTED ON THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.024MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar LengthLENGTH OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS.2024MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar DiameterDIAMETER OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS MEASURED AT THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.4.824MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar HeightHEIGHT OF THE TOP EAR ON THE CENTRAL STALK FROM GROUND LEVEL TO THE NODE WHERE THE EAR ATTACHES TO THE STALK.10210MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 01ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYCob ColorCOLOR OF THE COB1 - WHITE (45%)24MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYCob ColorCOLOR OF THE COB2 - RED (55%)24MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYUpper Kernel ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.2 - INDENTED (100%)24MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar NumberNUMBER OF EARS WITH KERNELS ON THE MAIN STEM110MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 01ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYNode NumberNumber of Nodes on the main stalk from ground level up to and including the peduncle node.1210MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 01ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTiller NumberNUMBER OF TILLERS PER PLANT010MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 01ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYEndosperm ColorCOLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER4 - YELLOW (100%)24MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR2 - CYLINDRICAL - CONICAL (100%)24MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYAleurone ColorThe color and pattern of the kernel aleurone layer. The first entry represents the color and the second number represents the pattern of that color.11 - COLORLESS / UNIFORM (100%)24MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPericarp ColorTHE COLOR AND THE PATTERN OF THE PERICARP. THE FIRST NUMBER IS THE COLOR, THE SECOND NUMBER IS THE PATTERN.33 - RED / HALO (100%)24MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYGlume DevelopmentGlume development1 - None (100%)24MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYColored Silk ScarColored Silk ScarN - Colored silk scar is not present (100%)24MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION1000 Kernel WeightThe weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.38324MAIZE.INC.AMES.2011.PLANTING2PI 708185 11ncai01 SD