| CHEMICAL | Oil Percentage | Whole kernel oil concentration corrected to a standard moisture level (dry weight basis). Value is expressed in percent oil. The method of obtaining the value is described in the method record and may be by calibrated NIR or using wet lab procedures. | 4.8 | | MAIZE.NIR.DUPONT-PIONEER.2000 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| DISEASE | Stewarts Wilt | Plant response to the Stewart's wilt organism (Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii (Smith) Mergaert, Verdonck & Kersters) formerly called (Erwinia stewartii (Smith) Dye ). The trait is coded 1-9 with 1 representing the most resistant response and 9 the most susceptible response. | 4 - (4) Abundant spread bi-directionally in inoculated leaves only. | 30 | MAIZE.STEWARTS.U_OF_ILLINOIS.1997 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| DISEASE | Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus | Plant response to maize dwarf mosaic virus (MDMV). The potyvirus virus is transmitted by aphids. Main alternate hosts are Johnson Grass and sorghum. | 6 - 3 WHERE (1 = RESISTANT, 9 = SEVERE DISEASE DEVLOPMENT) | 2 | MAIZE.MDMV.VIRGINIA_TECH.2000 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| DISEASE | Eyespot | LEAF RESPONSE TO EYESPOT ORGANISM (Aureobasidiumzeae (Narita & Hiratsuka) J.M. Dingley = Kabatiella zeae Narita & Hiratsuka) | 3 - (3) Numerous lesions on leaves below the ear, but no evidence of lesion coalescence. | 2 | MAIZE.EYESPOT.ISU.2000 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| DISEASE | Northern Leaf Blight Race O | Leaf response to northern leaf blight race O organism (Exserhilum turcicum [Pass.] Leonard & Suggs - previous name was Helminthosporium turcicum. | 6 - (6) (0 = NO SYMPTOMS OBSERVED, 9 = SEVERE DISEASE DEVELOPMENT) | 2 | MAIZE.NCLB.ISU.2000 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| INSECT | European Corn Borer Gen1 | RESISTANCE TO THE FIRST GENERATION OF EUROPEAN CORN BORER. | 4 - (4) Intermediate response. Several leaves with shot-hole lesions and elongated lesions | 6 | MAIZE.ECB1.AMES.97 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| INSECT | European Corn Borer Gen2 | RESISTANCE TO THE SECOND GENERATION OF EUROPEAN CORN BORER. | 9 - (9) Susceptible. | 10 | MAIZE.ECB2.AMES.96 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | GDU SILKING C LAT40-49 | Growing degree units (GDU or GDD) from planting to 50% silking in degrees Celsius at latitude 40-49. | 733 | 2 | MAIZE.EYESPOT.ISU.2000 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | Days to Silk 40-49 latitude | Number of days from planting to when silks of 50% of observed plants have emerged where the observations are at latitude 40 to 49 degrees. | 73 | 2 | MAIZE.EYESPOT.ISU.2000 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | GDU SILKING F LAT40-49 | Growing degree units (GDU or GDD) from planting to 50% silking in degrees farenheit. Data is taken at 40 to 49 degrees N or S latitude. This (86,50) system uses the equation ((Tmax+Tmin)/2)-50. Tmax to 86 maximum and Tmin to 50 minimum. | 1313 | 2 | MAIZE.EYESPOT.ISU.2000 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Root System Dry Weight | Root System Dry Weight (RDW), g | 6.4 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Shoot Dry Weight | Shoot Dry Weight (SDW), g | 37 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Root:Shoot Ratio | RDW:SDW | 0.17 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Stem Diameter | Stem Diameter, mm | 16 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Number of Seminal Roots | Number of Seminal Roots (Sem#) | 2 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Number of Nodal Roots | Number of Nodal Roots (Nod#) | 32 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Longest Nodal Root Length | Longest Nodal Root Length (NodLen), cm | 80 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Crown Root System Diameter | Crown Root System Diameter (SysDia), mm | 79 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Average Crown Root Diameter | Average Crown Root Diameter (AvgDia), mm | 0.5 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Number of Root Tips | Number of Root Tips | 396 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Number of Lateral Root Branch Points | Number of Lateral Branch Points | 1163 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Root Cross-Section Area | Root cross-section area(RXSA), mm2 | .79 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Total Cortical Area | Total cortical area (TCA), mm2 | .624 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Total Steele Area | Total steele area (TSA), mm2 | 0.167 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Steele:Cross-Section Ratio | TSA:RXSA | 0.21 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Steele:Cortex Ratio | TSA:TCA | 0.267 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Aerenchyma Area | Aerenchyma area (AA), mm2 | 0.101 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Percent of Cortex as Aerenchyma | Percent of cortex as aerenchyma(%A) | .21 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Percent of Cortex as Aerenchyma | Percent of cortex as aerenchyma(%A) | .27 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Percent of Cortex as Aerenchyma | Percent of cortex as aerenchyma(%A) | .79 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Percent of Cortex as Aerenchyma | Percent of cortex as aerenchyma(%A) | 16.2 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Cortical Cell Area | Cortical Cell Area (CCA), mm2 | .522 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Percent of Cortex as Cells | Percent of Cortex as Cells (%CCA) | 66.07 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Xylem Vessel Area | Xylem Vessel Area (XVA), mm2 | 0.041 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Number of Cortical Cells | Number of Cortical Cells (#CC) | 455.3 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |
| ROOT | Number of Cortical Cell Files | Number of Cortical Cell Files (#CF) | 9.7 | | MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013 | Ames 13502 91ncai01 SD | |