Details for: PI 705661, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, BENZ 488

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Zea mays L. subsp. mays

Top Name:

BENZ 488

Origin:

Collected – Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

30 Jun 1992

Improvement Status:

Landrace

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	100 count		PI 705661 14ncei01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Zea mays L. subsp. mays

Top Name:

BENZ 488

Origin:

Collected – Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

30 Jun 1992

Improvement Status:

Landrace

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Source History

Collected

06 October 1982.
Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico
Locality: 23.5 km along Highway 43 from Morelia to Salamanca, overlooking Laguna Cuitzeo.
Coordinates: 19.8333, -101.0000 (Map it)
Elevation: 2072m.
Environment description: Corn field on north facing slopes. Mixed with Zea mays subsp. mexicana, Race Central Plateau (Iltis et al 28779).
Comment: Ears, tassels, and plant stature data collected.
Collector(s):

Donated

30 June 1992.
Wisconsin, United States

Donor(s):

Accession Names and Identifiers

BENZ 488

Type: Collector identifier

B. F. Benz and H. H. Iltis

Ames 19875

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7

USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative

Benz race identification is Elotes Occidentales.

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)


Zea curagua Molina
Zea mays L. var. indentata (Sturtev.) L. H. Bailey
Zea mays L. var. indurata (Sturtev.) L. H. Bailey
Zea mays L. var. japonica (Van Houtte) Alph. Wood
Zea mays L. var. saccharata (Sturtev.) L. H. Bailey
Zea mays L. var. tunicata Larrañaga ex A. St.-Hil.
Zea japonica Van Houtte
Zea indurata Sturtev.
Zea indentata Sturtev.
Zea saccharata Sturtev.
Zea mays L. var. leucodon Alef.
Zea mays L. var. vulgata Körn.
Zea mays L. var. flavorubra Körn.
Zea mays L. var. alba Alef.
Zea mays L. Ceratina Group Kuleshov
Zea mays L. subsp. amylacea (Sturtev.) Zhuk.
Zea amylacea Sturtev.
Zea everta Sturtev.
Zea mays L. subsp. everta (Sturtev.) Zhuk.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	seq	Citation
English	corn		1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	dent corn		1	Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English	field corn		1	Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English	flint corn		1	Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English	maize		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	pod corn		1	Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English	popcorn		1	Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English	sweet corn		1	Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Arabic	dura shami		2	Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
Chinese	yu shu shu	玉蜀黍	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
French	maïs		2	Demilly, 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
German	Mais		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian	granoturco		2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Italian	mais		2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji	tō-morokoshi		2	Batra, L. R. 1995. Names of Japanese plants sorted by their Japanese names in Romanized Katakana and scientific nomenclature
Portuguese	milho		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	maíz		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	majs		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Korean	gangnaengi		2	Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:134.
Transcribed Korean	ogsusu		2	Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Inventory	Availability
INSECT	European Corn Borer Gen1	RESISTANCE TO THE FIRST GENERATION OF EUROPEAN CORN BORER.	6 - (6) Susceptible. Several leaves with elongated lesions about one-inch	6	MAIZE.ECB1.AMES.97	PI 705661 93ncei01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Type	KERNEL TYPE	A - FLOURY (25%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Type	KERNEL TYPE	B - SEMIFLOURY (MOROCHO) (75%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Color	KERNEL COLOR	A - WHITE (25%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Color	KERNEL COLOR	C - PURPLE (45%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Color	KERNEL COLOR	F - ORANGE-RED (5%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Color	KERNEL COLOR	G - MOTTLED (10%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Color	KERNEL COLOR	K - BLUE (15%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Row Arrangement	ARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR.	1 - REGULAR (100%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel row Number	NUMBER OF KERNEL ROWS COUNTED ON THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.	12	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Ear Length	LENGTH OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS.	14	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Ear Diameter	DIAMETER OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS MEASURED AT THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.	4.4	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Cob Color	COLOR OF THE COB	1 - WHITE (100%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Upper Kernel Shape	SHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.	2 - INDENTED (75%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Upper Kernel Shape	SHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.	4 - ROUNDED (25%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Endosperm Color	COLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER	1 - WHITE (100%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Ear Shape	SHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR	2 - CYLINDRICAL - CONICAL (100%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Aleurone Color	The 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 (30%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Aleurone Color	The color and pattern of the kernel aleurone layer. The first entry represents the color and the second number represents the pattern of that color.	41 - PURPLE / UNIFORM (45%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Aleurone Color	The color and pattern of the kernel aleurone layer. The first entry represents the color and the second number represents the pattern of that color.	42 - PURPLE / MOTTLED (5%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Aleurone Color	The color and pattern of the kernel aleurone layer. The first entry represents the color and the second number represents the pattern of that color.	51 - BLUE / UNIFORM (15%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Aleurone Color	The color and pattern of the kernel aleurone layer. The first entry represents the color and the second number represents the pattern of that color.	52 - BLUE / MOTTLED (5%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Pericarp Color	THE COLOR AND THE PATTERN OF THE PERICARP. THE FIRST NUMBER IS THE COLOR, THE SECOND NUMBER IS THE PATTERN.	11 - COLORLESS / UNIFORM (95%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Pericarp Color	THE COLOR AND THE PATTERN OF THE PERICARP. THE FIRST NUMBER IS THE COLOR, THE SECOND NUMBER IS THE PATTERN.	33 - RED / HALO (5%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Glume Development	Glume development	1 - None (100%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Colored Silk Scar	Colored Silk Scar	N - Colored silk scar is not present (100%)	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
PHENOLOGY	Homologous Area	Homologous Area			MAIZE.DONOR		Not Available
PRODUCTION	1000 Kernel Weight	The weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.	228		MAIZE.INC.PRICO.TARS.92-93	PI 705661 93ncei01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	1000 Kernel Weight	The weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.	312	57	MAIZE.INC.HA.OAHU.MONSANTO.2014.A	PI 705661 14ncei01 SD
TAXONOMIC	Primary Race	Primary race of the accession. Mixed indicates that more than two races are present in the accession.	ELOTOC - Elotes Occidentales		MAIZE.DONOR.ACC.NARRATIVE		Not Available