Details for: PI 705662, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, BENZ 493


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
BENZ 493
Origin:
Collected – Jalisco, Mexico
Received by NPGS:
30 Jun 1992
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 705662 95ncab01 SD
 
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KERNELS

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
BENZ 493
Origin:
Collected – Jalisco, Mexico
Received by NPGS:
30 Jun 1992
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
15 October 1982.
Jalisco, Mexico
Locality: El Rodeo (about 34 km southeast of El Grullo), 12 km south of Zenzontla.
Coordinates: 19.5500, -104.0500 (Map it)
Elevation: 1200m.
Environment description: Cultivated on irrigated land in dooryard garden of man named Pedro.
Comment: Ears and tassels harvested.
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
BENZ 493
Type: Collector identifier
B. F. Benz and H. H. Iltis

Maiz de Ocho
Type: Local name

Ames 19876
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
Seed planted in June and harvested in September and October. Matures in 3 months and is the earliest maturing variety cultivated in the area. 8 to 13 husks per ear. This type is consumed primarily as "elotes" (ears in milk stage). N.V. Maiz de Ocho. Benz race identification is Tabloncillo.
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 705662 to Ames 19876. 23 Sep 2024.
Pathogens
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Citations
  • He, X., D. Wang, Y. Jiang, M. Li, M. Delgado-Baquerizo, C. McLaughlin, C. Marcon, L. Guo, M. Baer, Y. A. T. Moya, N. von Wiren, M. Deichmann, G. Schaaf, H. Piepho, Z. Yang, J. Yang, B. Yim, K. Smalla, S. Goormachtig, F. T. de Vries, H. Huging, M. Baer, R. J. H. Sawers, J. C. Reif, F. Hochholdinger, X. Chen & P. Yu. 2024. Heritable microbiome variation is correlated with source environment in locally adapted maize varieties. Nature Pl. 10:598–617. DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01654-7. Number of accessions cited: 118
  • Yu, P., C. Li, M. Li, X. He, D. Wang, H. Li, C. Marcon, Y. Li, S. Perez-Limon, X. Chen, M. Delgado-Baquerizo, R. Koller, R. Metzner, D. van Dusschoten, D. Pflugfelder, L. Borisjuk, I. Plutenko, A. Mahon, M. F. R. Resende, S. Salvi, A. Akale, M. Abdalla, M. A. Ahmed, F. M. Bauer, A. Schnepf, G. Lobet, A. Heymans, K. Suresh, L. Schreiber, C. M. McLaughlin, C. Li, M. Mayer, C. Schon, V. Bernau, N. von Wiren, R. J. H. Sawers, T. Wang & F. Hochholdinger. 2024. Seedling root system adaptation to water availability during maize domestication and global expansion. Nat. Genet. 56(6):1245-1256. DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01761-3. Note: Evaluated under temporary number Ames 19876. Reassigned permanent number PI 705662. Number of accessions cited: 4333
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALOil PercentageWhole 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.6.3 MAIZE.NIR.DUPONT-PIONEER.2000PI 705662 95ncab01 SD
INSECTEuropean Corn Borer Gen1RESISTANCE TO THE FIRST GENERATION OF EUROPEAN CORN BORER.6 - (6) Susceptible. Several leaves with elongated lesions about one-inch MAIZE.ECB1.AMES.96PI 705662 95ncab01 SD
PHENOLOGYHomologous AreaHomologous Area  MAIZE.DONOR Not Available
TAXONOMICPrimary RacePrimary race of the accession. Mixed indicates that more than two races are present in the accession.TABLON - Tabloncillo MAIZE.DONOR.ACC.NARRATIVE Not Available