| 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. | 3.9 | | MAIZE.NIR.DUPONT-PIONEER.2000 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| COMMENT | Notes and Remarks | Observations made by cooperators or curators while evaluating or regenerating germplasm. Usually these observations are not published and need verification or there are too few observations of this type to promote a separate trait. | OBSERVATION-NURSERY_YES | | MAIZE.OBS.INBRED.DIVERSITY.2010.NCIANYMO | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| DISEASE | Northern Leaf Blight | Leaf response to northern leaf blight organism (Exserhilum turcicum [Pass.] Leonard & Suggs - previous name was Helminthosporium turcicum. | 5 - Many lesions; abundant sporulation. | 18 | MAIZE.NLB.PIONEER.JOHNSTON.2014 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 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. | 13 | MAIZE.STEWARTS.NCRPIS.2002 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| 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. | 5 - (5) Minimal systemic infection as small, linear streaks on non-inoculated leaves. | 24 | MAIZE.STEWARTS.NCRPIS.2006 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Type | KERNEL TYPE | C - DENT (100%) | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Type | KERNEL TYPE | C - DENT (75%) | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Type | KERNEL TYPE | D - SEMIDENT (25%) | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Color | KERNEL COLOR | B - YELLOW (100%) | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Color | KERNEL COLOR | B - YELLOW (100%) | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Row Arrangement | ARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR. | 1 - REGULAR (50%) | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Row Arrangement | ARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR. | 1 - REGULAR (70%) | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Row Arrangement | ARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR. | 2 - IRREGULAR (10%) | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Row Arrangement | ARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR. | 2 - IRREGULAR (50%) | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Row Arrangement | ARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR. | 4 - SPIRAL (20%) | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel row Number | NUMBER OF KERNEL ROWS COUNTED ON THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT. | 0 | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel row Number | NUMBER OF KERNEL ROWS COUNTED ON THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT. | 0 | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Length | LENGTH OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS. | 11.4 | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Length | LENGTH OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS. | 14.5 | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Diameter | DIAMETER OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS MEASURED AT THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT. | 2.9 | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Diameter | DIAMETER OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS MEASURED AT THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT. | 3.8 | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Cob Color | COLOR OF THE COB | 1 - WHITE (100%) | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Cob Color | COLOR OF THE COB | 1 - WHITE (100%) | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Cob Color | COLOR OF THE COB | 1 - WHITE (100%) | 2 | MAIZE.OBS.INBRED.DIVERSITY.2011.IA | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Upper Kernel Shape | SHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL. | 2 - INDENTED (100%) | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Upper Kernel Shape | SHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL. | 2 - INDENTED (100%) | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Endosperm Color | COLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER | 4 - YELLOW (100%) | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Endosperm Color | COLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER | 4 - YELLOW (100%) | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Shape | SHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR | 1 - CYLINDRICAL (25%) | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Shape | SHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR | 1 - CYLINDRICAL (50%) | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Shape | SHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR | 2 - CYLINDRICAL - CONICAL (50%) | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Shape | SHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR | 2 - CYLINDRICAL - CONICAL (75%) | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| 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 (100%) | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| 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 (100%) | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 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 (100%) | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| 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 (100%) | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Glume Development | Glume development | 1 - None (100%) | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Glume Development | Glume development | 1 - None (100%) | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Colored Silk Scar | Colored Silk Scar | N - Colored silk scar is not present (100%) | 41 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Colored Silk Scar | Colored Silk Scar | N - Colored silk scar is not present (100%) | 73 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 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. | 1263 | 15 | MAIZE.OBS.INBRED.DIVERSITY.2010.IA | NSL 65864 08ncai01 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. | 1337 | 4 | MAIZE.OBS.INBRED.DIVERSITY.2010.NY | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | 1000 Kernel Weight | The weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content. | 236 | | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1999 | NSL 65864 99ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | 1000 Kernel Weight | The weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content. | 273 | 72 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2008.PLANTING2 | NSL 65864 08ncai01 SD | |