| 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 | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| DISEASE | Northern Leaf Blight | Leaf response to northern leaf blight organism (Exserhilum turcicum [Pass.] Leonard & Suggs - previous name was Helminthosporium turcicum. | 3 - Occasional lesions; sporulation slight. | 22 | MAIZE.NLB.PIONEER.JOHNSTON.2004 | PI 600729 98ncai01 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.2002 | PI 600729 98ncai01 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. | 6 - (6) Moderate systemic infection with 5-25% symptomatic leaf area on non-inoculated leaves. | 22 | MAIZE.STEWARTS.NCRPIS.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Plant Height | Height of the plant from ground level to the top of the tassel at full growth measured in centimeters (cm). | 186.00000 | 5 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Plant Height | Height of the plant from ground level to the top of the tassel at full growth measured in centimeters (cm). | 227.00000 | 10 | MAIZE.OBSERVATION.AMES.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Shank Length | Length of the shank measured in centimeters from the insertion point on the stalk to the base of the maize ear. | 9.9 | 10 | MAIZE.OBSERVATION.AMES.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Tassel Type | Classification of the amount of tassel branching from no branching to beyond tertiary tassel branching. | 1 - The tassel has branches, but there are no branches on the primary tassel branches. (20%) | 10 | MAIZE.OBSERVATION.AMES.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Tassel Type | Classification 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%) | 5 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Tassel Type | Classification 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. (80%) | 10 | MAIZE.OBSERVATION.AMES.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Peduncle Height | Distance from ground level to the node where the tassel emerges on the central stalk. | 140 | 5 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Peduncle Height | Distance from ground level to the node where the tassel emerges on the central stalk. | 177 | 10 | MAIZE.OBSERVATION.AMES.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bottom Tassel Branch Height | Distance from ground level to the insertion point on the tassel stem of the bottom tassel branch of the central stalk. | 157 | 5 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bottom Tassel Branch Height | Distance from ground level to the insertion point on the tassel stem of the bottom tassel branch of the central stalk. | 198 | 10 | MAIZE.OBSERVATION.AMES.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Top Tassel Branch Height | Distance from ground level to the insertion point on the tassel stem of the upper most tassel branch of the central stalk. | 165 | 5 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Top Tassel Branch Height | Distance from ground level to the insertion point on the tassel stem of the upper most tassel branch of the central stalk. | 206 | 10 | MAIZE.OBSERVATION.AMES.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Node Number Above the Ear | Number of Nodes on the main stalk starting at the node above the ear node up to and including the peduncle node. | 5 | 5 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Node Number Above the Ear | Number of Nodes on the main stalk starting at the node above the ear node up to and including the peduncle node. | 7 | 10 | MAIZE.OBSERVATION.AMES.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Type | KERNEL TYPE | C - DENT (100%) | 241 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Type | KERNEL TYPE | D - SEMIDENT (100%) | 74 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Color | KERNEL COLOR | B - YELLOW (100%) | 74 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Color | KERNEL COLOR | B - YELLOW (100%) | 241 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Row Arrangement | ARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR. | 1 - REGULAR (100%) | 74 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Row Arrangement | ARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR. | 1 - REGULAR (100%) | 241 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel row Number | NUMBER OF KERNEL ROWS COUNTED ON THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT. | 0 | 74 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel row Number | NUMBER OF KERNEL ROWS COUNTED ON THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT. | 0 | 241 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Length | LENGTH OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS. | 12.3 | 241 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Length | LENGTH OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS. | 18 | 74 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 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 | 241 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Diameter | DIAMETER OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS MEASURED AT THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT. | 3.9 | 74 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Height | HEIGHT OF THE TOP EAR ON THE CENTRAL STALK FROM GROUND LEVEL TO THE NODE WHERE THE EAR ATTACHES TO THE STALK. | 64 | 5 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Height | HEIGHT OF THE TOP EAR ON THE CENTRAL STALK FROM GROUND LEVEL TO THE NODE WHERE THE EAR ATTACHES TO THE STALK. | 88 | 10 | MAIZE.OBSERVATION.AMES.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Cob Color | COLOR OF THE COB | 2 - RED (100%) | 74 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Cob Color | COLOR OF THE COB | 2 - RED (100%) | 241 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Cob Color | COLOR OF THE COB | 2 - RED (100%) | 2 | MAIZE.OBS.INBRED.DIVERSITY.2011.IA | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Upper Kernel Shape | SHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL. | 2 - INDENTED (100%) | 74 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Upper Kernel Shape | SHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL. | 2 - INDENTED (100%) | 241 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Number | NUMBER OF EARS WITH KERNELS ON THE MAIN STEM | 1 | 10 | MAIZE.OBSERVATION.AMES.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Number | NUMBER OF EARS WITH KERNELS ON THE MAIN STEM | 1 | 5 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Number | NUMBER OF EARS WITH KERNELS ON THE MAIN STEM | 1.2 | | MAIZE.PVP.CERTIFICATE | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Husk Length | LENGTH OF HUSK BEYOND OR BELOW THE TIP OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS. VALUE CAN BE NEGATIVE WHEN THE HUSK DOES NOT COVER THE EAR TIP. | 7.7 | 10 | MAIZE.OBSERVATION.AMES.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Node Number | Number of Nodes on the main stalk from ground level up to and including the peduncle node. | 12 | 5 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Node Number | Number of Nodes on the main stalk from ground level up to and including the peduncle node. | 14 | 10 | MAIZE.OBSERVATION.AMES.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Tiller Number | NUMBER OF TILLERS PER PLANT | 0 | 10 | MAIZE.OBSERVATION.AMES.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Tiller Number | NUMBER OF TILLERS PER PLANT | 0 | 5 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Endosperm Color | COLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER | 4 - YELLOW (100%) | 74 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Endosperm Color | COLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER | 4 - YELLOW (100%) | 241 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Shape | SHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR | 2 - CYLINDRICAL - CONICAL (100%) | 74 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Shape | SHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR | 3 - CONICAL (100%) | 241 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 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 (100%) | 74 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 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%) | 241 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 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%) | 241 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pericarp Color | THE COLOR AND THE PATTERN OF THE PERICARP. THE FIRST NUMBER IS THE COLOR, THE SECOND NUMBER IS THE PATTERN. | 63 - ORANGE / HALO (100%) | 74 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Glume Development | Glume development | 1 - None (100%) | 74 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Glume Development | Glume development | 1 - None (100%) | 241 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Colored Silk Scar | Colored Silk Scar | N - Colored silk scar is not present (100%) | 74 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Colored Silk Scar | Colored Silk Scar | N - Colored silk scar is not present (100%) | 241 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | GROWING DEGREE UNITS TO SILK F | GROWING DEGREE DAYS FROM PLANTING TO 50% SILKING IN DEGREES FARENHEIT. | 1520 | | MAIZE.PVP.CERTIFICATE | | Not Available |
| PHENOLOGY | DTS Relative 40-49 Latitude | Number of days plus or minus the days to silk for the named check at latitude 40-49. | B73+03 | 160 | MAIZE.OBSERVATION.AMES.2006 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| 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. | 77 | 367 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| PHENOLOGY | GDU ANTHESIS F LAT40-49 | Growing degree units (GDU or GDD) from planting to 50% anthesis 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. | 1670 | 22 | MAIZE.NLB.PIONEER.JOHNSTON.2004 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| 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. | 1552 | 12 | MAIZE.OBS.INBRED.DIVERSITY.2010.IA | PI 600729 07ncai01 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. | 1700 | 22 | MAIZE.NLB.PIONEER.JOHNSTON.2004 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | 1000 Kernel Weight | The weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content. | 233 | 240 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2007.MID1 | PI 600729 07ncai01 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | 1000 Kernel Weight | The weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content. | 245 | | MAIZE.INC.AMES.1998 | PI 600729 98ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Heterotic Group | The heterotic group an accession belongs to for breeding purposes. When forming hybrids that demonstrate heterosis (high performance), accessions from different heterotic groups should be crossed. | SS - (SS) Belongs to the stiff stalk combining group. This group represented by Iowa Stiff Stalk Synthetic (BSSS) or inbred B73 combines best with inbreds designated as non-stiff stalk (NS). | | MAIZE.CURATOR.AND.MAIZE.EXPERT.REVIEW | | Not Available |