Details for: PI 482986, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, Njeke


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
Njeke
Origin:
Collected – Zimbabwe
Received by NPGS:
Jan 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 482986 85ncab01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
Njeke
Origin:
Collected – Zimbabwe
Received by NPGS:
Jan 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
03 June 1982.
Zimbabwe
Locality: Farmstore, Kute School, Manicaland Province
Coordinates: -17.9000, 32.8667 (Map it)
Elevation: 900m.

Donated
January 1983.
Zimbabwe
Comment: Received through International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR), Rome, Italy
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Njeke
Type: Local name

TGR 1281
Type: Donor identifier
Gwarazimba et al. V.

Narrative
Sown November, harvested April. Highly resistant to weevils. Local name Njeke.
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.
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 01 Dec 1989, from Zea mays L. to Zea mays L. subsp. mays
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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.4.5 MAIZE.NIR.DUPONT-PIONEER.2000PI 482986 85ncab01 SD
DISEASEGray Leaf SpotLeaf response to gray leaf spot caused by (Cercospora zeae-maydis Tehon & E.Y. Daniels). The trait is coded 1-9 with 1 representing the most resistant response and 9 the most susceptible response.5 - (5) Intermediately susceptible. MAIZE.GRAYLEAF.VIRGINIA_TECH.2000PI 482986 85ncab01 SD
INSECTEuropean Corn Borer Gen1RESISTANCE TO THE FIRST GENERATION OF EUROPEAN CORN BORER.7 - (7) Mostly susceptible. Long lesions on half of the leaves MAIZE.ECB1.AMES.90BPI 482986 85ncab01 SD
INSECTEuropean Corn Borer Gen2RESISTANCE TO THE SECOND GENERATION OF EUROPEAN CORN BORER.8 - (8) (1 = RESISTANT, 9 = SUSCEPTIBLE10 33. There was 1 accession that rated a "3" - % of check > 67. There were 3 accessions that rated a "4" - % of check > 100. There were 4 accessions that rated a "5" - % of check > 133. There were 5 accessions that rated a "6" - % of check > 167. There were 12 accessions that rated a "7" - % of check > 200. There were 8 accessions that rated an "8" - % of check > 233. There were 166 accessions that rated a "9" - % of check > 267. ">MAIZE.ECB2.AMES.97PI 482986 85ncab01 SD