Details for: PI 550490, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, 'ND246'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Zea mays L. subsp. mays

Cultivar:

'ND246'

Origin:

Developed – North Dakota, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

1980

Improvement Status:

Breeding material

Reproductive Uniformity:

Highly inbred

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 550490 95ncai01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Zea mays L. subsp. mays

Cultivar:

'ND246'

Origin:

Developed – North Dakota, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

1980

Improvement Status:

Breeding material

Reproductive Uniformity:

Highly inbred

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Source History

Developed

North Dakota, United States

Developer(s):

Cross, H. Z., North Dakota State University

Donated

1980.
North Dakota, United States

Donor(s):

Cross, H. Z., North Dakota State University

Accession Group(s)

Group name: Maize.Group.Ames.Panel.2010
Note: Original inbred accessions sent as Ames Panel in 2010.
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. Maize.Group.Ames.Panel.2010

Group name: Maize.Set.Inbred.Diversity.282.Plus.NAM.Parents
Note: A maize collection of 282 Association Panel Inbreds and NAM (Nested Association Mapping) parental inbreds.
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. Maize.Set.Inbred.Diversity.282.Plus.NAM.Parents

Group name: Maize.Set.Inbred.PVP.Application.Standard
Note: Standard Inbreds that are reference lines to be used in PVP comparisons for PVP application.
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. Maize.Set.Inbred.PVP.Application.Standard

Accession Names and Identifiers

'ND246'

Type: Cultivar name

'North Dakota ND246'

Type: Cultivar name

CIMMYTMA 23813

Type: CGIAR International Center Identifier

Group: CIMMYT-GGLOBAL-MAIZE

Matched with GENESYS data; 2025-05-22.

CIMMYTMA-023813

Type: CGIAR International Center Identifier

Group: SINGER-CIMMYT-MAIZE

The format of this identifier was CIMMYTMA-000000 with a dash and zero fill for numbers that were less than 6 digits in length.

V955-3

Type: Plot

OTHER idtype is field/row number.

Coe, Jr., Edward H. USDA, ARS

V955-4

Type: Plot

OTHER idtype is field/row number.

Coe, Jr., Edward H. USDA, ARS

V955-6

Type: Plot

OTHER idtype is field/row number.

Coe, Jr., Edward H. USDA, ARS

Narrative

Good combining ability for yield, test weight, ear moisture, and root and stalk lodging resistance. Maturity is AES200. Intermediate resistance to Diplodia stalk rot, Anthracnose leaf blight, Anthracnose stalk rot, northern corn leaf spot, and first brood European corn borer. Resistant to wheat streak mosaic virus and bacterial leaf blight.

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
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.	5		MAIZE.NIR.DUPONT-PIONEER.2000	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
COMMENT	Core Subset	A flag to indicate the accession is part of a core subset. The set is indicated by the method that was used to designate the set.	Y - YES, ACCESSION IS PART OF CORE		MAIZE.CORE.SUBSET.PVP.REFERENCE.INBREDS		Not Available
COMMENT	Core Subset	A flag to indicate the accession is part of a core subset. The set is indicated by the method that was used to designate the set.	Y - YES, ACCESSION IS PART OF CORE		MAIZE.CORE.SUBSET.GOODMAN.DIVERSE.INBREDS		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	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
DISEASE	Goss's Wilt	Plant Response To Goss's Wilt organism (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis (Vidaver & Mandel) Davis et al. = Corynebacterium michiganense pv. nebraskense (Schuster et al.) Dye & Kemp ). Disease names include Goss's bacterial wilt and blight (leaf freckles and wilt).	9 - (9) Most Susceptible		MAIZE.GOSSS.U_OF_ILLINOIS.2016-2017	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
DISEASE	Northern Leaf Blight	Leaf response to northern leaf blight organism (Exserhilum turcicum [Pass.] Leonard & Suggs - previous name was Helminthosporium turcicum.	9 - Severe disease development; plants often dead.	16	MAIZE.NLB.PIONEER.JOHNSTON.2009	PI 550490 95ncai01 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.	30	MAIZE.STEWARTS.U_OF_ILLINOIS.1997	PI 550490 95ncai01 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.	30	MAIZE.STEWARTS.NCRPIS.2004	PI 550490 95ncai01 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.	5 - (5) Minimal systemic infection as small, linear streaks on non-inoculated leaves.	35	MAIZE.STEWARTS.NCRPIS.2005	PI 550490 95ncai01 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.	6 - (6) Moderate systemic infection with 5-25% symptomatic leaf area on non-inoculated leaves.	30	MAIZE.STEWARTS.NCRPIS.2003	PI 550490 95ncai01 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.	8 - (8) Severe systemic infection and stunting with 50-90% of the plant infected.	24	MAIZE.STEWARTS.NCRPIS.2001	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
DISEASE	Gray Leaf Spot	Leaf 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.	8 - (8) Highly susceptible.		MAIZE.GRAYLEAF.VIRGINIA_TECH.2000	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
DISEASE	Gray Leaf Spot	Leaf 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.	9 - (9) Dead.		MAIZE.GRAYLEAF.MONSANTO.MONMOUTH_IL.2000	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
DISEASE	Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus	Plant response to maize dwarf mosaic virus (MDMV). The potyvirus virus is transmitted by aphids. Main alternate hosts are Johnson Grass and sorghum.	7 - 3 WHERE (1 = RESISTANT, 9 = SEVERE DISEASE DEVLOPMENT)	2	MAIZE.MDMV.VIRGINIA_TECH.2000	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
DISEASE	Eyespot	LEAF RESPONSE TO EYESPOT ORGANISM (Aureobasidiumzeae (Narita & Hiratsuka) J.M. Dingley = Kabatiella zeae Narita & Hiratsuka)	4 - (4) Numerous lesions with some killing of patches of leaf tissue below the ear.	2	MAIZE.EYESPOT.ISU.2000	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
DISEASE	Northern Leaf Blight Race O	Leaf response to northern leaf blight race O organism (Exserhilum turcicum [Pass.] Leonard & Suggs - previous name was Helminthosporium turcicum.	4 - (4) (0 = NO SYMPTOMS OBSERVED, 9 = SEVERE DISEASE DEVELOPMENT)	2	MAIZE.NCLB.ISU.2000	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
DISEASE	Common Rust Race RP1-D	Leaf Response to Rp1-D virulent strain of common rust organism (Puccinia sorghi Schwein.). The trait is coded 1-9 with 1 representing the most resistant response and 9 the most susceptible response.	7 - (7) (0 = NO SYMPTOMS, 9 = SEVERE DISEASE DEVLOPMENT)	2	MAIZE.COMMONRUST.U_OF_ILLINOIS.2001	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
INSECT	European Corn Borer Gen1	RESISTANCE TO THE FIRST GENERATION OF EUROPEAN CORN BORER.	5 - (5) Intermediate response. Several leaves with elongated lesions.	6	MAIZE.ECB1.AMES.97	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Type	KERNEL TYPE	D - SEMIDENT (60%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Type	KERNEL TYPE	E - SEMIFLINT (40%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Color	KERNEL COLOR	B - YELLOW (100%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Row Arrangement	ARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR.	1 - REGULAR (85%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Row Arrangement	ARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR.	2 - IRREGULAR (10%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Row Arrangement	ARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR.	4 - SPIRAL (5%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel row Number	NUMBER OF KERNEL ROWS COUNTED ON THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.	0		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Ear Length	LENGTH OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS.	14		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Cob Color	COLOR OF THE COB	2 - RED (100%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Cob Color	COLOR OF THE COB	2 - RED (100%)	2	MAIZE.OBS.INBRED.DIVERSITY.2011.IA	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Upper Kernel Shape	SHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.	2 - INDENTED (60%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Upper Kernel Shape	SHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.	4 - ROUNDED (40%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Endosperm Color	COLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER	4 - YELLOW (100%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Ear Shape	SHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR	2 - CYLINDRICAL - CONICAL (100%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 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%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 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%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Glume Development	Glume development	1 - None (100%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Colored Silk Scar	Colored Silk Scar	N - Colored silk scar is not present (100%)		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
PHENOLOGY	AES Maturity	A maturity rating based on comparisons to checks with a known maturity. Groups are given numerical assignments with low numbers requiring fewer days to maturity.	200.00000		MAIZE.DONOR.INITIAL.OBSERVATION		Not Available
PHENOLOGY	GDU SILKING C LAT40-49	Growing degree units (GDU or GDD) from planting to 50% silking in degrees Celsius at latitude 40-49.	714	2	MAIZE.EYESPOT.ISU.2000	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
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.	70	2	MAIZE.EYESPOT.ISU.2000	PI 550490 95ncai01 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.	1145	14	MAIZE.OBS.INBRED.DIVERSITY.2010.IA	PI 550490 95ncai01 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.	1243	5	MAIZE.OBS.INBRED.DIVERSITY.2010.NY	PI 550490 95ncai01 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.	1279	2	MAIZE.EYESPOT.ISU.2000	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION	1000 Kernel Weight	The weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.	175		MAIZE.INC.AMES.1995.PLANTING1	PI 550490 95ncai01 SD