| DISEASE | Northern Leaf Blight | Leaf response to northern leaf blight organism (Exserhilum turcicum [Pass.] Leonard & Suggs - previous name was Helminthosporium turcicum. | 8 - 8 on a scale 0 = No symptoms observed, 9 = Severe disease development | 19 | MAIZE.NLB.PIONEER.JOHNSTON.2009 | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| GROWTH | Plant Height | Height of the plant from ground level to the top of the tassel at full growth measured in centimeters (cm). | 202.00000 | 10 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 01ncfo01 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.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 01ncfo01 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.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 01ncfo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Peduncle Height | Distance from ground level to the node where the tassel emerges on the central stalk. | 138 | 10 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 01ncfo01 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. | 164 | 10 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 01ncfo01 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. | 175 | 10 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 01ncfo01 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. | 4 | 10 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 01ncfo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Type | KERNEL TYPE | C - DENT (100%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Color | KERNEL COLOR | B - YELLOW (90%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Color | KERNEL COLOR | M - YELLOW CAP (10%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Row Arrangement | ARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR. | 1 - REGULAR (85%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel Row Arrangement | ARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR. | 4 - SPIRAL (15%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Kernel row Number | NUMBER OF KERNEL ROWS COUNTED ON THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT. | 0 | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Length | LENGTH OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS. | 17 | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Diameter | DIAMETER OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS MEASURED AT THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT. | 4.7 | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| 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. | 72 | 10 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 01ncfo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Cob Color | COLOR OF THE COB | 1 - WHITE (20%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Cob Color | COLOR OF THE COB | 2 - RED (80%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Upper Kernel Shape | SHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL. | 2 - INDENTED (100%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Number | NUMBER OF EARS WITH KERNELS ON THE MAIN STEM | 2 | 10 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 01ncfo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Node Number | Number of Nodes on the main stalk from ground level up to and including the peduncle node. | 11 | 10 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 01ncfo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Tiller Number | NUMBER OF TILLERS PER PLANT | 0 | 10 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 01ncfo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Endosperm Color | COLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER | 4 - YELLOW (100%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Shape | SHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR | 2 - CYLINDRICAL - CONICAL (80%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Ear Shape | SHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR | 3 - CONICAL (20%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 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%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 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 (90%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pericarp Color | THE COLOR AND THE PATTERN OF THE PERICARP. THE FIRST NUMBER IS THE COLOR, THE SECOND NUMBER IS THE PATTERN. | 33 - RED / HALO (10%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Glume Development | Glume development | 3 - Basal (100%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Colored Silk Scar | Colored Silk Scar | N - Colored silk scar is not present (100%) | 191 | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 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. | 300.00000 | | MAIZE.DONOR.INITIAL.OBSERVATION | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | 1000 Kernel Weight | The weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content. | 315 | | MAIZE.INC.AMES.2003.EARLY | PI 550538 03ncai01 SD | |