Details for: PI 619423, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, 'PH6KW'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Cultivar:
'PH6KW'
Origin:
Developed – United States
Received by NPGS:
07 Sep 2001
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Highly inbred
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Graminoid
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Cultivar:
'PH6KW'
Origin:
Developed – United States
Received by NPGS:
07 Sep 2001
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Highly inbred
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Graminoid
Source History
Developed

United States

Developer(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: Maize.Group.PVP
Note: Maize accessions that have an expired or abandoned PVP certificate or a PVP certificate that is nearing expiration.
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Group name: Maize.Group.PVP.Expired.2023
Note: Maize accessions that are predicted to have an expired or abandoned PVP certificate in 2023.
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Group name: Maize.Group.PVP.Expired.Decade.2020
Note: Maize accessions that have an expired or abandoned PVP certificate from 2020-2029.
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Group name: Maize.Group.PVP.Fieldcorn
Note: Maize field corn accessions excluding tetraploids that have an expired or abandoned PVP certificate or a PVP certificate that is nearing expiration.
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Accession Names and Identifiers
'PH6KW'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
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.
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Citations
  • White, M. R., M. A. Mikel, N. de Leon & S. M. Kaeppler. 2020. Diversity and heterotic patterns in North American proprietary dent maize germplasm. Crop Sci. (Madison) 60(1):100-114. DOI: 10.1002/csc2.20050. Number of accessions cited: 869
  • Williams, N. E., D. L. Benson, & Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. 2004. Inbred maize line PH6KW. United States Patent and Trademark Office patent number. 6,756,528 Number of accessions cited: 1
  • Williams, N. E., D. L. Benson, & Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. 2008. Inbred maize line PH6KW (2). United States Patent and Trademark Office patent number. 7,314,987 Number of accessions cited: 1
Pedigree
Intellectual Property Rights

U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 200100253
Variety: PH6KW
Taxonomy: Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Experimental name/synonym: NA
Crop: CORN
Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Date filed: 08/08/2001
Date issued: 05/23/2003
Status: Certificate Issued
Status date: 05/23/2003

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYKernel VolumeVolume of kernels measured in a graduated cylinder. (mL/kg)620 MAIZE.KERNELS.VOLUME.ML.500GPI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel TypeKERNEL TYPEC - DENT (100%)53MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYKernel TypeKERNEL TYPEC - DENT (100%)154MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORB - YELLOW (100%)53MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORB - YELLOW (100%)154MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel Row ArrangementARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR.1 - REGULAR (100%)53MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYKernel Row ArrangementARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR.1 - REGULAR (100%)154MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel row NumberNUMBER OF KERNEL ROWS COUNTED ON THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.16 (0%)53MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYKernel row NumberNUMBER OF KERNEL ROWS COUNTED ON THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.16 (0%)154MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar LengthLENGTH OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS.19 (0%)53MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYEar LengthLENGTH OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS.20.5 (0%)154MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar DiameterDIAMETER OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS MEASURED AT THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.4.7 (0%)154MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar DiameterDIAMETER OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS MEASURED AT THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.4.9 (0%)53MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYCob ColorCOLOR OF THE COB2 - RED (100%)53MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYCob ColorCOLOR OF THE COB2 - RED (100%)154MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGYUpper Kernel ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.2 - INDENTED (100%)53MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYUpper Kernel ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.2 - INDENTED (100%)154MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGYEndosperm ColorCOLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER4 - YELLOW (100%)53MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYEndosperm ColorCOLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER4 - YELLOW (100%)154MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR2 - CYLINDRICAL - CONICAL (100%)53MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYEar ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR2 - CYLINDRICAL - CONICAL (100%)154MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGYAleurone ColorThe 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%)53MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYAleurone ColorThe 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%)154MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGYPericarp ColorTHE COLOR AND THE PATTERN OF THE PERICARP. THE FIRST NUMBER IS THE COLOR, THE SECOND NUMBER IS THE PATTERN.11 - COLORLESS / UNIFORM (100%)53MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPericarp ColorTHE COLOR AND THE PATTERN OF THE PERICARP. THE FIRST NUMBER IS THE COLOR, THE SECOND NUMBER IS THE PATTERN.11 - COLORLESS / UNIFORM (100%)154MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGYGlume DevelopmentGlume development3 - Basal (100%)53MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYGlume DevelopmentGlume development3 - Basal (100%)154MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGYColored Silk ScarColored Silk ScarN - Colored silk scar is not present (100%)53MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYColored Silk ScarColored Silk ScarN - Colored silk scar is not present (100%)154MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
PHENOLOGYGROWING DEGREE UNITS TO SILK FGROWING DEGREE DAYS FROM PLANTING TO 50% SILKING IN DEGREES FARENHEIT.1520 MAIZE.PVP.CERTIFICATE Not Available
PRODUCTION1000 Kernel WeightThe weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.3150 MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai02 SD
PRODUCTION1000 Kernel WeightThe weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.3260 MAIZE.INC.AMES.2022.PLANTING3PI 619423 2022ncai01 SDNot Available