Details for: PI 608625, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, Wachter's True Gold


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
Wachter's True Gold
Origin:
Collected – Colorado, United States
Received by NPGS:
1961
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 608625 00ncai01 SD
 
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KERNELS

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
Wachter's True Gold
Origin:
Collected – Colorado, United States
Received by NPGS:
1961
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
1960.
Colorado, United States
Locality: 8-9 miles west of Wray, Yuma County.
Coordinates: 40.0833, -102.3667 (Map it)
Elevation: 1158m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined via Map location
Comment: Incorporated into Crumpacker Collection in 1961. Collected on the farm of John Clark. Latitude and longitude are estimates.
Collector(s):
Developed
PRE 1960.
Colorado, United States

Developer(s):
Donated
1961.
Colorado, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Wachter's True Gold
Type: Unverified name

CRC 14
Type: Collector identifier
Group: CRC
Crumpacker Research Collection
Crumpacker, David W. Colorado State University

NSL 4073
Type: Site identifier
Group: NSSL
National Seed Storage Laboratory (USA)

Narrative
Variety originated from a man in Yuma named Wachter around 1935. Clark replenished his own supply of corn about every 2 years with some corn from Wachter. However, after Wachter either died or left the area about 1955, Clark started saving his own seed.
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
  • Crumpacker, D. W. 1961. The Colorado Corn Collection. Maize Genet. Coop. News Lett. 35:6-19. Number of accessions cited: 39
  • Crumpacker, D. W. 1961. Colorado's Open-Pollinated Corn Varieties. Colorado Farm and Home Research Number of accessions cited: 39
  • Yu, P., C. Li, M. Li, X. He, D. Wang, H. Li, C. Marcon, Y. Li, S. Perez-Limon, X. Chen, M. Delgado-Baquerizo, R. Koller, R. Metzner, D. van Dusschoten, D. Pflugfelder, L. Borisjuk, I. Plutenko, A. Mahon, M. F. R. Resende, S. Salvi, A. Akale, M. Abdalla, M. A. Ahmed, F. M. Bauer, A. Schnepf, G. Lobet, A. Heymans, K. Suresh, L. Schreiber, C. M. McLaughlin, C. Li, M. Mayer, C. Schon, V. Bernau, N. von Wiren, R. J. H. Sawers, T. Wang & F. Hochholdinger. 2024. Seedling root system adaptation to water availability during maize domestication and global expansion. Nat. Genet. 56(6):1245-1256. DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01761-3. Number of accessions cited: 4333
Pedigree
Description:
25 years of culture on the Clark farm with fair isolation.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHPlant HeightHeight of the plant from ground level to the top of the tassel at full growth measured in centimeters (cm).278.0000010MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 99ncfo01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightHeight of the plant from ground level to the top of the tassel at full growth measured in centimeters (cm).280.0000010MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 99ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTassel TypeClassification 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%)10MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 99ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPeduncle HeightDistance from ground level to the node where the tassel emerges on the central stalk.21710MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 99ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBottom Tassel Branch HeightDistance from ground level to the insertion point on the tassel stem of the bottom tassel branch of the central stalk.23710MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 99ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTop Tassel Branch HeightDistance from ground level to the insertion point on the tassel stem of the upper most tassel branch of the central stalk.25610MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 99ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYNode Number Above the EarNumber of Nodes on the main stalk starting at the node above the ear node up to and including the peduncle node.410MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 99ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYKernel TypeKERNEL TYPED - SEMIDENT (100%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORB - YELLOW (75%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORM - YELLOW CAP (25%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel Row ArrangementARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR.1 - REGULAR (90%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel Row ArrangementARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR.4 - SPIRAL (10%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel row NumberNUMBER OF KERNEL ROWS COUNTED ON THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.0129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar LengthLENGTH OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS.18129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar DiameterDIAMETER OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS MEASURED AT THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.5.1129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar HeightHEIGHT OF THE TOP EAR ON THE CENTRAL STALK FROM GROUND LEVEL TO THE NODE WHERE THE EAR ATTACHES TO THE STALK.13010MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 99ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYEar HeightHEIGHT OF THE TOP EAR ON THE CENTRAL STALK FROM GROUND LEVEL TO THE NODE WHERE THE EAR ATTACHES TO THE STALK.13110MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 99ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYCob ColorCOLOR OF THE COB2 - RED (100%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYUpper Kernel ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.2 - INDENTED (90%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYUpper Kernel ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.5 - POINTED (10%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar NumberNUMBER OF EARS WITH KERNELS ON THE MAIN STEM110MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 99ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYEar NumberNUMBER OF EARS WITH KERNELS ON THE MAIN STEM1.610MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 99ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYNode NumberNumber of Nodes on the main stalk from ground level up to and including the peduncle node.1310MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 99ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTiller NumberNUMBER OF TILLERS PER PLANT010MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 99ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTiller NumberNUMBER OF TILLERS PER PLANT0.110MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 99ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYEndosperm ColorCOLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER4 - YELLOW (100%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR2 - CYLINDRICAL - CONICAL (100%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 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%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 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 (75%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPericarp ColorTHE COLOR AND THE PATTERN OF THE PERICARP. THE FIRST NUMBER IS THE COLOR, THE SECOND NUMBER IS THE PATTERN.63 - ORANGE / HALO (25%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYGlume DevelopmentGlume development1 - None (100%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYColored Silk ScarColored Silk ScarN - Colored silk scar is not present (100%)129MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
PHENOLOGYHomologous AreaHomologous Area  MAIZE.DONOR Not Available
PRODUCTION1000 Kernel WeightThe weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.338 MAIZE.INC.AMES.2000PI 608625 00ncai01 SD
TAXONOMICPrimary RacePrimary race of the accession. Mixed indicates that more than two races are present in the accession.CORNBD - Corn Belt Dent MAIZE.CURATOR.REVIEWPI 608625 97nceo01 SDNot Available