Details for: NSL 6541, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, Paraguay 129


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
Paraguay 129
Origin:
Collected – South America
Received by NPGS:
1961
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countNSL 6541 94ncfo01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
Paraguay 129
Origin:
Collected – South America
Received by NPGS:
1961
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected

South America

Donated
1961.
Brazil

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Paraguay 129
Type: Other or unclassified name
Group: NC7.ZEA.STANDARD
Names added by NC7 to standardize maize name format for Zea. Many old names consist of a three or four letter abbreviated country or state followed by a number. The NC7 standard is to write out the full country or state when possible.
Millard, Mark J. Iowa State University

CIMMYTMA 4127
Type: CGIAR International Center Identifier
Group: CIMMYT-GGLOBAL-MAIZE
Matched with GENESYS data; 2025-05-22.

CIMMYTMA-004127
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.

NRC 2127
Type: Institute identifier
Group: NRC/NAS
Correlated with Parag. 129 Avati-tupi in Indigenous Strains of Corn list.
Millard, Mark J. Iowa State University

Parag 129
Type: Institute identifier
Millard, Mark J. Iowa State University

NSL 6541
Type: Site identifier
Group: NSSL
National Seed Storage Laboratory (USA)

Avati-Tupi
Type: Other or unclassified name
Believed to be race name.

PAG 129
Type: Other or unclassified name
This identifier was found in NCGRP's inventory comment field.
Millard, Mark J. Iowa State University

Narrative
National Academy of Sciences - pub. 593
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
  • 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

Observations

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.3.9 MAIZE.NIR.DUPONT-PIONEER.2000NSL 6541 94ncfo01 SD
INSECTEuropean Corn Borer Gen1RESISTANCE TO THE FIRST GENERATION OF EUROPEAN CORN BORER.6 - (6) Susceptible. Several leaves with elongated lesions about one-inch MAIZE.ECB1.AMES.96NSL 6541 94ncfo01 SD
PRODUCTION1000 Kernel WeightThe weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.236 MAIZE.DONOR.INITIAL.OBSERVATIONNSL 6541 94ncfo01 SD
TAXONOMICPrimary RacePrimary race of the accession. Mixed indicates that more than two races are present in the accession.AVMORO - Avati' Moroti' MAIZE.DONOR.INITIAL.OBSERVATION Not Available