Details for: NSL 6547, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, Argentina 474

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Zea mays L. subsp. mays

Top Name:

Argentina 474

Origin:

Collected – Argentina

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

1961

Improvement Status:

Landrace

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Zea mays L. subsp. mays

Top Name:

Argentina 474

Origin:

Collected – Argentina

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

1961

Improvement Status:

Landrace

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

Argentina
Locality: Valle Calchaqui, Argentina.
Coordinates: -27.0000, -65.0000 (Map it)
Comment: Believed to be Race 13 Calchaqui White flint on page 127 in the Races of Maize for Brazil etc. monograph.

Donated

1961.
Brazil

Donor(s):

Ecole Superior de Agriculture

Accession Names and Identifiers

Argentina 474

Type: Other or unclassified name

Group: NC7.ZEA.STANDARD

From NSSL inventory comment.

CALCHAQUI (AMARELO)

Type: Unverified name

Calchaqui

Type: Local name

Millard, Mark J. Iowa State University

CIMMYTMA 4232

Type: CGIAR International Center Identifier

Group: CIMMYT-GGLOBAL-MAIZE

Matched with GENESYS data; 2025-05-22.

CIMMYTMA-004232

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 2472

Type: Institute identifier

Group: NRC/NAS

National Res. Council, U.S. National Academy of Sciences

Millard, Mark J. Iowa State University

ARG 474

Type: Donor identifier

From NSSL inventory comment.

NSL 6547

Type: Site identifier

Group: NSSL

National Seed Storage Laboratory (USA)

ARG 474/RACE NO 13

Type: Other or unclassified name

Believed to be Race 13 Calchaqui White flint on page 127 in the Races of Maize for Brazil etc. monograph. 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)


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.	4.3		MAIZE.NIR.DUPONT-PIONEER.2000	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
INSECT	European Corn Borer Gen1	RESISTANCE TO THE FIRST GENERATION OF EUROPEAN CORN BORER.	5 - (5) Intermediate response. Several leaves with elongated lesions.		MAIZE.ECB1.AMES.96	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
PHENOLOGY	Days to Shed 40-49 latitude	Number of days from planting to when 50% of observed plants have shed pollen where the observations are at latitude 40 to 49 degrees.	76	2	MAIZE.POPCORN.SANTACRUZ-VARELA-1999	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 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.	81	2	MAIZE.POPCORN.SANTACRUZ-VARELA-1999	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
PRODUCTION	1000 Kernel Weight	The weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.	140		MAIZE.DONOR.INITIAL.OBSERVATION	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
QUALITY	Popping Expansion	Popping Expansion	5.4	2	MAIZE.POPCORN.SANTACRUZ-VARELA-1999	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Root System Dry Weight	Root System Dry Weight (RDW), g	.7		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Shoot Dry Weight	Shoot Dry Weight (SDW), g	6.6		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Root:Shoot Ratio	RDW:SDW	0.11		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Stem Diameter	Stem Diameter, mm	18.5		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Number of Seminal Roots	Number of Seminal Roots (Sem#)	6		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Number of Nodal Roots	Number of Nodal Roots (Nod#)	14.5		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Longest Nodal Root Length	Longest Nodal Root Length (NodLen), cm	63		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Crown Root System Diameter	Crown Root System Diameter (SysDia), mm	44.5		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Average Crown Root Diameter	Average Crown Root Diameter (AvgDia), mm	0.5		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Number of Root Tips	Number of Root Tips	153.5		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Number of Lateral Root Branch Points	Number of Lateral Branch Points	360.5		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Root Cross-Section Area	Root cross-section area(RXSA), mm2	.625		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Total Cortical Area	Total cortical area (TCA), mm2	.486		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Total Steele Area	Total steele area (TSA), mm2	0.139		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Steele:Cross-Section Ratio	TSA:RXSA	0.226		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Steele:Cortex Ratio	TSA:TCA	0.292		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Aerenchyma Area	Aerenchyma area (AA), mm2	0.122		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Percent of Cortex as Aerenchyma	Percent of cortex as aerenchyma(%A)	.23		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Percent of Cortex as Aerenchyma	Percent of cortex as aerenchyma(%A)	.29		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Percent of Cortex as Aerenchyma	Percent of cortex as aerenchyma(%A)	.63		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Percent of Cortex as Aerenchyma	Percent of cortex as aerenchyma(%A)	19.5		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Cortical Cell Area	Cortical Cell Area (CCA), mm2	.364		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Percent of Cortex as Cells	Percent of Cortex as Cells (%CCA)	58.24		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Xylem Vessel Area	Xylem Vessel Area (XVA), mm2	0.035		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Number of Cortical Cells	Number of Cortical Cells (#CC)	309.2		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
ROOT	Number of Cortical Cell Files	Number of Cortical Cell Files (#CF)	7.5		MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013	NSL 6547 94ncfo01 SD
TAXONOMIC	Primary Race	Primary race of the accession. Mixed indicates that more than two races are present in the accession.	CALCHA - Calchaqui		MAIZE.DONOR.INITIAL.OBSERVATION		Not Available