Details for: Ames 19961, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, BENZ 888


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
BENZ 888
Origin:
Collected – México, Mexico
Received by NPGS:
30 Jun 1992
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
BENZ 888
Origin:
Collected – México, Mexico
Received by NPGS:
30 Jun 1992
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
28 November 1983.
México, Mexico
Locality: Santiago Cuitlapaltepec, Municipio of Donato Guerra.
Coordinates: 19.2667, -100.1833 (Map it)
Elevation: 2100m.
Comment: Ears obtained from Sr. Santiago Merced.
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
BENZ 888
Type: Collector identifier
B. F. Benz and H. H. Iltis

Maiz Negro
Type: Local name

Ames 19961
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
Seed planted in early April and ears harvested in late November (elotes available throughout October). 3 to 4 seeds planted per hill, about 1 meter between plants. Plants to 3.5 meters tall with 1 or 2 ears per plant. N.V. Maiz Negro. Benz race identification is Conico.
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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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
INSECTEuropean Corn Borer Gen1RESISTANCE TO THE FIRST GENERATION OF EUROPEAN CORN BORER.5 - (5) Intermediate response. Several leaves with elongated lesions.6MAIZE.ECB1.AMES.97Ames 19961 93ncab01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYHomologous AreaHomologous Area  MAIZE.DONOR Not Available
TAXONOMICPrimary RacePrimary race of the accession. Mixed indicates that more than two races are present in the accession.CONICO - Conico MAIZE.DONOR.ACC.NARRATIVE Not Available