Details for: PI 494966, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, Kahila


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
Kahila
Origin:
Collected – Zambia
Received by NPGS:
Aug 1983
PI Assigned:
1985
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 494966 15ncei01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
Kahila
Origin:
Collected – Zambia
Received by NPGS:
Aug 1983
PI Assigned:
1985
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected

Zambia
Locality: Farmland, 7km SE from Mwinilunga, Northwestern Province
Coordinates: -12.2500, 24.3333 (Map it)

Donated
August 1983.
Italy
Comment: Received through IBPGR, Rome, Italy
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Kahila
Type: Local name

ZFA 3411
Type: Donor identifier
Attere et al. F.

Narrative
Early maturing type. Local name Kahila.
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.3.7 MAIZE.NIR.DUPONT-PIONEER.2000PI 494966 93ncei01 SDNot Available
INSECTEuropean Corn Borer Gen1RESISTANCE TO THE FIRST GENERATION OF EUROPEAN CORN BORER.3 - (3) Partial Resistance. Several leaves with shot-hole lesions. MAIZE.ECB1.AMES.94PI 494966 93ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYKernel TypeKERNEL TYPED - SEMIDENT (40%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel TypeKERNEL TYPEE - SEMIFLINT (100%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYKernel TypeKERNEL TYPEE - SEMIFLINT (60%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORA - WHITE (40%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORA - WHITE (40%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORB - YELLOW (50%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORB - YELLOW (50%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORK - BLUE (10%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORK - BLUE (10%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel Row ArrangementARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR.1 - REGULAR (100%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYKernel Row ArrangementARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR.1 - REGULAR (100%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel row NumberNUMBER OF KERNEL ROWS COUNTED ON THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.010MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYKernel row NumberNUMBER OF KERNEL ROWS COUNTED ON THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.1027MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar LengthLENGTH OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS.1327MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar LengthLENGTH OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS.13.810MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYEar DiameterDIAMETER OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS MEASURED AT THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.3.710MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYEar DiameterDIAMETER OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS MEASURED AT THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.4.127MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYCob ColorCOLOR OF THE COB1 - WHITE (100%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYCob ColorCOLOR OF THE COB1 - WHITE (100%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYUpper Kernel ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.2 - INDENTED (40%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYUpper Kernel ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.3 - LEVEL (100%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYUpper Kernel ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.4 - ROUNDED (60%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEndosperm ColorCOLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER1 - WHITE (50%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYEndosperm ColorCOLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER1 - WHITE (50%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEndosperm ColorCOLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER4 - YELLOW (50%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYEndosperm ColorCOLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER4 - YELLOW (50%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR2 - CYLINDRICAL - CONICAL (100%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYEar ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR2 - CYLINDRICAL - CONICAL (100%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 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 (90%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 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 (90%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 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.52 - BLUE / MOTTLED (10%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 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.52 - BLUE / MOTTLED (10%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 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%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 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%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYGlume DevelopmentGlume development1 - None (100%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYGlume DevelopmentGlume development1 - None (100%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYColored Silk ScarColored Silk ScarN - Colored silk scar is not present (100%)10MAIZE.INC.QUAR.STCROIX.1999.CP17PI 494966 99ncei01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYColored Silk ScarColored Silk ScarN - Colored silk scar is not present (100%)27MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
PRODUCTION1000 Kernel WeightThe weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.36927MAIZE.INC.PRICO.PIONEER.2014PI 494966 15ncei01 SD
PRODUCTION1000 Kernel WeightThe weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.488 MAIZE.DONOR.INITIAL.OBSERVATIONPI 494966 93ncei01 SDNot Available