Details for: PI 540758, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, Opossum Corn


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
Opossum Corn
Origin:
Collected – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
09 Mar 1990
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 540758 90ncao01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
Opossum Corn
Origin:
Collected – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
09 Mar 1990
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
PRE 09 March 1990.
North Carolina, United States
Locality: Iron Station

Collector(s):
Donated
09 March 1990.
South Carolina, United States
Comment: Received through W. Paul Williams, Crop Science Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Mississippi State, Mississippi.
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Opossum Corn
Type: Unverified name

Ames 13112
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
Plants 227cm tall. Days to mid-silk 72. Ear height 102cm. One ear per plant. Grain yellow. Yield 2520.9kg per hectare (Mississippi State, 1989). Resistant to Southern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita).
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
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.5.5 MAIZE.NIR.DUPONT-PIONEER.2000PI 540758 90ncao01 SD
DISEASEStewarts WiltPlant response to the Stewart's wilt organism (Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii (Smith) Mergaert, Verdonck & Kersters) formerly called (Erwinia stewartii (Smith) Dye ). The trait is coded 1-9 with 1 representing the most resistant response and 9 the most susceptible response.3 - (3) Limited spread predominately toward tip end of leaf only.30MAIZE.STEWARTS.U_OF_ILLINOIS.1997PI 540758 90ncao01 SD
DISEASEAntracnose Stalk RotStalk response to the anthracnose stalk rot organsim (Colletotrichum graminicola (Ces.) G.W. Wils. (teleomorph: Glomerella graminicola Politis) Glomerella tucumanensis (Speg.) Arx & E. Muller (anamorph: Glomerella falcatum Went)). The trait is coded 1-9 with 1 representing the most resistant response and 9 the most susceptible response. 7 - (7) (0 = NO SYMPTOMS OBSERVED, 9 = SEVERE DISEASE DEVELOPMENT)17MAIZE.ANTHRACNOSE.PIONEER.WINTERVIL.2000PI 540758 90ncao01 SD
INSECTEuropean Corn Borer Gen1RESISTANCE TO THE FIRST GENERATION OF EUROPEAN CORN BORER.8 - (8) Mostly susceptible. Long lesions on two-thirds of the leaves MAIZE.ECB1.AMES.92API 540758 90ncao01 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.242 MAIZE.DONOR.INITIAL.OBSERVATIONPI 540758 90ncao01 SD
TAXONOMICPrimary RacePrimary race of the accession. Mixed indicates that more than two races are present in the accession.SEAMDD - Southeastern American Southern Derived Southern Dents MAIZE.CURATOR.REVIEW Not Available