Details for: PI 705442, Zea mays L., 'TZi2142'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Zea mays L.

Cultivar:

'TZi2142'

Origin:

Developed – Nigeria

Maintained:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Received by NPGS:

28 May 2024

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Availability

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Zea mays L.

Cultivar:

'TZi2142'

Origin:

Developed – Nigeria

Maintained:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Received by NPGS:

28 May 2024

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Source History

Developed

Nigeria

Developer(s):

Menkir, A., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Accession Names and Identifiers

'TZi2142'

Type: Cultivar name

Narrative

TZi2142 is an inbred line at the S11 stage of inbreeding and was selected for the high levels of lutein, zeaxahnthin, ß-cryptoxanthin, a-carotene, ß-carotene and provitamin A. This line also has good levels of resistance to southern corn leaf blight (Bipolaris maydis (Nisikado & Miyake) Shoemaker), southern corn rust (Puccinia polysora Underw), and maize streak virus disease. This line has an orange/yellow endosperm color with flint grain texture. It tassels in 54 days, silks in 55 days and has plant height of 206 cm and ear height of 83 cm.

Zea mays L.

Genus:

Zea

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Subtribe:

Tripsacinae

Nomen number:

42207

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:971. 1753

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358992

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

10/28/2009 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Zea mays L. subsp. huehuetenangensis (H. H. Iltis & Doebley) Doebley (6 active accession[s])
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (29191 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

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	Indian corn	1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	maize	1	Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Swedish	majs	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

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