Details for: PI 708314, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, Venezuela M-72


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
Venezuela M-72
Origin:
Collected – Venezuela
Received by NPGS:
30 Mar 2023
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Graminoid
Life Sex:
Perfect
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 708314 2023ncao01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
Venezuela M-72
Origin:
Collected – Venezuela
Received by NPGS:
30 Mar 2023
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Graminoid
Life Sex:
Perfect
Source History
Collected
10 November 1987.
Venezuela
Coordinates: 8.1625, -62.4301 (Map it)
Elevation: 249m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by unknown method

Collector(s):
Donated
04 May 1995.


Accession Names and Identifiers
Venezuela M-72
Type: Other or unclassified name
Group: NC7.ZEA.STANDARD
Names added by NC7 to standardize maize name format for Zea. Many old names consist of a three or four letter abbreviated country or state followed by a number. The NC7 standard is to write out the full country or state when possible.

CIMMYTMA 16738
Type: CGIAR International Center Identifier
Group: CIMMYT-GGLOBAL-MAIZE
The format of this identifier is the CIMMYTMA prefix indicating a maize identifier followed by a space and then the number. Unlike the SINGER id it does not have a dash or the zero fill.

CIMMYTMA-016738
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.

VEN 717
Type: Institute identifier

VENE M-72
Type: Collector identifier
Instituto de Investigaciones Agronomicas - Maracay

Ames 36316
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
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.
Annotations
Other Links
Ames Number Assignment Request for VEN 22 shipment
Actions
  • PINUMBERED: Assigned PI 708314 to Ames 36316. 13 Jun 2025.
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Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYKernel VolumeVolume of kernels measured in a graduated cylinder. (mL/kg)600 MAIZE.OBS.MISC.INVENTORYPI 708314 2023ncao01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel VolumeVolume of kernels measured in a graduated cylinder. (mL/kg)600 MAIZE.KERNELS.VOLUME.ML.500GPI 708314 2023ncao01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel TypeKERNEL TYPED - SEMIDENT (70%) MAIZE.OBS.MISC.INVENTORYPI 708314 2023ncao01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel TypeKERNEL TYPEE - SEMIFLINT (30%) MAIZE.OBS.MISC.INVENTORYPI 708314 2023ncao01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORB - YELLOW (100%) MAIZE.OBS.MISC.INVENTORYPI 708314 2023ncao01 SD
MORPHOLOGYUpper Kernel ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.2 - INDENTED (100%) MAIZE.OBS.MISC.INVENTORYPI 708314 2023ncao01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEndosperm ColorCOLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER4 - YELLOW (100%) MAIZE.OBS.MISC.INVENTORYPI 708314 2023ncao01 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 (100%) MAIZE.OBS.MISC.INVENTORYPI 708314 2023ncao01 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%) MAIZE.OBS.MISC.INVENTORYPI 708314 2023ncao01 SD
PRODUCTION1000 Kernel WeightThe weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.2990 MAIZE.OBS.MISC.INVENTORYPI 708314 2023ncao01 SD