| 52 | PI 600959 | 'LH145' | Zea mays L. subsp. mays | Iowa, United States | NC7 |  | | 1983 | DEVELOPED | 1983 | | | | | Cultivar | Dent type. Best adapted to most regions in the United States. 60 days from emergence to 50% of plants in silk (1294 heat units). Plant 207 cm tall (to tip of tassel), 82 cm ear height (to base of top ear), top ear internode 15 cm long, no tillers, slight two-ear tendency per stalk, normal cytoplasm type. Leaf color 7.5 Gy 5/6 (Munsell color charts for plant tissues), 30-60 degree angle from stalk (upper half), sheath pubescence light, few marginal waves, few longitudinal creases, 8 cm width at widest point of ear node leaf, 78 cm length of ear node leaf, 12 leaves per mature plant. Tassel has 6 lateral branches, 30-40 degree angle from central spike, penduncle 0 cm long from top leaf to basal branches, medium pollen shed, anther pink, glume green with purple stripes, pollen restoration for cytoplasms not tested. Ear 16 cm long, 32 mm midpoint diameter, 58 grams, 14 distinct and straight kernel rows, silk green, fresh husk dark green, dry husk buff, medium husk extension at harvest (barely covering ear), short (<8 cm) husk leaf, shank 8 cm long with 7 internodes, horizontal at dry husk stage, average taper, average drying time for unhusked ear. Kernel 10 mm long, 5 mm wide, 3 mm thick, shape grade 40-60% rounds, variegated pericarp colorless brown and light bronze at embryo end, aleurone homozygous and white, endosperm yellow and normal starch type, 22 grams per 100 seeds (unsized sample). Cob 20 mm in diameter at mid-point, strong, red. Resistant to northern leaf blight (race 1). Most closely resembles A635Ht for maturity, and A632Ht for plant type, ear type, kernel type, and usage. | 1156011 | PI 600959 |