| 2 | PI 601081 | 'Black Jewell 85' | Zea mays L. subsp. mays | Illinois, United States | NC7 |  | | 1984 | DEVELOPED | 1983 | | | | | Cultivar | Popcorn best adapted to most regions in the United States. Plant 175 cm in height (to tassel tip), 118 cm ear height (to base of top ear), 14 cm top ear internode length, more than 3 tillers, three-ear tendency per stalk, normal cytoplasm type. Leaf angle less than 30 degrees, medium sheath pubescence, no marginal waves, longitudinal creases absent, 6 cm at widest point of ear node leaf, 72 cm ear node leaf, 11 leaves per mature plant. Tassel has 21 lateral branches, greater than 45 degree branch angle from central spike, heavy pollen shed, yellow glume color. Ear 13 cm in length, 30 mm mid-point diameter, 58 grams, 20 (varies) indistinct and slightly curved rows, green silk, light green husk when fresh, buff when dry, 8-10 cm husk extension beyond ear tip, less than 8 cm husk leaf, 5 cm long shank, 3 internodes, pendent position at dry husk stage, average to extreme taper, slow drying time. Kernel 9 mm long, 6 mm wide, 5 mm thick, less than 20% rounds, pericarp colorless, aleurone homozygous and very dark purple, endosperm white cap, podiferous endosperm type, 7.26 cm weight/100 seeds. Cob 14 mm diameter at mid-point, weak, white. Not tested for disease or insect resistance. | 1161236 | PI 601081 |