Accession details
Passport data and everything else
CIMMYTMA 17944
Accession number
CIMMYTMA 17944
Holding institute
Institute code
MEX002
Acquisition Date
October 13, 1997
Provenance of material
Biological status of accession
Traditional cultivar/Landrace
Type of germplasm storage
Medium term seed collection
Long term seed collection
Curation type
Fully curated
Availability for distribution
Available for distribution
ITPGRFA MLS
Accession is part of the Multi-lateral system of ITPGRFA
Taxonomy provided to Genesys
Genus
Zea
Specific epithet
Scientific name
Zea mays L. subsp. mays L.
Crop
maize
Crop name
Maize
Accession names
Accession name
VERA 2
Other identifier
GID 256114
Other identifier
NRC 4194
Other identifier
MEX 7909
Other identifier
VERA,2
Other identifier
VERACR 2
Other identifier
BLANCO
Collecting number
VERA 2
Associated Datasets
Collecting information
Provenance of material
Collecting date of sample
January 1, 1943
Collecting source
Field
Collecting number
VERA 2
Collecting institute name
Oficina de Estudios Especiales
Latitude of collecting site
20.707911
Longitude of collecting site
-97.714999
Elevation of collecting site
160
Climate at origin
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum temperature [°C] | 13.6 | 14.8 | 16.8 | 20 | 21.6 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 21.7 | 19.8 | 16.7 | 14.6 |
| Mean temperature [°C] | 18.6 | 20 | 22.3 | 25.7 | 27.3 | 27.9 | 27.2 | 27.5 | 26.6 | 24.8 | 21.7 | 19.4 |
| Maximum temperature [°C] | 23.6 | 25.2 | 27.9 | 31.5 | 33 | 33.2 | 32.3 | 32.8 | 31.5 | 29.8 | 26.7 | 24.2 |
| Monthly precipitation [mm] | 40 | 45 | 44 | 71 | 104 | 154 | 181 | 151 | 195 | 125 | 69 | 60 |
Bioclimatic variables
Annual mean temperature [°C]
24.1
Mean diurnal range (mean of monthly (max temp - min temp))
10.4
Isothermality (bio2/bio7) (* 100)
0.5
Temperature seasonality (standard deviation *100)
33.3
Max temperature of warmest month [°C]
33.2
Min temperature of coldest month [°C]
13.6
Temperature annual range (bio5-bio6) [°C]
19.6
Mean temperature of wettest quarter [°C]
27.1
Mean temperature of driest quarter [°C]
20.3
Mean temperature of warmest quarter [°C]
27.5
Mean temperature of coldest quarter [°C]
19.3
Annual precipitation [mm]
1,239
Precipitation of wettest month [mm]
195
Precipitation of driest month [mm]
40
Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation)
52
Precipitation of wettest quarter [mm]
527
Precipitation of driest quarter [mm]
129
Precipitation of warmest quarter [mm]
486
Precipitation of coldest quarter [mm]
145
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Passport Data Completeness Index
PDCI score of this accession is 9 of 10.0. Read about Passport Data Completeness Index
GENUS
120
SPECIES
80
SPAUTHOR
5
SUBTAXA
40
SUBTAUTHOR
5
CROPNAME
45
ACQDATE
10
SAMPSTAT
80
DONORCODE
0
DONORNUMB
0
OTHERNUMB
35
DUPLSITE
30
STORAGE
15
DONORNAME
20
DUPLINSTNAME
0
ACCEURL
40
MLSSTAT
15
ORIGCTY
80
COLLSITE
0
LATITUDE
40
LONGITUDE
40
ELEVATION
15
COLLDATE
30
BREDCODE
0
ANCEST
0
COLLSRC
50
ACCENAME
50
COLLNUMB
40
COLLCODE
0
COLLNAME
15
Metadata
UUID
urn:uuid:0a5be576-2932-4615-9e2b-7ad4a7c5b41b
Last updated
September 1, 2025
Created
Date not provided