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108495
Accession number
108495
Holding institute
Institute code
USA974
Data provider
Acquisition Date
10 March 1996
Provenance of material
Biological status of accession
Advanced/improved cultivar
Type of germplasm storage
Seed collection
Availability for distribution
Available for distribution
ITPGRFA MLS
Status not provided
Taxonomy provided to Genesys
Genus
Zea
Specific epithet
Scientific name
Zea mays
Crop
Maize
Crop name
maize
Matched GRIN taxon
Current GRIN taxon
Accession names
Accession name
Grampa Brown's Indian Popcorn
Remarks
99
plant avgs 5.2' tall with red and green stems, avg of 2 tillers per plant. Tassels have some secondary branching, avg 13.3" long. Small, cylindrical-conical ears with yellow colored kernels and white cobs, avg 14 rows in a regular pattern. Ears avg 3.3" long, 1" wide. Ear set avgs 5 per plant. Kernels pop type, yellow, mostly rounded with tiny point, standard size. Tassels mid-season. passed down from John Michael's great-grandfather, Ernest V. Brown, who grew this popcorn in Whitley Co., IN. Acquired by Brown circa 1910 from his neighbors, the Overmeyer family. Originally brought to Indiana from Wisconsin by the Overmeyer family when they moved to Whitley Co
Collecting information
Provenance of material
Metadata
UUID
urn:uuid:ab2acf7e-8d4c-44c7-83d9-1922ed9d008c
Last updated
22 October 2015
Created
22 October 2015