This inbred is important because it was among the first maize inbred lines that would generate embryos from callus tissue culture. This trait made it important in early maize genetic engineering.
H99 is a yellow dent inbred with a white cob.
H99 was selected from the Illinois synthetic RDBDDEI(m)C4 that was formerly called 60C and had a AES maturity of 400-600. The synthetic H99 was selected from was formed by crossing the double-double cross [( CI82B x CI83B)x(CI85B x CI86A)] x [(CI88A x CI90A)x(CI91B x CI93A)] to the inbreds B8, Oh43, Oh45, Oh51A, M14, R160 and R168. Four cycles of mass selection for diplodia stalk rot and northern leaf blight resistance were performed.>/p>