| 3 | PI 600981 | 'PHG39' | Zea mays L. subsp. mays | Indiana, United States | NC7 |  | | 1983 | DEVELOPED | 1983 | Tipton, Indiana, USA. | | | | Cultivar | Dent type. Best adapted to most regions in the United States. 79 days from emergence to 50% of plants in silk (1575 heat units). Plant 253 cm tall (to tip of tassel), 96 cm ear height (to base of top ear), top ear internode 6 cm long, no tillers, one ear per stalk, normal cytoplasm type. Leaf color dark green, <30 degree angle from stalk (upper half), sheath pubescence light, no marginal waves, few longitudinal creases, 10 cm width at widest point of ear node leaf, 91 cm length of ear node leaf, 19 leaves per mature plant. Tassel has 8 lateral branches, >45 degree angle from central spike, penduncle 25 cm long from top leaf to basal branches, heavy pollen shed, anther yellow, glume green, pollen restoration for cytoplasms not tested. Ear 18 cm long, 34 mm midpoint diameter, 78 grams, 12 indistinct kernel rows, silk green, fresh husk dark green, dry husk buff, long husk extension at harvest (8-10 cm beyond ear tip), long (>15 cm) husk leaf, shank 13 cm long with 6 internodes, upright at dry husk stage, slight taper. Kernel 9 mm long, 8 mm wide, 7 mm thick, shape grade 20-40% rounds, colorless pericarp, aleurone homozygous and white, endosperm yellow and normal starch type, 29 grams per 100 seeds (unsized sample). Cob 22 mm in diameter at mid-point, strong, white. Tolerant of stalk rot (Diplodia, Fusarium, and Gibberella), southern leaf blight, common corn smut, and head smut. Susceptible to northern leaf blight, southern rust, maize dwarf mosaic, and Stewart's bacterial wilt. Susceptible to European corn borer, earworm, Western rootworm, and aphid. Most closely resembles B73 for maturity, plant type, ear type, kernel type, and usage. | 1156603 | PI 600981 |