Maize germplasm bank

BANK SUMMARY

The collection of maize populations that is conserved in the germplasm bank of the Biological Mission of Galicia is formed mainly by old Spanish populations and a select group of populations of the Corn Belt, the latter being fundamental for the improvement of maize in temperate zones. The collection is kept in perfect state of preservation today. In total, 241 populations are conserved that belong to the following crops:

  • Grain maize: 198 entries
  • Sweet corn: 16 entries
  • Popcorn: 27 entries

The 198 grain maize populations comprise 177 Spanish populations (43 races, 93 open pollinated Galician varieties, and 41 varieties from the rest of Spain), 17 North American Corn Belt populations, and 4 populations from other American countries.

The 16 populations of sweet corn are all of North American origin (Corn Belt), since in Spain this crop was not introduced, and they comprise 14 open pollinated varieties and 2 synthetic populations.

The 25 populations of popcorn maize comprise 25 Spanish populations (4 races, 5 Galician varieties, and 16 varieties from the rest of Spain) and two synthetic populations of the North American Corn Belt.

CLASS CODE NAME SOURCE COUNTRY OBS.
G ESP009-ZMV0001 Minnnesota No. 13 University of Minnesota USA
G ESP009-ZMV0002 Northwestern Dent University of Minnesota USA
G ESP009-ZMV0003 AS-A University of Minnesota USA
G ESP009-ZMV0004 AS-B University of Minnesota USA
G ESP009-ZMV0005 AS-D University of Minnesota USA
G ESP009-ZMV0006 AS-G University of Minnesota USA
G ESP009-ZMV0007 AS-DK(S)C3 University of Minnesota USA
G ESP009-ZMV0008 AS-3(HT)C3 University of Minnesota USA
G ESP009-ZMV0009 AS-Y University of Minnesota USA
G ESP009-ZMV0010 AS-Z University of Minnesota USA
G ESP009-ZMV0020 Rebordanes Tui (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0023 Basto Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0025 Enano levantino x Hembrilla Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0026 Enano norteño Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0027 Enano norteño x Norteño Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0028 Fino Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0029 Gallego Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0030 Hembrilla norteño Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0031 Norteño Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0032 Rastrojero Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0033 Tremesino Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0035 Monfero Monfero (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0036 Longfellow Universidad de Guelph Canada
G ESP009-ZMV0038 BSTE Iowa State University USA
G ESP009-ZMV0039 BSLE Iowa State University USA
G ESP009-ZMV0044 Taborda Tomiño (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0046 Anta Tui (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0047 Campo Lameiro Campo Lameiro (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0055 Moeche Moeche (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0059 Cambre Cambre (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0060 Abegondo Abegondo (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0067 Norteño largo Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0069 Hembrilla x Queixalet Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0070 Vasco Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0075 La Franqueira A Franqueira (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0076 La Cañiza A Cañiza (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0080 Tamallancos Villamarín (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0089 Gomesende Gomesende (Ourense) Spain
o2 ESP009-ZMV0093 Purdue Synthetic A o2 Estação Agrária de Braga Portugal
o2 ESP009-ZMV0094 Purdue Synthetic B o2 Estação Agrária de Braga Portugal
G ESP009-ZMV0105 Niveiro Val do Dubra (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0106 Vilariño Val do Dubra (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0119 Armariz Nogueira de Ramuín (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0133 Cuña Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0135 Amarillo precoz de Simone Northrup King Semillas Argentina
G ESP009-ZMV0136 Relámpago 8 hileras Northrup King Semillas Argentina
G ESP009-ZMV0140 Serantes Ferrol (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0144 Lamaiglesia A Pobra do Brollón (Lugo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0146 Cambados Cambados (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0148 Regadas Beade (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0149 Mondoñedo Mondoñedo (Lugo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0151 Huércal-Overa Huércal-Overa (Almería) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0152 Amarillo temprano de Aragón Zaragoza Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0153 Rojo pequeño de Bernedo Bernedo (Álava) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0154 Cabeza de Puente la Reina Puente la Reina (Navarra) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0155 Amarillo de Marañón Marañón (Navarra) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0156 Amarillo de Utrera Utrera (Sevilla) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0158 Navarro Pamplona (Navarra) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0159 Pabilillo de Granada Granada Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0160 De breu (Gerona) Girona Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0161 Rojo grande de Bernedo Bernedo (Álava) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0163 Terciado de Albacete Albacete Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0164 Rojo temprano de Aragón Zaragoza Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0165 Blanco de Villena Villena (Alicante) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0166 Blanco de León León Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0167 Amarillo precoz de Villena Villena (Alicante) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0168 Aduna Aduna (Guipúzcoa) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0169 Amarillo de León León Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0170 Amarillo de Panticosa Panticosa (Huesca) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0171 Rojo de Tolosa Tolosa (Guipúzcoa) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0173 Blanco de Ricote Ricote (Murcia) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0174 Iznalloz Iznalloz (Granada) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0176 Herrera de Pisuerga Herrera de Pisuerga (Palencia) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0177 Amarillo de Carmona Carmona (Sevilla) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0178 Granada Granada Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0179 Almería Almería Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0192 Carballiño Carballiño (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0194 Carballeira Canicouva (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0199 Silleda Silleda (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0200 La Estrada A Estrada (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0201 Taboadelo Ponte Caldelas (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0202 Pontevedra Pontevedra Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0203 Salcedo Pontevedra Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0204 Canicouva Canicouva (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0205 Tuy Tui (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0206 Guillarey Tui (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0207 Caldelas Tui (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0208 Paraños Covelo (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0209 Covelo Covelo (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0210 Ramiranes Ramirás (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0211 Cortiñas Pereiro de Aguiar (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0213 Pradocabalos Viana do Bolo (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0214 Viana Viana do Bolo (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0215 Puebla de Brollón A Pobra do Brollón (Lugo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0216 Monterroso Monterroso y Palas de Rei (Lugo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0217 Foz O Valadouro y Foz (Lugo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0218 Recaré O Valadouro (Lugo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0219 Budián O Valadouro (Lugo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0220 Vilacampa O Valadouro (Lugo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0222 La Rúa A Rúa (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0223 Bande Bande (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0232 Amarillo pequeño de Bernedo Bernedo (Álava) Spain From VIR
G ESP009-ZMV0233 Ortigueira Ortigueira (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0234 Pontes As Pontes (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0235 San Saturnino San Sadurniño (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0236 Xermade Xermade (Lugo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0237 Villalba Vilalba (Lugo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0238 Ribadumia Ribadumia (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0240 Puertomarín Portomarín e Incio (Lugo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0241 Coristanco Coristanco (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0242 Padrón Rois y otras (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0244 Puentedeume Pontedeume (A Coruña) Spain From ESP011
G ESP009-ZMV0247 Cee Cee (A Coruña) Spain From ESP011
G ESP009-ZMV0248 Oroso Oroso (A Coruña) Spain From ESP011
G ESP009-ZMV0249 Negreira Negreira (A Coruña) Spain From ESP011
G ESP009-ZMV0250 Santiago Santiago (A Coruña) Spain From ESP011
G ESP009-ZMV0252 Arzúa Arzúa (A Coruña) Spain From ESP011
G ESP009-ZMV0253 Mellid Melide (A Coruña) Spain From ESP011
G ESP009-ZMV0254 Golada A Golada (Pontevedra) Spain From ESP011
G ESP009-ZMV0257 Puenteareas Ponteareas (Pontevedra) Spain From ESP011
G ESP009-ZMV0262 Hembrilla Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0264 Neda Neda y Fene (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0265 Mesía Mesía y Frades (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0266 Alende Moraña y Cuntis (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0267 Maceda Baños de Molgas y otras (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0268 Xinzo Xinzo de Limia y Verín (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0269 Monforte Monforte de Lemos y otras (Lugo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0270 Lalín Lalín (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0273 Marín Marín (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0275 BSL(S)C6 Iowa State University USA
G ESP009-ZMV0276 BS17 Iowa State University USA
D ESP009-ZMV0277 Early Evergreen Regional Plant Int. St. (Ames, Iowa) USA
D ESP009-ZMV0278 Whipples Yellow Regional Plant Int. St. (Ames, Iowa) USA
D ESP009-ZMV0279 Golden Bantam (New York) Regional Plant Int. St. (Ames, Iowa) USA
D ESP009-ZMV0280 Golden Bantam (Massachusetts) Regional Plant Int. St. (Ames, Iowa) USA
D ESP009-ZMV0281 Stowell’s White Evergreen Cornell University (Nueva York) USA
D ESP009-ZMV0282 Country Gentleman Cornell University (Nueva York) USA
D ESP009-ZMV0285 Black Mexican Cornell University (Nueva York) USA
D ESP009-ZMV0287 AS9 Universidad de Minnesota USA
G ESP009-ZMV0288 Candosa Canicouva (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0289 Nogueira Baños de Molgas (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0298 Azcoitia Azkoitia y Azpeitia (Guipúzcoa) Spain From ESP007
G ESP009-ZMV0300 Sajambre Sajambre (León) Spain From ESP007
G ESP009-ZMV0301 Tarna Tarna (León) Spain From ESP007
G ESP009-ZMV0302 Valdeón Valdeón (León) Spain From ESP007
G ESP009-ZMV0304 Grolos Guntín (Lugo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0308 Bouza Canicouva (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0309 Berguedà Berguedà (Barcelona) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0310 Andaluz Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0311 Andaluz x Basto Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0312 Andaluz x Daxa Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0313 Andaluz x Fino Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0314 Andaluz x Tremesino Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0315 Basto x Blanco Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0316 Basto x Daxa Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0317 Basto x Enano levantino Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0318 Basto x Fino Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0319 Basto x Hembrilla Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0320 Basto x Norteño largo Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0321 Basto x Tremesino Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0322 Blanco Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0323 Daxa Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0324 Daxa x Enano levantino Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0325 Enano levantino x Rastrojero Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0326 Enano norteño x Vasco Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0327 Hembrilla norteño x Norteño Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0328 Queixalet Race Spain
P ESP009-ZMV0329 Grano de trigo Race Spain
P ESP009-ZMV0330 Rosero Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0331 BS5 Iowa State University USA
G ESP009-ZMV0332 Sarria Sarria (Lugo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0333 Conil Conil de la Frontera (Cádiz) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0334 Medina Medina-Sidonia (Cádiz) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0336 Vejer Vejer de la Frontera (Cádiz) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0337 Villamartín Villamartín (Cádiz) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0338 Basto x Rastrojero Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0340 Enano levantino Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0341 Enano levantino x Queixalet Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0342 Enano norteño x Hembrilla norteño Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0343 Fino x Tremesino Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0344 Gallego x Hembrilla Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0345 Gallego x Hembrilla norteño Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0346 Gallego x Vasco Race Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0347 Hembrilla norteño x Vasco Race Spain
P ESP009-ZMV0348 Grano de trigo x Rosero Race Spain
P ESP009-ZMV0349 Perla Race Spain
D ESP009-ZMV0350 AS11 Universidad de Minnesota USA
D ESP009-ZMV0351 Baby Orchard Regional Plant Int. St. (Ames, Iowa) USA
D ESP009-ZMV0352 Dorinny Sweet Regional Plant Int. St. (Ames, Iowa) USA
D ESP009-ZMV0353 Mowling Mob Regional Plant Int. St. (Ames, Iowa) USA
D ESP009-ZMV0354 Whipples White Regional Plant Int. St. (Ames, Iowa) USA
D ESP009-ZMV0355 Pease Crosby Regional Plant Int. St. (Ames, Iowa) USA
D ESP009-ZMV0356 Golden Early Market Universidad de Wisconsin USA
D ESP009-ZMV0357 Orchard Baby Universidad de Wisconsin USA
P ESP009-ZMV0392 HPXD-1 Purdue University USA
P ESP009-ZMV0393 HPSgDS-2 Purdue University USA
G ESP009-ZMV0413 Sarreaus Bande (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0423 Meiro Bueu (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0427 Celanova Celanova (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0428 Gaxate A Lama (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0429 Valongo Cotobade (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0430 Verea Verea (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0431 Conchas Conchas-Lobeira (Ourense) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0438 Sobrado Sobrado dos Monxes (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0440 Somiedo Somiedo (Oviedo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0441 Posada de Llanera Llanera (Oviedo) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0442 Rianxo Rianxo (A Coruña) Spain
P ESP009-ZMV0444 Cerponzóns Cerponzóns (Pontevedra) Spain
P ESP009-ZMV0448 Borjas Blancas Borjas Blancas (Lleida) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0449 Peñaflor Peñaflor (Zaragoza) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0451 La Codoñera La Codoñera (Teruel) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0452 Castelserás Castelserás (Teruel) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0453 Sangonera la Seca Sangonera la Seca (Murcia) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0454 Alcantarilla Alcantarilla (Murcia) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0455 La Yedra La Yedra (Jaén) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0456 Villanueva del Arzobispo Villanueva del Arzobispo (Jaén) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0457 Canena Canena (Jaén) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0458 Padul Padul (Jaén) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0459 Guadix Guadix (Granada) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0460 Purullena Purullena (Granada) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0461 Güejar Sierra Güejar Sierra (Granada) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0462 Órjiva Órjiva (Granada) Spain From ESP007
G ESP009-ZMV0463 Guláns Ponteareas (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0464 Outeiro Ponteareas (Pontevedra) Spain
P ESP009-ZMV0465 Pazos Ponte Caldelas (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0466 Caritel Ponte Caldelas (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0467 Cadrelo Marín (Pontevedra) Spain
P ESP009-ZMV0468 Ateca Ateca (Zaragoza) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0469 Borja Borja (Zaragoza) Spain From ESP007
P ESP009-ZMV0470 Mourente Vilaboa (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0471 Ares Ares (A Coruña) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0472 Oubiña Cambados (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0473 Oubiña (negro) Cambados (Pontevedra) Spain
P ESP009-ZMV0474 Calvelo Cotobade (Pontevedra) Spain
P ESP009-ZMV0475 Tenorio Cotobade (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0476 La Orotava La Orotava (Tenerife) Spain From CCBAT
G ESP009-ZMV0477 Tacoronte Tacoronte (Tenerife) Spain From CCBAT
G ESP009-ZMV0478 Arucas Arucas (Gran Canaria) Spain From CCBAT
G ESP009-ZMV0479 La Oliva La Oliva (Fuerteventura) Spain From CCBAT
G ESP009-ZMV0488 Xeve Xeve (Pontevedra) Spain
G ESP009-ZMV0490 Zapalote Chico Juchitán (Oaxaca) Mexico

Keys

CLASS:
D: Sweet corn
G: Grain maize.
P: Popcorn.
o2: opaque-2 maize

RACE:
Collection of Spanish races (Sánchez-Monge, 1962)

OBS:
ESP007: Estación Experimental de Aula Dei (CSIC).
ESP009: Misión Biológica de Galicia (CSIC).
ESP011: Centro de Investigaciones Agrarias de Mabegondo (Xunta de Galicia)
ESP017: NEIKER (Basque Government).
CCBAT: Centro de Conservación de la Biodiversidad Agrícola de Tenerife
VIR: Vavilov Institute at St. Petersburg (Russia)