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North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

To obtain maize and/or wild Zea and some Tripsacum germplasm, contact:

Mark Millard & Vivian Bernau
Maize Curator
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NC7)
USDA/ARS & Iowa State University
State and Mortensen Rd.
Ames, IA 50011

Phone: 515-294-3715 (MM) 515-294-6918 (VB)
FAX: 515-294-1903
E-Mail: Mark.Millard@ARS.USDA.GOV & Vivian.Bernau@USDA.GOV

You can also request maize or other Zea germplasm from NCRPIS through GRIN-Global. Please choose NC7 as the repository to submit order to.

NCRPIS maintains a maize germplasm collection of world-wide scope, but emphasizes accessions from North, Central and South America. They also maintain many accessions of wild Zea (i.e., teosinte) and some Tripsacum.