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 (MM):

515-294-3715

Phone (VB):

515-294-6918

Fax:

515-294-1903

Email:

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 the order to.

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