Table 1.
Trait abbreviations
| Trait | Acronym | Units | Trait group |
| Days to anthesis | DTA | days | Veg/FT |
| Days to silking | DTS | days | Veg/FT |
| Plant height | PLHT | cm | Veg/FT |
| Leaf length | LFLN | cm | Veg/FT |
| Leaf width | LFWD | cm | Veg/FT |
| Tiller number | TILN | count | EnvRes |
| Prolificacy | PROL | count | EnvRes |
| Lateral branch node number | LBNN | count | EnvRes |
| Lateral branch length | LBLN | mm | EnvRes |
| Lateral branch internode length | LBIL | mm | EnvRes |
| Ear length | EL | mm | Rep |
| Cupules per row | CUPR | count | Rep |
| Ear diameter | ED | mm | Rep |
| Grains per ear | GE | count | Rep |
| Ear internode length | EILN | mm | Rep |
| Total grain per plant | TGPP | count | Rep |
| Total grain weight per plant | TGWP | g | Rep |
| Grain weight | GW | mg | Rep |
List of 18 teosinte–maize landrace comparable traits and the corresponding acronyms, units, and trait groups. The trait groups are abbreviated as Veg/FT for Vegetative/Flowering Time, EnvRes for Environmental Response, and Rep for Reproductive.