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Details for: W6 4787,
Medicago sativa
L. nothosubsp.
varia
(Martyn) Arcang., 'SPARTA'
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa
L. nothosubsp.
varia
(Martyn) Arcang.
Cultivar:
'SPARTA'
Origin:
Collected – Russian Federation
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
24 Jul 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
100 count
W6 4787 2004i SD
Seed available for distribution is a limited resource. The quantity of seed distributed is hopefully sufficient to conduct the intended research. If additional seed is required, the recipient is urged to grow and reproduce the seed. Repeated requests for seed of the same accession will not be honored.
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa
L. nothosubsp.
varia
(Martyn) Arcang.
Cultivar:
'SPARTA'
Origin:
Collected – Russian Federation
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
24 Jul 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
Russian Federation
Locality:
Krasnodar Territory
Donated
24 July 1990.
Russian Federation
Donor(s):
N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry
Accession Names and Identifiers
'SPARTA'
Type: Cultivar name
VIR-43779
Type: Donor identifier
N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry
W6 4787
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS
Narrative
Medicago sativa
L. nothosubspp.
varia
(Martyn) Arcang.
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Medicago
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
104919
Place of publication:
Comp. fl. ital. 160. 1882
Comment:
used for both diploid and tetraploid hybrids arising from the cross
Verified:
06/04/1987
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Medicago sativa
L.
(19 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa
L. nothosubsp.
tunetana
Murb.
(7 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa
L. subsp.
caerulea
(Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh.
(97 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa
L. subsp.
falcata
(L.) Arcang.
(453 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa
L. subsp.
falcata
(L.) Arcang. var.
falcata
(L.) Döll
(0 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa
L. subsp.
falcata
(L.) Arcang. var.
viscosa
(Rchb.) Posp.
(15 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa
L. subsp.
glomerata
(Balb.) Rouy
(12 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa
L. subsp.
sativa
(3377 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa
L. var.
sativa
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Medicago
×
varia
Martyn
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago sativa
L. var.
varia
(Martyn) Urb.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago hemicycla
Grossh.
Medicago tianschanica
Vassilcz.
Medicago trautvetteri
Sumnev.
Medicago sativa
L. subsp.
ambigua
(Trautv.) Tutin
Medicago sativa
L. nothosubsp.
hemicycla
(Grossh.) C. R. Gunn
Medicago sativa
L. subsp.
praefalcata
(Sinskaya) C. R. Gunn
Medicago media
Pers.
Medicago glutinosa
M. Bieb. subsp.
praefalcata
Sinskaya
Medicago falcata
L. var.
ambigua
Trautv.
Medicago schischkinii
Sumnev.
Medicago vardanis
Vassilcz.
Medicago komarovii
Vassilcz.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
bastard medic
as
Medicago
×
varia
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago
×
varia
English
sand lucerne
as
Medicago
×
varia
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago
×
varia
English
variegated alfalfa
1
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
English
variegated lucerne
as
Medicago
×
varia
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago
×
varia
Chinese
za jiao mu xu
杂交苜蓿
as
Medicago
×
varia
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Note:
as
Medicago
×
varia
French
luzerne bigarrée
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago
×
varia
French
luzerne intermédiaire
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago
×
varia
German
Bastardluzerne
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago
×
varia
German
Sandluzerne
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago
×
varia
Portuguese (Brazil)
luzerna-bastarda
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Spanish
alfalfa de las arenas
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago
×
varia
Spanish
alfalfa híbrida
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago
×
varia
Name
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Seed weight 100
Weight of 100 seeds in grams.
0.29
ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS
W6 4787 2004i SD
OTHER
Image/picture1
A picture or image
seed
IMAGE.MEDICAGO.SATIVA
W6 4787 2004i SD
OTHER
Image/picture1
A picture or image
seed
IMAGE.MEDICAGO.SATIVA
W6 4787 90o SD
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