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Details for: PI 664470,
Pisum sativum
L., 'MELTING SUGAR'
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Pisum sativum
L.
Cultivar:
'MELTING SUGAR'
Origin:
Donated – California, United States
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
1961
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
30 count
PI 664470 2012i SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Pisum sativum
L.
Cultivar:
'MELTING SUGAR'
Origin:
Donated – California, United States
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
1961
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Donated
1961.
California, United States
Donor(s):
Ferry-Morse Seed Company, Inc.
Accession Names and Identifiers
'MELTING SUGAR'
Type: Cultivar name
NSL 5125
Type: Site identifier
Group: NSSL
National Seed Storage Laboratory (USA)
USDA ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Narrative
72 days to maturity. Wilt resistant. White blossoms. Used for home garden and market. Plant height 54". Pods blunt. Flat. 4-1/2" long. Seed smooth. Round. Large. Creamy white. Cultivated.
Pisum sativum
L.
Genus:
Pisum
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Fabeae
Nomen number:
300472
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:727. 1753
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358748
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
08/06/1986
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Pisum sativum
L. subsp.
asiaticum
Govorov
(56 active accession[s])
Pisum sativum
L. subsp.
elatius
(M. Bieb.) Asch. & Graebn.
(105 active accession[s])
Pisum sativum
L. subsp.
elatius
(M. Bieb.) Asch. & Graebn. var.
brevipedunculatum
P. H. Davis & Meikle
(0 active accession[s])
Pisum sativum
L. subsp.
elatius
(M. Bieb.) Asch. & Graebn. var.
elatius
(M. Bieb.) Alef.
(9 active accession[s])
Pisum sativum
L. subsp.
elatius
(M. Bieb.) Asch. & Graebn. var.
pumilio
Meikle
(29 active accession[s])
Pisum sativum
L. subsp.
jomardii
(Schrank) Kosterin
(0 active accession[s])
Pisum sativum
L. subsp.
sativum
(713 active accession[s])
Pisum sativum
L. subsp.
sativum
var.
arvense
(L.) Poir.
(78 active accession[s])
Pisum sativum
L. subsp.
sativum
var.
macrocarpum
Ser.
(1 active accession[s])
Pisum sativum
L. subsp.
sativum
var.
sativum
(862 active accession[s])
Pisum sativum
L. subsp.
transcaucasicum
Govorov
(19 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Pisum sativum
L. subsp.
tibetanicum
ined.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
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Citation
English
pea
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Italian
pisello
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Swedish
ärt
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
wan dou
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean
wandu
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:118.
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DISEASE
Powdery mildew observed
Powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe species : resistance/suspectible
Y - Powdery Mildew was observed on plants in this enviroment.
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
PI 664470 2012i SD
GROWTH
Plant Height, final
Plant height of a typical plant in centimeters from the ground to tip at maturity.
184
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Node Number to First Flower
A count from the second trifid bract as one, up to and including the first flowering node when 50% of the plants in a planting are flowering. Expressed as an average of five randomly chosen plants (in integers).
14
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MORPHOLOGY
Flower Color
Flower color
W - White
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Flowers per Peduncle
Maximum number of flowers per peduncle.
2
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Pod Length
Average length of pods from first reproductive node of five different plants at full pod stage recorded in centimeters. Expressed to one decimal place.
9.3
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Pod Width
Average width of pods from first reproductive node of five different largest pods (each from a different plant) measured at full pod stage recorded in centimeters. Expressed to one decimal place.
2.5
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MORPHOLOGY
Pod Color
Pod color, taken at first reproductive node at full pod stage.
G - Green
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Pod Shape
Pod shape measured at flat pod stage.
M - Mixed
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Pod Apex
Pod apex measured at flat pod stage.
P - Pointed
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Pod Type
Pod type taken at full pod stage on first reproductive node.
E - Flat or round edible
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Seeds per Pod
Fully develops on first reproductive node. Average number of seeds from five longest pods, each from five different plants. Expressed to one decimal place.
7
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Leaflet Morphology
Leaflet morphology
N - Normal
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Stipules
Stipules
L - Large
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Stem Fasciation
Stem fasciation
N - No
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Seed weight 100
Weight of 100 seeds in grams.
30
PEA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS
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MORPHOLOGY
Pod Wall Neoplasia
Pod wall Neoplasia
no - No pod wall neoplasia
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Pods per peduncle
Number of pods per peduncle if the same number occurs on several plants in the accession.
2
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
PI 664470 2012i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Pods per plant
Number of pods per plant averaged
9
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Axil pigmentation
Anthocyanin ring (pink to red) on stipule axil
N - No axil pigmentation on stipule axil
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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MORPHOLOGY
Stem basal branching
Number of basal branches at lower nodes of mature plant
2
PEA.2012.SHOUSE
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OTHER
Image/picture1
A picture or image
seed
PEA.IMAGE.2012.SEED
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