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Details for: PI 629110,
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai, RHODE ISLAND RED
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Top Name:
RHODE ISLAND RED
Origin:
Donated – Colorado, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
1961
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
10 count
PI 629110 01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Top Name:
RHODE ISLAND RED
Origin:
Donated – Colorado, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
1961
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Donated
1961.
Colorado, United States
Donor(s):
Hollar Seeds, Incorporated
Accession Names and Identifiers
RHODE ISLAND RED
Type: Unverified name
Narrative
flesh pink, relatively early, medium sized, 8-10 lbs. with striped oval fruit, firm rind, and good quality for a northern type.
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Genus:
Citrullus
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
10675
Place of publication:
Cat. sem. spor. hort. bot. Univ. Imp. Tokyo 30, no. 854. 1916 (l.c. 38. 1920), nom. cons.
Comment:
the basionym
Momordica lanata
Thunb. is conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (
Shenzhen ICN
Art. 14.9 & App. IV) against the heterotypic synonym (
Shenzhen ICN
Art. 14.4)
Citrullus battich
Forssk., nom. rej.
Verified:
03/13/2019
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var.
cordophanus
Fursa
(0 active accession[s])
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var.
lanatus
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Momordica lanata
Thunb.
Autonym(s)
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp.
lanatus
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Citrullus aedulis
Pangalo
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp.
vulgaris
(Schrad.) Fursa
Citrullus vulgaris
Schrad.
Citrullus vulgaris
Schrad. var.
vulgaris
Colocynthis citrullus
(L.) Kuntze
Cucurbita citrullus
L.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Afghan-melon
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
bastard-melon
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
dessert watermelon
1
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
English
watermelon
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French
melon d'eau
2
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Note:
uses for cultivated watermelon as
Citrullus lanatus
subsp.
lanatus
French
pastèque
2
Nuez, F. et al.
1993. Recolección de especies hortícolas en Ecuador. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 96:32.
Note:
adopts for cultivated watermelon as
Citrullus lanatus
subsp.
lanatus
German
Wassermelone
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1306.
Italian
anguria
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji
suika
2
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Portuguese
melancia
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
uses for cultivated watermelon as
Citrullus lanatus
subsp.
lanatus
Spanish
albudeca
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
uses for cultivated watermelon as
Citrullus lanatus
subsp.
lanatus
Spanish
sandía
2
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Swedish
vattenmelon
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
xi gua
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean
subag
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:90.
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Description:
cross between Dixie Queen and Honey Cream
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Phenotype Data
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Descriptor
Description
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Sample Size
Study
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Availability
DISEASE
Bacterial fruit blotch
Resistance to watermelon fruit blotch (
Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli
).
4 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible)
WATERMELON.BFB.2020
Not Available
DISEASE
Anthracnose race 1 Growth Chamber
Resistance to race 1 of
Colletotrichum lagenarium
evaluated in Growth Chamber
4 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible)
WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.GC.2019
Not Available
DISEASE
Anthracnose race 1 Green House
Resistance to race 1 of
Colletotrichum lagenarium
evaluated in Green House
2 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible)
WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.GH.2019
Not Available
DISEASE
Anthracnose race 1 Field
Resistance to race 1 of
Colletotrichum lagenarium
evaluated in Field Environment
3 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible)
WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.FIELD.2019
Not Available
DISEASE
Anthracnose race 2 Green House
Resistance to race 2 of
Colletotrichum lagenarium
evaluated in Green House
4 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible)
WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE2.GH.2019
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Background color
Fruit rind background color
1 - Light Green
WATERMELON.2001
PI 629110 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit color pattern
Color pattern of fruit rind
2 - Striped
WATERMELON.2001
PI 629110 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Flesh color
Color of ripe fruit flesh
1 - Red
WATERMELON.2001
PI 629110 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit diameter
Maximum fruit diameter in centimeters
23
WATERMELON.2001
PI 629110 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit length
Fruit length in centimeters
23
WATERMELON.2001
PI 629110 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit shape
General fruit shape
1 - Round
WATERMELON.2001
PI 629110 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Rind stripe color
Color of rind stripes
3 - Dark Green
WATERMELON.2001
PI 629110 01 SD
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Relative time of maturation
3 - (1 = Early Season, 8 = Late Season)
WATERMELON.2001
PI 629110 01 SD
PRODUCTION
Fruit weight
Fruit weight measured in kilograms
4.5
WATERMELON.2001
PI 629110 01 SD
QUALITY
Brix
Mass percent sucrose determined by a hand held refractometer
9.00
WATERMELON.2001
PI 629110 01 SD
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Seed - Image of seed
WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEED
PI 629110 01 SD