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Details for: PI 595392,
Melilotus albus
Medik., 'WILLAMETTE'
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melilotus albus
Medik.
Cultivar:
'WILLAMETTE'
Origin:
Developed – Oregon, United States
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
1978
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
100 count
PI 595392 03ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melilotus albus
Medik.
Cultivar:
'WILLAMETTE'
Origin:
Developed – Oregon, United States
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
1978
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Source History
Developed
1921.
Oregon, United States
Comment:
USDA, developed by 1937.
Developer(s):
Schoth, H., USDA-ARS
Donated
1978.
Maryland, United States
Donor(s):
USDA, ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
'WILLAMETTE'
Type: Cultivar name
'WILLAMETTE WHITE'
Type: Cultivar name
as cited by: Herman, in 1938
Schoth, H. USDA-ARS
NSL 5478
Type: Site identifier
FC 33203
Type: Other or unclassified name
USDA
Narrative
Resistant to Sclerotinia stem rot and crown rot. Selected in western Oregon for use there. Maturity and plant type similar to common white.
Melilotus albus
Medik.
Genus:
Melilotus
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
23989
Place of publication:
Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-öcon. Ges. 2:382. 1787
Comment:
most references list Desr. in Lam. (not Medikus) as author
Verified:
08/25/1989
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Melilotus albus
Medik. var.
albus
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotus officinalis
(L.) Lam. subsp.
albus
(Medik.) H. Ohashi & Tateishi
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotus albus
Medik. var.
annuus
H. S. Coe
Melilotus leucanthus
W. D. J. Koch ex DC.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Bokhara-clover
1
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
English
honey-clover
1
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English
white melilot
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
white sweet-clover
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabic
handaquq
2
Norton, J. et al.
2009.
Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
Arabic
nafal
2
Norton, J. et al.
2009.
Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
English (Canada)
white sweet-clover
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name
2
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145.
French
mélilot blanc
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)
mélilot blanc
Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel
2
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145.
German
Bokharaklee
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
weißer Steinklee
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian
meliloto bianco
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji
shirobana-shinagawa-hagi
2
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Portuguese
meliloto-branco
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
meliloto blanco
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish
vit sötväppling
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
bai hua cao mu xi
2
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Transcribed Korean
huinjeondongssari
2
Lee, Y. N.
1997. Flora of Korea.
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Citations
Hermann, W.
1938. Comparison of heights, yields, and leaf percentages of certain sweetclover varieties. Wash. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bul. 365
Number of accessions cited:
1
Luo, K., M. Z. Z. Jahufer, H. Zhao, R. Zhang, F. Wu, Z. Yan, J. Zhang, & Y. Wang.
2018. Genetic improvement of key agronomic traits in Melilotus albus. Crop Sci. (Madison) 58:285-294.
DOI:
10.2135/cropsci2017.08.0495
.
Number of accessions cited:
3
Pieters, A. J. & L. W. Kephart.
1937. Clover improvement. 1205
Note:
in USDA yearbook of ariculture, The work by H.A. Schoth at Oregon State Univ. probably refers to this cultivar.
Number of accessions cited:
1
Wheeler, W. A.
1950. Forage and Pasture Crops. D. van Nostrand Co. Inc. N.Y.
Note:
Has the year of development on page 343.
Number of accessions cited:
1
Pedigree
Description:
A strain of the common white type, selected in Oregon for disease resistance.
Smith, W. K. & H. J. Gorz.
1965. Sweetclover improvement. Advances Agron. 17:163-231.
Note:
San Diego, CA
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Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
HEIGHT OF FLOWERING PLANTS
Height (stem length)of flowering plants measured from the soil in cm, before lodging. Recorded after 50% of the plants have open flowers.
140
62
AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003
PI 595392 96ncfo01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
PLANT GROWTH HABIT
Plant growth habit evaluated when 50% of the plants have open flowers. The most useful data are from non-transplanted, field-grown, widely spaced plants.
8 - (1 = PROSTRATE, 9 = VERY ERECT)
62
AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003
PI 595392 96ncfo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
W - WHITE (100%)
62
AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003
PI 595392 96ncfo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PLANT SHAPE
The presence of a many-thin-stem trait that is desirable for forage. Reference: Kirk, L.E. 1931 Sci. Agr. 11:315-325.
STAND - Percent of standard type usually with 5 to 10 thick stems. (100%)
62
AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003
PI 595392 96ncfo01 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
DURATION
The length of time that the plants ordinarily live before flowering and death. The biennials require a cold treatment before flowering, while annuals do not.
BIE - percent biennial (100%)
62
AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003
PI 595392 96ncfo01 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
MATURITY DAY FOR HAY HARVEST
Maturity for hay forage harvest. For biennials, Julian day in the second year of growth when 50% of the plants have open flowers. For annuals, days after seeding when 50% of the plants have open flowers.
188
62
AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003
PI 595392 96ncfo01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
The weight in grams of 100 seeds.
.189
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 595392 96ncfo01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
The weight in grams of 100 seeds.
.21
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 595392 03ncai01 SD