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Details for: PI 595395,
Melilotus suaveolens
Ledeb., 'GOLDEN ANNUAL'
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melilotus suaveolens
Ledeb.
Cultivar:
'GOLDEN ANNUAL'
Origin:
Developed – Iowa, United States
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction 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
100 count
PI 595395 06ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melilotus suaveolens
Ledeb.
Cultivar:
'GOLDEN ANNUAL'
Origin:
Developed – Iowa, United States
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
1961
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Developed
1934.
Iowa, United States
Comment:
First places on the market in 1939 by the Michael-Leonard Seed Company.
Developer(s):
Hughes, H.D., Iowa State University
Donated
1961.
Maryland, United States
Donor(s):
USDA, ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
'GOLDEN ANNUAL'
Type: Cultivar name
NSL 5486
Type: Site identifier
FC 32578
Type: Other or unclassified name
USDA
Narrative
An annual variety with a growth form similar to the variety Hubam. Annual is dominant to biennial in crosses.
Melilotus suaveolens
Ledeb.
Genus:
Melilotus
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
24019
Place of publication:
Indic. sem. hort. dorpat. 1824(suppl. 2):5. 1824
Verified:
06/15/1987
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Daghestan sweet-clover
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
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Citations
Di, H., Z. Duan, K. Luo, D. Zhang, F. Wu, J. Zhang, W. Liu, & Y. Wang.
2015. Interspecific phylogenic relationships within genus Melilotus based on nuclear and chloroplast DNA. PLoS One 10(7):e0132596.
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0132596
.
Number of accessions cited:
48
Johnson, I. J.
1942. Cross fertility relationships of "Golden Annual" sweet clover with common species of Melilotus. J. Amer. Soc. Agron. 34:259-262.
Number of accessions cited:
2
Wu, F., J. Ma, Y. Meng, D. Zhang, B. P. Muvunyi, K. Luo, H. Di, W. Guo, Y. Wang, B. Feng & J. Zhang.
2017. Potential DNA barcodes for
Melilotus
species based on five single loci and their combinations. PLoS One 12(9):e0182693.
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0182693
.
Number of accessions cited:
50
Zhang, H., F. Wu, W. Guo, R. Bai, Z. Yan, B. P. Muvunyi, Q. Yan, Y. Zhang, X. Yi & J. Zhang.
2017. Genetic variation and diversity in 199
Melilotus
accessions based on a combination of 5 DNA sequences. PLoS One 13(3):e0194172.
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0194172
.
Number of accessions cited:
48
Pedigree
Date released:
1939
Description:
Obtained from Mongolia, China through the USDA, Division of Forage Crops. Selected for early flowerin and for vigor by Dr. S.N. Smith and Prof. H.D. Hughes in Iowa. Decended from a single plant.
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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.
120
109
AMA.MEL.FIELD.2006
PI 595395 96ncfo01 SD
Not Available
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.
95
37
AMARANTH.AMES.2022.FIELD
PI 595395 06ncai01 SD
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.
5 - MEDIUM
109
AMA.MEL.FIELD.2006
PI 595395 96ncfo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
Y - YELLOW
109
AMA.MEL.FIELD.2006
PI 595395 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%)
109
AMA.MEL.FIELD.2006
PI 595395 96ncfo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEEDLING COLOR
The percentage of seedlings with stem or leaf red coloring in a given sample size. Faint indistinct coloring can be recorded as intermediate green and explained in the comment field.
100
109
AMA.MEL.GREENHOUSE.2006
PI 595395 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%)
109
AMA.MEL.FIELD.2006
PI 595395 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.
186
109
AMA.MEL.FIELD.2006
PI 595395 96ncfo01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
The weight in grams of 100 seeds.
.158
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 595395 96ncfo01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
The weight in grams of 100 seeds.
.18
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 595395 06ncai01 SD