Details for: PI 628784, Amaranthus cruentus L., RRC 1139


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus cruentus L.
Top Name:
RRC 1139
Origin:
Collected – Puebla, Mexico
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 628784 15ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus cruentus L.
Top Name:
RRC 1139
Origin:
Collected – Puebla, Mexico
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
PRE 01 September 1982.
Puebla, Mexico

Collector(s):
Donated
15 April 1986.
Pennsylvania, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
RRC 1139
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center

JMdC 13
Type: Collector identifier
Martin del Campo, Jorge INIFAP, CIFAP, Experimental Valle De Mexico

Ames 5638
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
Seeds are light tan, flowers red, leaves rufescent. The RRC class type is: unique. The plants are tall and basically unbranched with Mexican grain type flower heads. It matures mid-season and there was some lodging. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.
Amaranthus cruentus L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

70070
Place of publication:

Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1269. 1759
Verified:
02/04/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd.
Amaranthus flavus L.
Amaranthus paniculatus L.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAfrican-spinach  1Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949.
Englishblood amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishbush greens  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishcaterpillar amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
EnglishIndian-spinach  1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Englishpanicled amaranth  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishpurple amaranth  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishred amaranth  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishred shank  1Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
EnglishSudan-spinach  1Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949.
Englishwild amaranth  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Chineselao ya gu老鸦谷 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchamarante  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchamarante étalée  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchqueue de renard  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanRispenfuchsschwanz  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanrispiger Fuchsschwanz  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Portugueseamaranto  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Portuguesebredo  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Spanishachita  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishbledo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish (Mexico)quintonil  2Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 114-115.
Swedishblodamarant  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Herbarium specimen
  • USDA ARS NCRPIS. Located at NA. Identifier: Ames 5638. Inventory sample: PI 628784.
Citations
  • Blair M.W., J.M. Londoño, M.A. Buitrago-Bitar, X. Wu, & D.M. Brenner. 2023. Differentiation of Andean and Mesoamerican accessions in a proposed core collection of grain amaranths. Front. Plant Sci. 14:1144681. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1144681. Note: The accessions are not listed in the publication but were provided separately by the authors. Number of accessions cited: 203
  • Chan, K. F. & M. Sun. 1997. Genetic diversity and relationships detected by isozyme and RAPD analysis of crop and wild species of Amaranthus. Theor. Appl. Genet. 95:865-873. Note: Listed as Ames 5638 Number of accessions cited: 58
  • Costea, M., D. M. Brenner, F. J. Tardif, Y. F. Tan, & M. Sun. 2006. Delimitation of Amaranthus cruentus L. and Amaranthus caudatus L. using micromorphology and AFLP analysis: and application in germplasm identification. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 53:1625-1633. Note: RRC 1139, JMdC 13, Ames 5638 Number of accessions cited: 18
  • Kietlinski, K. D., F. Jimenez, E. N. Jellen, P. J. Maughan, S. M. Smith, & D. B. Pratt. 2014. Relationships between the weedy Amaranthus hybridus (Amaranthaceae) and the grain amaranths. Crop Sci. (Madison) 54:220-228. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2013.03.0173. Number of accessions cited: 52
  • Kysel, M., V. Stefunova, M. Bezo, & J. Ziarovska. 2018. The effect of microsatelitte core sequence in the differentiation of amaranthus cruentus genotypes. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. Food Sci. 7(6):607-610. DOI: 10.15414/jmbfs.2018.7.6.607-610. Note: entered as Ames 5638 Number of accessions cited: 18
  • Mallory, M. A., R. V. Hall, A. R. McNabb, D. B. Pratt, E. N. Jellen, & P. J. Maughan. 2008. Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for the grain amaranths. Crop Sci. (Madison) 48:1098-1106. Number of accessions cited: 34
  • Shinano, T., T. Watanabe, Q. Chu, & M. Osaki. 2014. Varietal difference in radiocesium uptake and transfer from radiocesium deposited soils in the genus Amaranthus. Soil Sci. Pl. Nutr. 60:809–817. DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2014.922035. Note: Listed as: RRC 1139 Number of accessions cited: 18
  • Stefunova, V., M. Bezo, J. Ziarovska, & K. Razna. 2015. Detection of the genetic variability of Amaranthus by RAPID and ISSR markers. Pakistan J. Bot. 47:1293-1301. Note: as Ames 5638 Number of accessions cited: 55
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALSEED STARCH TYPETHE PERCENT OF OPAQUE PERISPERM SEEDS, WHICH STAIN REDISH-BROWN WITH IODINE, OR OBSERVED THROUGH LIGHT COLORED SEED COATS. A LOW PERCENT OPAQUE INDICATES A HIGH PERCENT TRANSLUCENT. REFERENCE: OKUNO AND SAKAGUCHI 1982 HEREDITY 73:467.  AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
GENSTOCKMALE STERILITYMALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED115AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALLPI 628784 90nceo01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPLANT HEIGHTTHE HEIGHT OF ADULT PLANTS OR OF NON-FLOWERING PLANTS AT THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS FROM THE GROUND TO THE INFLORESCENCE TOP.15011AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPLANT HEIGHTTHE HEIGHT OF ADULT PLANTS OR OF NON-FLOWERING PLANTS AT THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS FROM THE GROUND TO THE INFLORESCENCE TOP.26510AMARANTH.AMES.FIELD2001PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPLANT HEIGHTTHE HEIGHT OF ADULT PLANTS OR OF NON-FLOWERING PLANTS AT THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS FROM THE GROUND TO THE INFLORESCENCE TOP.30036AMARANTH.AMES.2008.FIELD-HPI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED ABSCISIONABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR115AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALLPI 628784 90nceo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORRD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE10AMARANTH.AMES.FIELD2001PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORRD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)50AMARANTH.AMES.2009.WINTERPI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORRD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%) AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORRD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)115AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALLPI 628784 90nceo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.RD - ENTIRE LAMINA AMARANTHINE (PURPLE TO PINK) (100%)10AMARANTH.AMES.FIELD2001PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.RD - ENTIRE LAMINA AMARANTHINE (PURPLE TO PINK) (100%)50AMARANTH.AMES.2009.WINTERPI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.RD - ENTIRE LAMINA AMARANTHINE (PURPLE TO PINK) (100%)11AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.RD - ENTIRE LAMINA AMARANTHINE (PURPLE TO PINK) (100%)115AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALLPI 628784 90nceo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.RV - MARGIN AND VEIN PIGMENTED (100%)50AMARANTH.AMES.2009.WINTERPI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.XX - OTHER AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBRANCHING INDEXBRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)1 - NO BRANCHES10AMARANTH.AMES.FIELD2001PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORRED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORRED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE)10AMARANTH.AMES.FIELD2001PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORRED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) (100%)115AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALLPI 628784 90nceo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYINFLORESCENCE DENSITYINFLORESCENCE DENSITY (IPGRI SYSTEM)5 - INTERMEDIATE10AMARANTH.AMES.FIELD2001PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYMARBLED INFLORESCENCEINFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus).NONE - NOT PRESENT50AMARANTH.AMES.2009.WINTERPI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.UNIQ - UNIQUE AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)RD - DARK AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 61C, OR DARKER10AMARANTH.AMES.FIELD2001PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)RD - DARK AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 61C, OR DARKER (100%)11AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)RD - DARK AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 61C, OR DARKER (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALLPI 628784 90nceo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyWH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEEDLING COLORTHE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEEDLING WITH ANY STEM OR LEAF AMARANTHINE (RED COLORING) IN A GIVEN NUMBER OF EVALUATED SEEDLINGS. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE SEEDLINGS WITH AMARANTHINE FROM GREEN AND ORANGE SEEDLINGS. SCORE WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER GERM.100150AMARANTH.AMES.2009.WINTERPI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEEDLING COLORTHE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEEDLING WITH ANY STEM OR LEAF AMARANTHINE (RED COLORING) IN A GIVEN NUMBER OF EVALUATED SEEDLINGS. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE SEEDLINGS WITH AMARANTHINE FROM GREEN AND ORANGE SEEDLINGS. SCORE WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER GERM.100231AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALLPI 628784 90nceo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED SHAPESEED SHAPERB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEX TYPESEX TYPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)MIX - MONECIOUS WITH MALE AND FEMALE FLOWERS MIXED IN GLOMERULES10AMARANTH.AMES.FIELD2001PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTAXONOMIC VERACITYTaxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination.TYPI - TYPICAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIES10AMARANTH.AMES.FIELD2001PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTAXONOMIC VERACITYTaxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination.TYPI - TYPICAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIES AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALLPI 628784 90nceo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE1 - ERECT10AMARANTH.AMES.FIELD2001PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE1 - ERECT115AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALLPI 628784 90nceo01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITYTHE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.FULL - MORE THAN 90% OF THE PLANTS MATURED A HEALTHY SEED CROP36AMARANTH.AMES.2008.FIELD-HPI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITYTHE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.LATE - NO PLANTS MATURED SEED, THOUGH THE PLANTS WERE HEALTHY10AMARANTH.AMES.FIELD2001PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITYTHE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.LATE - NO PLANTS MATURED SEED, THOUGH THE PLANTS WERE HEALTHY11AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..05 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 628784 15ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..051 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 628784 87ncai02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..053 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 628784 87ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..06 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 628784 86ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..06 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 628784 90nceo01 SDNot Available