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Details for: W6 8309,
Medicago rigidula
(L.) All., 8180
Summary
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Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago rigidula
(L.) All.
Top Name:
8180
Origin:
Collected – Uzbekistan
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
04 Oct 1991
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Availability
Form
Quantity
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Seed
100 count
W6 8309 96i SD
Seed available for distribution is a limited resource. The quantity of seed distributed is hopefully sufficient to conduct the intended research. If additional seed is required, the recipient is urged to grow and reproduce the seed. Repeated requests for seed of the same accession will not be honored.
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago rigidula
(L.) All.
Top Name:
8180
Origin:
Collected – Uzbekistan
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
04 Oct 1991
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
06 June 1991.
Uzbekistan
Locality:
Southern aspect, rocky hillside pasture above reservoir 6km northeast of Angren near Chet-Suv. Associated with grasses and legumes
Coordinates:
41.0667, 70.2167
(Map it)
Elevation:
1200m.
Collector(s):
Maxted, Nigel, Univ. of Southampton - Dept. of Biology
Sperling, Calvin R., USDA, ARS
Donated
04 October 1991.
Maryland, United States
Donor(s):
Maxted, Nigel, Univ. of Southampton - Dept. of Biology
Sperling, Calvin R., USDA, ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
8180
Type: Collector identifier
918180
Type: Other or unclassified name
N. Maxted
W6 8309
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS
Narrative
Medicago rigidula
(L.) All.
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Spirocarpos
Subsection:
Pachyspireae
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
23668
Place of publication:
Fl. pedem. 1:316. 1785
Comment:
non
Medicago rigidula
auct. Asian (=
M. rigiduloides
E. Small)
Verified:
06/10/1987
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Medicago polymorpha
L. var.
rigidula
L.
Autonym(s)
Medicago rigidula
(L.) All. var.
rigidula
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago agrestis
Ten.
Medicago cinerascens
Jord.
Medicago gerardi
Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.
Medicago morisiana
Jord.
Medicago muricata
(L.) All.
Medicago polymorpha
L. var.
muricata
L.
Medicago rigidula
(L.) All. var.
agrestis
(Ten.) Burnat
Medicago rigidula
(L.) All. var.
cinerascens
(Jord.) Rouy
Medicago rigidula
(L.) All. var.
morisiana
(Jord.) Rouy
Medicago rigidula
(L.) All. var.
submitis
Boiss.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Tifton bur-clover
1
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English
Tifton medic
1
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Name
References
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Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
Small, E., B. Brooke, & E. J. Crawford.
1990. Intercontinental differentiation in Medicago rigidula. Canad. J. Bot. 68:2607-2613.
Note:
Shows a drawing of the 1-5 codes used for spine curvature.
Number of accessions cited:
311
Small, E., B. Brooke, & E. J. Crawford.
1990. Intercontinental differentiation in Medicago rigidula. Canad. J. Bot. 68:2607-2613.
Note:
Shows a picture of pollen shapes.
Number of accessions cited:
311
Small, E.
1990. Medicago rigiduloides, a new species segregated from M. rigidula. Canad. J. Bot. 68:2614-2617.
Note:
Shows a good drawing of a Medicago rigiduloides pod.
Number of accessions cited:
305
Pedigree
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
Winter vigor
Winter vigor
6 - (1 = HIGHEST, 9 = LOWEST)
MEDIC.WINTVIGOR.94.GRAVES
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Winter vigor
Winter vigor
6 - (1 = HIGHEST, 9 = LOWEST)
MEDIC.WINTVIGOR.96.GRAVES
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Growth habit
Plant growth habit
7 - (1 = ERECT, 9 = PROSTRATE)
MEDIC.GROWTHHAB.94.GRAVES
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Growth habit
Plant growth habit
7 - (1 = ERECT, 9 = PROSTRATE)
MEDIC.GROWTHHAB.96.GRAVES
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Seed weight 100
Weight of 100 seeds in grams.
0.64
MEDIC.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS
W6 8309 96i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Pollen Shape
Taxonomy based on pollen shape
CYL - Cylindrical-columnar shaped pollen - Medicago rigidula type
MEDIC.TAXONOMY.98.GROOSE
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Spine Curvature
Spine curvature according to Small et al., 1990
1 - No curves
3
MEDIC.SPINECURVE.98.GROOSE
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit coil number
Number of fruit coils per plant
5.50
5
MEDIC.COILS.98.GROOSE
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Days to flower
Days from seeding to first open flower
112
MEDIC.DAYSFLOWER.96.GRAVES
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Days to flower
Days from seeding to first open flower
139
MEDIC.DAYSFLOWER.94.GRAVES
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Biomass Among Species
Plant biomass among species
5 - (1 = HIGHEST, 9 = POOR)
MEDIC.BIOMASS.94.GRAVES
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Biomass Among Species
Plant biomass among species
5 - (1 = HIGHEST, 9 = POOR)
MEDIC.BIOMASS.96.GRAVES
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Visual pod production
Visual pod production
5 - (1 = HIGHEST, 9 = POOREST)
MEDIC.PODPRODUCT.96.GRAVES
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Visual pod production
Visual pod production
6 - (1 = HIGHEST, 9 = POOREST)
MEDIC.PODPRODUCT.94.GRAVES
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Grams of seed produced
Grams of seed produced
219
MEDIC.GRAMSPROD.96.GRAVES
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Grams of seed produced
Grams of seed produced
27
MEDIC.GRAMSPROD.94.GRAVES
W6 8309 94i SD
Not Available