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Details for: G 19678,
Allium cepa
L.
Summary
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Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Allium cepa
L.
Origin:
Collected – United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
07 Jan 1970
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Availability
This is historical information about this accession. It no longer exists and can not be requested.
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Allium cepa
L.
Origin:
Collected – United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
07 Jan 1970
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Source History
Collected
United States
Donated
26 February 1970.
Canada
Accession Names and Identifiers
G 19678
Type: Site identifier
Narrative
Allium cepa
L.
Genus:
Allium
Subgenus:
Cepa
Section:
Cepa
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:
Allioideae
Tribe:
Allieae
Nomen number:
2244
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:300. 1753
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358319
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
07/09/1997
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Allium cepa
L. var.
aggregatum
G. Don
(2 active accession[s])
Allium cepa
L. var.
cepa
(96 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Allium cumaria
Buch.-Ham., nom. inval.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
bulb onion
1
Havey, M. J.
1991. Phylogenetic relationships among cultivated
Allium
species from restriction enzyme analysis of the chloroplast genome. Theor. Appl. Genet. 81:752-757.
Note:
this study included five USDA accessions (PI 172703, PI 207456, PI 227346, PI 260793, and PI 293756); it found evidence of close affinity between
Allium cepa
and
A. fistulosum
English
common onion
1
Fritsch, R. M. & N. Friesen.
2002. Chapter 1. Evolution, domestication and taxonomy. In: Rabinowitch, H. D. & L. Currah, eds.,
Allium
crop science: recent advances 5-30.
Note:
recognizes three crop groups: Common onion group, Ever-ready onions and Aggregatum group
English
onion
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
shallot
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabic
basal
2
Boulos, L.
1999-. Flora of Egypt
Italian
cipolla
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Swedish
lök
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Korean
ogba
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:75.
Transcribed Korean
yangba
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:75.
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COMMENT
COMMENT1
GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE ACCESSION.
H-616. Harris.
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
COMMENT
COMMENT2
GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE DESCRIPTOR.
Standard cultivar included for
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
GROWTH
PLANT HEIGHT
PLANT HEIGHT IN CENTIMETERS
40
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
GROWTH
PLANT UNIFORMITY
PLANT UNIFORMITY IN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
5 - MEDIUM
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
GROWTH
PLANT VIGOR
PLANT VIGOR
6 - (1 = POOR, 9 = MOST)
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BULB DIAMETER
AVG DIAMETER (MM) OF 5-10 MATURE BULBS.
8.5
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BULB NECK DIAMETER
AVERAGE BULB NECK DIAMETER (MM) OF FIVE OR MORE BULBS.
2
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BULB ROOT SIZE
CODED DESCRIPTION OF AVG. ROOT DIAMETER.
5 - MEDIUM
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BULB SHAPE
CODED DESCRIPTION OF THE MATURE BULB SHAPE.
OV - OVAL
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BULB SKIN COLOR
SKIN COLOR OF THE MATURE BULBS.
RD - RED
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
AMOUNT OF BLOOM
AMOUNT OF BLOOM
6 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = HEAVY)
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BULB DEPTH
BULB DEPTH IN CENTIMETERS
9.5
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
NUMBER OF BROKEN LEAVES
NUMBER OF BROKEN LEAVES
2 - MODERATE (6-10)
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
NUMBER OF LEAVES
RELATIVE NUMBER OF LEAVES
2 - MODERATE (6-12)
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
NECK LENGTH
NECK LENGTH IN CENTIMETERS
3.5
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
NUMBER OF LOOSE SCALES
RELATIVE NUMBER OF LOOSE SCALES
5 - MEDIUM
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
MATURITY
RELATIVE TIME TO MATURITY
8 - (1 = VERY LATE, 9 = VERY EARLY)
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
PRODUCTION
BULB STORAGE LIFE
GENERAL DETERMINATION OF BULB STORAGE LIFE UNDER COOL STORAGE CONDITIONS.
8 - (1 = VERY SHORT, 9 = VERY LONG)
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available