Details for: PI 612889, Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa, 'DAWSON'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Cultivar:
'DAWSON'
Origin:
Developed – Nebraska, United States
Received by NPGS:
1967
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 612889 2000i SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Cultivar:
'DAWSON'
Origin:
Developed – Nebraska, United States
Received by NPGS:
1967
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
PRE 1967.
Nebraska, United States

Developer(s):
Donated
1967.
Nebraska, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'DAWSON'
Type: Cultivar name

REG NO 29
Type: Other or unclassified name
NSSL

NSL 54067
Type: Site identifier
Group: NSSL
National Seed Storage Laboratory (USA)
USDA ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Narrative
Flower colors are purple, blue, and variagated. Between Ranger and Vernal in winterhardiness, growth habit and recovery after cutting. Similar to Ranger in protein and carotene contents at 1/10 bloom stage. Adapted to regions where Ranger is grown. Higly resistant to pea aphids and spotted alfalfa aphids. Intermediate reaction to potato leafhopper and common leafspot diseases.
Medicago sativa L. subspp. sativa
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Medicago
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:

300359
Verified:
06/10/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Medicago sativa L. (19 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. tunetana Murb. (7 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang. (437 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh. (97 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. (453 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. var. falcata (L.) Döll (0 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. var. viscosa (Rchb.) Posp. (15 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. glomerata (Balb.) Rouy (12 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. var. sativa (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago agropyretorum Vassilcz.
Medicago asiatica Sinskaya
Medicago mesopotamica Vassilcz.
Medicago praesativa Sinskaya
Medicago rivularis Vassilcz.
Medicago sogdiana Vassilcz.
Medicago transoxana Vassilcz.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishalfalfa  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishlucerne  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishviolet-flower lucerne  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Frenchluzerne  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanblaue Luzerne  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanLuzerne  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Japanese Rōmajimurasaki-umagoyashi  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portugueseluzerna  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmielga  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishblålusern  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesezi mu xu  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 07 Jul 1998, from Medicago sativa L. to Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
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Citations
  • Viands, D. R. & L. R. Teuber. 1985. FALL DORMANCY OF ALFALFA IN TRANSPLANTED VS. DIRECT-SEEDED NURSERIES. Crop Sci. (Madison) 25(3):567-569. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1985.0011183X002500030033x. Number of accessions cited: 1
Pedigree
Description:
8-clone synthetic composed of 6 clones from North Central polycross progenies that trace to Baltic, Cossack, Kansas Common, Ladak, and Turkistan; and 2 clones from the parental strains of Ranger.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-29, ALFALFA. Issued: 01 Nov 1967.
  • Kehr, W. R. 1967. Crop Sci. (Madison) 7(6):680. Note: CV-29