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Details for: PI 174812,
Benincasa fistulosa
(Stocks) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner, Tinda
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Benincasa fistulosa
(Stocks) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner
Top Name:
Tinda
Origin:
Collected – Uttar Pradesh, India
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
16 Feb 1949
PI Assigned:
1949
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
157
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Seed
10 count
PI 174812 CR02 SD
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(1
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Benincasa fistulosa
(Stocks) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner
Top Name:
Tinda
Origin:
Collected – Uttar Pradesh, India
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
16 Feb 1949
PI Assigned:
1949
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
31 August 1948.
Uttar Pradesh, India
Locality:
Dehra Dun
Collector(s):
Koelz, W.N., Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils & Agricultural Engineering
Accession Names and Identifiers
Tinda
Type: Unverified name
9912
Type: Collector identifier
Narrative
An esteemed vegetable when young and tender
Benincasa fistulosa
(Stocks) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner
Genus:
Benincasa
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
463034
Place of publication:
Taxon 60:133. 2011
Verified:
04/28/2011
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Citrullus fistulosus
Stocks
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Citrullus vulgaris
Schrad. var.
fistulosus
(Stocks) J. L. Stewart
Praecitrullus fistulosus
(Stocks) Pangalo
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
round gourd
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
1
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Note:
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
English
round-melon
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
1
Sujatha, V. S. & V. S. Seshadri.
1989. Taxonomic position of round melon (
Praecitrullus fistulosus
). Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 12:86-87.
Note:
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
English
squash-melon
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
1
Chakravarty, H. L.
1990. Cucurbits of India and their role in the development of vegetable crops. In: Bates, D. M. et al., Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 331.
Note:
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
French
tinda
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Note:
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
India
dilpasand
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
2
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Note:
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
India (Hindi)
tinda
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
2
Sujatha, V. S. & V. S. Seshadri.
1989. Taxonomic position of round melon (
Praecitrullus fistulosus
). Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 12:86-87.
Note:
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
Swedish
tindamelon
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Name
References
Annotations
Nomenclature Name Change:
28 Apr 2011, from
Praecitrullus fistulosus
(Stocks) Pangalo to
Benincasa fistulosa
(Stocks) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner
Taxonomic Re-Identification:
02 Sep 1987, from
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai to
Praecitrullus fistulosus
(Stocks) Pangalo
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Descriptor
Description
Value
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Study
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DISEASE
Anthracnose race 2
Reaction to
Colletotrichium lagenarium
race 2 (Winstead et al Plant Disease Reporter 43:570-577. 1959)
9 - Susceptible
S9.WATERMELON
PI 174812 01 SD
Not Available
DISEASE
Seed blight
Resistance to Seedling Blight (
Pseudomonas pseudoalkaligenes ssp. citrulli
).
9 - Susceptible
S9.WATERMELON
PI 174812 01 SD
Not Available
DISEASE
Gummy stem blight (Sowell)
Resistance to Gummy Stem Blight (
Mycosphaerella citrullina
). Reported by Sowell & Pointer, Plant Disease Reporter 46:883-885. 1962. 59:413-415. 1975.
9 - Susceptible
S9.WATERMELON
PI 174812 01 SD
Not Available
DISEASE
Bacterial fruit blotch
Resistance to watermelon fruit blotch (
Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli
).
9 - Susceptible (large lesions on cotyledon and first true leaf, or dead plant)
WATERMELON.BFB.1997
Not Available
DISEASE
POWDERY MILDEW RACE 2
Resistance to powdery mildew (
Sphaerotheca fuliginea
(Schlechtend.:Fr.) Race 2 Pollacci isolate)
3 - Susceptible (disease index 6.1 to 9.0)
WATERMELON.POWDERYMILDEW.THOMAS.2005
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Background color
Fruit rind background color
4 - White
S9.WATERMELON
PI 174812 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit color pattern
Color pattern of fruit rind
1 - Solid
S9.WATERMELON
PI 174812 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit diameter
Maximum fruit diameter in centimeters
10
S9.WATERMELON
PI 174812 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit length
Fruit length in centimeters
8
S9.WATERMELON
PI 174812 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit shape
General fruit shape
2 - Oblate
S9.WATERMELON
PI 174812 01 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Relative time of maturation
1 - Early Season
S9.WATERMELON
PI 174812 01 SD
Not Available
SUBSET
Core subset
A flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subset
Y - Yes, accession is part of the core subset
WATERMELON.CORE
Not Available
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Seed - Image of seed
WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEED
PI 174812 or SD
Not Available