Details for: PI 181898, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor, MN 2937

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor

Top Name:

MN 2937

Origin:

Collected – Syria

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

23 May 1949

PI Assigned:

1949

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

157
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Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	100 count		PI 181898 01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor

Top Name:

MN 2937

Origin:

Collected – Syria

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

23 May 1949

PI Assigned:

1949

Source History

Collected

Syria
Locality: Aleppo

Collector(s):

Eyer, C.O., Near East Foundation

Accession Names and Identifiers

MN 2937

Type: Institute identifier

Group: MN

Sweet Sorghum MN numbers from the Meridian, Mississippi collection.

Aleppo No. 16

Type: Collector identifier

Narrative

Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subspp. bicolor

Genus:

Sorghum

Section:

Sorghum

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Subtribe:

Sorghinae

Nomen number:

454806

Verified:

03/05/2008 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (4028 active accession[s])
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench nothosubsp. drummondii (Steud.) de Wet ex Davidse (88 active accession[s])
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. verticilliflorum (Steud.) de Wet ex Wiersema & J. Dahlb. (61 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Holcus bicolor L.

Autonym(s)
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. bicolor

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot.
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. subsp. sorghum
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. sorghum
Holcus sorghum L.
Holcus sorghum L. var. sorghum
Sorghum vulgare Pers.
Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. vulgare

Heterotypic Synonym(s)


Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. agricolarum Burkill ex C. Benson & C. K. Subba Rao
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. compactus Burkill ex C. Benson & C. K. Subba Rao
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. ehrenbergianus Körn.
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. hians Stapf
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. subvar. rubidus Burkill ex C. Benson & C. K. Subba Rao
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. caudatus Hack.
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. splendidus Hack.
Andropogon subglabrescens Steud.
Holcus cernuus Ard.
Holcus dochna Forssk.
Holcus durra Forssk.
Holcus saccharatus L.
Milium nigricans Ruiz & Pav.
Panicum caffrorum Retz., orth. var.
Sorghum basutorum Snowden
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. arduinii (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. subglobosum (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum caffrorum (Thunb.) P. Beauv., orth. var.
Sorghum caffrorum (Thunb.) P. Beauv., orth. var. var. brunneolum Snowden
Sorghum caffrorum (Thunb.) P. Beauv., orth. var. var. lasiorhachis (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum caudatum (Hack.) Stapf
Sorghum cernuum (Ard.) Host var. agricolarum (Burkill ex C. Benson & C. K. Subba Rao) Snowden
Sorghum cernuum (Ard.) Host var. orbiculatum Snowden
Sorghum cernuum (Ard.) Host
Sorghum conspicuum Snowden var. rubicundum Snowden
Sorghum coriaceum Snowden
Sorghum coriaceum Snowden var. subinvolutum Snowden
Sorghum dochna (Forssk.) Snowden
Sorghum dochna (Forssk.) Snowden var. technicum (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum durra (Forssk.) Stapf
Sorghum elegans (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum gambicum Snowden
Sorghum guineense Stapf
Sorghum melaleucum Stapf
Sorghum mellitum Snowden
Sorghum membranaceum Chiov.
Sorghum membranaceum Chiov. var. ehrenbergianum (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum miliiforme (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum nervosum Chiov.
Sorghum nervosum Besser ex Schult. & Schult. f.
Sorghum nigricans (Ruiz & Pav.) Snowden
Sorghum notabile Snowden
Sorghum roxburghii Stapf
Sorghum roxburghii Stapf var. hians (Stapf) Stapf
Sorghum saccharatum (L.) Moench
Sorghum splendidum (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum subglabrescens (Steud.) Schweinf. & Asch.
Sorghum subglabrescens (Steud.) Schweinf. & Asch. var. compactum (Burkill ex C. Benson & C. K. Subba Rao) Snowden
Sorghum subglabrescens (Steud.) Schweinf. & Asch. var. oviforme Snowden
Sorghum subglabrescens (Steud.) Schweinf. & Asch. var. rubidum (Burkill ex C. Benson & C. K. Subba Rao) Snowden
Sorghum technicum Batt. & Trab.
Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. caffrorum (Retz.) F. T. Hubb. & Rehder, orth. var.
Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. durra (Forssk.) F. T. Hubb. & Rehder
Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. roxburghii (Stapf) Haines
Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. saccharatum (L.) Boerl.
Sorghum conspicuum Snowden var. pilosum Snowden
Sorghum japonicum (Hack.) Roshev.
Sorghum conspicuum Snowden
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. miliiformis Hack.
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. technicum (Körn.) Stapf ex Holland
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. technicus Körn.
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. elegans Körn.
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. subglobosus Hack.
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. arduinii Körn.
Sorghum margaritiferum Stapf
Sorghum simulans Snowden
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. lasiorhachis Hack.
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. subvar. japonicus Hack.
Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. technicum (Körn.) Fiori & Paol.
Sorghum caffrorum (Thunb.) P. Beauv., orth. var. var. caffrorum
Sorghum cernuum (Ard.) Host var. cernuum
Sorghum conspicuum Snowden var. conspicuum
Sorghum coriaceum Snowden var. coriaceum
Sorghum dochna (Forssk.) Snowden var. dochna
Sorghum membranaceum Chiov. var. membranaceum
Sorghum roxburghii Stapf var. roxburghii
Sorghum subglabrescens (Steud.) Schweinf. & Asch. var. subglabrescens
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. saccharatum (L.) Mohlenbr.
Sorghum chinense Jakusch.
Sorghum afrorum (Thunb.) P. Beauv. var. afrorum
Sorghum afrorum (Thunb.) P. Beauv. var. brunneolum Snowden
Sorghum afrorum (Thunb.) P. Beauv. var. lasiorhachis (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum afrorum (Thunb.) P. Beauv.
Panicum afrorum Retz.
Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. afrorum (Retz.) F. T. Hubb. & Rehder

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	broomcorn		1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	durra		1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	feterita		1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	forage sorghum		1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	grain sorghum		1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	great millet		1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	Kaffir-corn	but this adjective is best avoided, as it is a derogatory term	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	milo		1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	shallu		1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	sorghum		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	sweet sorghum		1	El Bassam, N. 1998. Energy plant species.
Ethiopia	bachanta		2	CIAT/FAO collaboration on tropical forages. 2005. Grassland species profiles Note: computer optical disk
French	gros mil		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	sorgho		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	gewöhnliche Mohrenhirse		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
German	nickende Mohrenhirse	as Sorghum cernuum	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
German	Zuckerhirse	as Sorghum dochna	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
India	jowar		2	CIAT/FAO collaboration on tropical forages. 2005. Grassland species profiles Note: computer optical disk
Italian	sorgo		2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji	morokoshi		2	Batra, L. R. 1995. Names of Japanese plants sorted by their Japanese names in Romanized Katakana and scientific nomenclature
Portuguese	sorgo		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	daza		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	sorgo		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	durra		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	gao liang		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean	susu		2	Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:131.

Annotations

Nomenclature Name Change: 06 Mar 2008, from Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench to Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory	Availability
CHEMICAL	Starch	Starch percentage	61.34	Excel Spreadsheet or as an HTML webpage. ">SORGHUM.PHOTOPERIOD.CHEMICAL.NUTRITIONAL	PI 181898 01 SD
CHEMICAL	Fat	Fat percentage	4.06	Excel Spreadsheet or as an HTML webpage. ">SORGHUM.PHOTOPERIOD.CHEMICAL.NUTRITIONAL	PI 181898 01 SD
CHEMICAL	Crude Protein	Crude protein percentage	16.55	Excel Spreadsheet or as an HTML webpage. ">SORGHUM.PHOTOPERIOD.CHEMICAL.NUTRITIONAL	PI 181898 01 SD
CHEMICAL	Acid Detergent Fiber	Acid Detergent Fiber percentage	8.66	Excel Spreadsheet or as an HTML webpage. ">SORGHUM.PHOTOPERIOD.CHEMICAL.NUTRITIONAL	PI 181898 01 SD
CHEMICAL	Phosphorous	Phosphorous percentage	0.51	Excel Spreadsheet or as an HTML webpage. ">SORGHUM.PHOTOPERIOD.CHEMICAL.NUTRITIONAL	PI 181898 01 SD
CHEMICAL	Brix	Brix measurement	10.3	SORGHUM.BRIX.ISABELA.2016		Not Available
CHEMICAL	Brix	Brix measurement	8.15	SORGHUM.BRIX		Not Available
CHEMICAL	Sucrose	Sucrose percentage	2.27	SORGHUM.SUCROSE		Not Available
CHEMICAL	Dry Matter Digestibility	12-hour in vitro Dry Matter Digestibility	0.153	Excel Spreadsheet or as an HTML webpage. ">SORGHUM.PHOTOPERIOD.CHEMICAL.NUTRITIONAL	PI 181898 01 SD
COMMENT	Desirability Rating	Overall plant desirability (1.0 = Excellent, 5.0 = Poor)	3.2	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
DISEASE	Anthracnose	Incidence of Anthracnose (Colletotrichum graminicola)	1.5 - (1.0 = Resistant, 5.0 = Susceptible)	S9.SORGHUM	PI 181898 or SD	Not Available
DISEASE	Anthracnose	Incidence of Anthracnose (Colletotrichum graminicola)	3.0 - (1.0 = Resistant, 5.0 = Susceptible)	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
DISEASE	Gray Leafspot	Resistance to Gray Leafspot (Cercospora sorghi ELL. & EX.)	4 - 31 - 40 % Affected	S9.SORGHUM	PI 181898 or SD	Not Available
DISEASE	Leafblight	Resistance to Leafblight (Helminthosporium turcicum)	1 - Resistant (1 - 10 % Affected)	S9.SORGHUM	PI 181898 or SD	Not Available
DISEASE	Rust	Incidence of rust (Puccinia purpurea)	5.0 - Susceptible	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
DISEASE	Downy Mildew	Response of Sorghum Downy Mildew (SDM) to the causal pathogen Peronosclerospora sorghi, pathotype 3 (P3), metalaxyl-resistant population.	N - No Sorghum Downy Mildew (SDM) reading possible	SORGHUM.DOWNYMILDEW.ODVODY.2003		Not Available
GROWTH	Plant Height	Plant height in centimeters to top of head, measured at 50% flowering	280	S9.SORGHUM	PI 181898 or SD	Not Available
GROWTH	Plant Height	Plant height in centimeters to top of head, measured at 50% flowering	290	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
GROWTH	Height Uniformity	Height uniformity of plant	1.0 - Very uniform	S9.SORGHUM	PI 181898 or SD	Not Available
GROWTH	Height Uniformity	Height uniformity of plant	1.0 - Very uniform	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
GROWTH	Vigor	Seedling vigor	7 - (1 = Excellent, 9 = Poor)	SORGHUM.INSENSITIVE.VIGOR.2002		Not Available
INSECT	Greenbug Biotype-E	Resistance to Greenbug Biotype E	9 - Susceptible (death of the plant)	SORGHUM.GREENBUG		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Stalk Juiciness	Juicy/Dry Midrib	2 - Intermediate	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Color	Phenotypic seed color (does not involve glumes)	4 - Brown	S9.SORGHUM	PI 181898 or SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Color	Phenotypic seed color (does not involve glumes)	4 - Brown	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Mid-Rib Color	Leaf midrib color	1 - Colorless	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Lodging	Percentage of standing plants	2 - 66 - 99 Percent	S9.SORGHUM	PI 181898 or SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Awns	Type of awns at maturity	1 - Long	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Awns	Type of awns at maturity	4 - None	S9.SORGHUM	PI 181898 or SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Type	Form of the seed	1 - Single	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Basil Tiller	Number of basal tillers per plant	0	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Branch Angle	Panicle branch angle	2 - Drooping	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Endosperm Color	Color of the endosperm	1 - White	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Endosperm Texture	Texture of the endosperm	2 - Almost corneous	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Endosperm Type	Type of endosperm	1 - Non-waxy	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Glume Color	Color of the glume	2 - Red	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Glume Pubescence	Glume pubescence	1 - Yes	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Amount of Kernel Covered	Amount of kernel covered by the glumes	5 - Kernel fully covered	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Plumpness	Plumpness of the kernel	2 - Dimple	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Kernel Shape	Shape of the kernel	2 - Oval	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Mesocarp	Mesocarp	2 - Thin	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Nodal Tiller	Nodal tillering	1 - Yes	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Panicle Length	Length of panicle in centimeters	37	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Shattering	Seed shattering	1 - Non	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Sprouting Tendency	Seed sprouting tendency	2 - No	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Stalk Waxiness	Waxiness of the stem	1 - Bloom	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Testa	Testa	1 - Yes	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Transverse Wrinkle	Transverse wrinkle	2 - No	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Inflorescence Exsertion	Inflorescence exsertion measured in centimeters	10	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Panicle Compactness	Compactness of the panicle	3 - Semi-loose	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Panicle Compactness	Compactness of the panicle	4 - Loose	S9.SORGHUM	PI 181898 or SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Panicle Erectness	Panicle erectness	1 - Erect	S9.SORGHUM	PI 181898 or SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Panicle Erectness	Panicle erectness	1 - Erect	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Plant Color	Plant color at harvest	2 - Red	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Panicle Shape	Shape of the panicle	5 - Broomcorn	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
PHENOLOGY	Flowering Rating	Flowering rating taken 65 days after planting and approximately 90 days after planting	3 - Medium (60-70 days)	SORGHUM.PHOTOPERIOD.2000		Not Available
PRODUCTION	Plant Use	Primary plant usage	3 - Broomcorn	S9.SORGHUM	PI 181898 or SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	Yield Potential	Yield potential (1 = High, 5 = Low)	3.5	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
PRODUCTION	SEED WEIGHT	Weight of 100 seeds recorded in grams	1.408	SORGHUM.WEIGHTS	PI 181898 01 SD
QUALITY	Grain Weathering	Grain weathering	2 - Good	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
QUALITY	Total Digestible Nutrients	Total digestable nutrients percentage	78.89	Excel Spreadsheet or as an HTML webpage. ">SORGHUM.PHOTOPERIOD.CHEMICAL.NUTRITIONAL	PI 181898 01 SD
QUALITY	Metabolizable Energy	Metabolizable energy for swine expressed in Mcal/cwt	148.2	Excel Spreadsheet or as an HTML webpage. ">SORGHUM.PHOTOPERIOD.CHEMICAL.NUTRITIONAL	PI 181898 01 SD
QUALITY	Net Energy for Gain	Net Energy for gain (cattle) expressed in Mcal/cwt	57.27	Excel Spreadsheet or as an HTML webpage. ">SORGHUM.PHOTOPERIOD.CHEMICAL.NUTRITIONAL	PI 181898 01 SD
QUALITY	Net Energy for Lactation	Net Energy for lactation (cattle) epxressed in Mcal/cwt	88.23	Excel Spreadsheet or as an HTML webpage. ">SORGHUM.PHOTOPERIOD.CHEMICAL.NUTRITIONAL	PI 181898 01 SD
QUALITY	Net Energy for Maintenance	Net Energy for maintenance (cattle) expressed in Mcal/cwt	86.59	Excel Spreadsheet or as an HTML webpage. ">SORGHUM.PHOTOPERIOD.CHEMICAL.NUTRITIONAL	PI 181898 01 SD
TAXONOMIC	Working Group	The working group (Murty & Govil) of sorghum for the accession	09 - Nervosum-broomcorn	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD
TAXONOMIC	Race	Race (Harlan & de Wet, 1972)	01 - Bicolor	SORGHUM.MAYAGUEZ.1993	PI 181898 01 SD