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Details for: PI 601639,
Eragrostis tef
(Zuccagni) Trotter, 'DESSIE'
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Eragrostis tef
(Zuccagni) Trotter
Cultivar:
'DESSIE'
Origin:
Developed – United States
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
100 count
PI 601639 2017o SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Eragrostis tef
(Zuccagni) Trotter
Cultivar:
'DESSIE'
Origin:
Developed – United States
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Developed
PRE 1989.
United States
Developer(s):
Maskal Forages, Inc.
Donated
1989.
United States
Donor(s):
Maskal Forages, Inc.
Accession Names and Identifiers
'DESSIE'
Type: Cultivar name
Narrative
Eragrostis tef
(Zuccagni) Trotter
Genus:
Eragrostis
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Eragrostidinae
Nomen number:
15320
Place of publication:
Boll. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1918:62. 1918
Verified:
05/07/1992
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Poa tef
Zuccagni
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Eragrostis abyssinica
(Jacq.) Link
Poa abyssinica
Jacq.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
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Citation
English
Abyssinian love grass
1
Veldkamp, J. F.
2002. Revision of
Eragrostis
(Gramineae, Chloridoideae) in Malesia. Blumea 47:186.
English
tef
1
Ketema, S.
1997. Tef.
Eragrostis tef
(Zucc.) Trotter. In: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops. 12:1-52.
English
teff
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
teff grass
1
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Amharic
taf
2
National Research Council.
1996. 12. Tef. Lost crops of Africa. 1:215-235.
Amharic
t'ef
2
National Research Council.
1996. 12. Tef. Lost crops of Africa. 1:215-235.
Amharic
teff
2
National Research Council.
1996. 12. Tef. Lost crops of Africa. 1:215-235.
French
mil éthiopien
2
National Research Council.
1996. 12. Tef. Lost crops of Africa. 1:215-235.
Oromo
tafi
2
National Research Council.
1996. 12. Tef. Lost crops of Africa. 1:215-235.
Swedish
teff
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP
8900033
Variety: Dessie
Taxonomy:
Eragrostis tef
(Zuccagni) Trotter
Experimental name/synonym: N/A
Crop: TEFF
Applicant: The Teff Company
Date filed: 11/21/1988
Date issued: 11/29/1996
Status: Certificate Expired
Status date: 11/29/2016
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