Details for: PI 246356, Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa, 'FRANCONIAN'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Cultivar:
'FRANCONIAN'
Origin:
Donated – Germany
Received by NPGS:
03 Mar 1958
PI Assigned:
1958
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 246356 90i SD
Seed available for distribution is a limited resource. The quantity of seed distributed is hopefully sufficient to conduct the intended research. If additional seed is required, the recipient is urged to grow and reproduce the seed. Repeated requests for seed of the same accession will not be honored.
  
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Cultivar:
'FRANCONIAN'
Origin:
Donated – Germany
Received by NPGS:
03 Mar 1958
PI Assigned:
1958
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Donated
03 March 1958.
Germany

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'FRANCONIAN'
Type: Cultivar name
'Franconian' is a synonym of 'Altfrankische' (USDA Forage Research Unit, Cultivar Index File, circa 1940-1970s, Beltsville, MD).

G 13642
Type: Site identifier
Group: GENEVA
Ids used by the North Eastern Plant Intro. Station; N. Y.
Northeast Regional PI Station

Narrative
This PI was used as a parent to develop 'NL-83-1'. Also studied in:Norwood, B. L., R. S. Van Denburgh, C. H. Hanson, and C. C. Blickenstaff. 1967. Factors affecting resistance offield planted alfalfa clones to alfalfa weevil. Crop Science 7:96-99.
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
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 14 Feb 1994, from Medicago sativa L. to Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
INSECTPotato LeafhopperPercent of plant foliage yellowed by Potato Leafhopper (Empoasca fabae).5.9 ALFALFA.POTLEAFHOP.94.BYERSPI 246356 90i SD
INSECTClover Root curculioPercent of plants resistant to Clover Root Curculio (Sitonia hispidulus).165ALFALFA.ROOTCURC.95.BYERSPI 246356 90i SD
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.22 ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 246356 90i SD
PRODUCTIONSeed productivitySeed productivity. coded 1-9.5 - (1 = HIGH, 9 = LOW) ALFALFA.SEEDPROD.90.PEADENPI 246356 90i SD
STRESSAcid soil toleranceRatio of root dry weight below 1 inch in acid soil to root dry weight below 1 inch in lime soil. Data is compared to an acid tolerant check.0.85 ALFALFA.ACIDSOIL.93.BOUTONPI 246356 90i SD