Details for: PI 263959, Trifolium pratense L., 'MERKUR'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Trifolium pratense L.
Cultivar:
'MERKUR'
Origin:
Developed – Sweden
Received by NPGS:
10 Mar 1960
PI Assigned:
1960
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed100 countPI 263959 60UO21 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:
Trifolium pratense L.
Cultivar:
'MERKUR'
Origin:
Developed – Sweden
Received by NPGS:
10 Mar 1960
PI Assigned:
1960
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
01 January 1937.
Sweden
Comment: Variety developed by Svalof Breeding Company in 1937.
Donated
10 March 1960.
Canada
Comment: Swedish variety donated to U.S. by a Canadian company. Passport data does not indicate if seed lot originated from Sweden or had been increased in Canada prior to being donated to the U.S.
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'MERKUR'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
Trifolium pratense L.
Genus:
Trifolium
Subgenus:
Trifolium
Section:
Trifolium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:

300623
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:768. 1753
Verified:
03/23/2007 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Trifolium pratense L. var. americanum Harz (0 active accession[s])
Trifolium pratense L. var. pratense (1 active accession[s])
Trifolium pratense L. var. sativum Schreb. (2 active accession[s])
Trifolium pratense L. var. villosum DC. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Trifolium pratense L. var. perenne Buckman

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishChilean clover  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishcowgrass clover  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishmammoth red clover  11998. Federal Seed Act and Regulations, Agricultural and Vegetable Kind Lists, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch.
Englishmedium red clover  11998. Federal Seed Act and Regulations, Agricultural and Vegetable Kind Lists, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch.
Englishpeavine clover  1Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Englishpurple clover  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishred clover  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchtrèfle des prés  2Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
Frenchtrèfle rouge  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchtrèfle violet  2Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
GermanRotklee  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italiantrifoglio pratense  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Italiantrifoglio violetta  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajiaka-tsumekusa  2Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Japanese Rōmajimurasaki-tsumekusa  2Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Portuguesetrevo-dos-prados  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesetrevo-violeta  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishtrébol común  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishtrébol rojo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishtrébol violeta  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishrödklöver  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesehong che zhou cao  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Koreanbulgeuntokkipul  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:132.
Transliterated Russianklever krasnyj  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
DISEASEPowdery MildewA ratio of the number of plants showing symptoms to the total number of plants in the sample. Format: nn/TT.5 - SUSCEPTIBLE CLOVER.MILDEW.NE9PI 263959 60UO1 SDNot Available
GROWTHGROWTH HABITGROWTH HABIT (1 = PROSTRATE, 9 = VERY ERECT)4 CLOVER.1965.NE9PI 263959 65GI SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant heightPlant height in centimeters25 CLOVER.1965.NE9PI 263959 65GI SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant widthPlant width in centimeters46 CLOVER.1965.NE9PI 263959 65GI SDNot Available
GROWTHUniformityPlant uniformity for growth and development within accession taken at 50% flowering.4 - (1 = Most uniform, 9 = Least uniform) CLOVER.1965.NE9PI 263959 65GI SDNot Available
GROWTHVigorPlant vigor (coded).5 - MEDIUM CLOVER.1965.NE9PI 263959 65GI SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeafinessLeafiness (coded) (1 = MOST, 9 = FEW)1 CLOVER.1965.NE9PI 263959 65GI SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFMC stemsFMC stems (coded)5 - MEDIUM CLOVER.1965.NE9PI 263959 65GI SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYNumber of stemsRelative number of stems (coded)9 - FEW CLOVER.1965.NE9PI 263959 65GI SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturity (Time to Mature)Relative time of maturity (coded).1 - very late CLOVER.1965.NE9PI 263959 65GI SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFall recoveryFall recovery (coded)6 - (1 = MUCH GROWTH, 9 = LITTLE) CLOVER.1965.NE9PI 263959 65GI SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONSpring recoverySpring recovery (coded)6 - (1 = MUCH GROWTH, 9 = LITTLE) CLOVER.1965.NE9PI 263959 65GI SDNot Available
STRESSWinter hardinessWinter hardiness (coded)4 - (1 = ALL PLANTS FROST HARDY, 9 = ALL PLANTS KILLED) CLOVER.1965.NE9PI 263959 65GI SDNot Available