Details for: PI 268359, Allium cepa L., No. 206


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Allium cepa L.
Top Name:
No. 206
Origin:
Collected – Afghanistan
Received by NPGS:
07 Oct 1960
PI Assigned:
1960
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed75 countPI 268359 83GI SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Allium cepa L.
Top Name:
No. 206
Origin:
Collected – Afghanistan
Received by NPGS:
07 Oct 1960
PI Assigned:
1960
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Source History
Collected
01 January 1960.
Afghanistan
Locality: Collected 20 km. northwest of Kabul.

Collector(s):
Donated
07 October 1960.
Maryland, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
No. 206
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Allium cepa L.
Genus:
Allium
Subgenus:
Cepa
Section:
Cepa
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:
Allioideae
Tribe:
Allieae
Nomen number:

2244
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:300. 1753
Verified:
07/09/1997 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Allium cepa L. var. aggregatum G. Don (2 active accession[s])
Allium cepa L. var. cepa (96 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Allium cumaria Buch.-Ham., nom. inval.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbulb onion  1Havey, M. J. 1991. Phylogenetic relationships among cultivated Allium species from restriction enzyme analysis of the chloroplast genome. Theor. Appl. Genet. 81:752-757. Note: this study included five USDA accessions (PI 172703, PI 207456, PI 227346, PI 260793, and PI 293756); it found evidence of close affinity between Allium cepa and A. fistulosum
Englishcommon onion  1Fritsch, R. M. & N. Friesen. 2002. Chapter 1. Evolution, domestication and taxonomy. In: Rabinowitch, H. D. & L. Currah, eds., Allium crop science: recent advances 5-30. Note: recognizes three crop groups: Common onion group, Ever-ready onions and Aggregatum group
Englishonion  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishshallot  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabicbasal  2Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
Italiancipolla  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Swedishlök  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreanogba  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:75.
Transcribed Koreanyangba  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:75.
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
COMMENTCOMMENT1GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE ACCESSION.Collected from area 20 km. nor NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
DISEASEFUSARIUM BASAL ROTRESISTANCE TO FUARIUM BASAL ROT (FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM)3 - SEGREGATING ONION.BASALROT.88 Not Available
DISEASEPINK ROOTRESISTANCE TO PINK ROOT (PYREROCHAETA TERRESTRIS)1 - SUSCEPTIBLE ONION.PINKROOT.88 Not Available
GROWTHPLANT HEIGHTPLANT HEIGHT IN CENTIMETERS39 NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
GROWTHPLANT UNIFORMITYPLANT UNIFORMITY IN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT7 - (1 = POOR, 9 = VERY UNIFORM) NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
GROWTHPLANT VIGORPLANT VIGOR4 - (1 = POOR, 9 = MOST) NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLEAF COLORLeaf color recorded on fully developed plants at flowering stage3 - MEDIUM GREEN NE9.ALLIUM.18 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLEAF BLOOM-NE9Presence or absence of epicuticular waxes in onion1 - PRESENT NE9.ALLIUM.18 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB DIAMETERAVG DIAMETER (MM) OF 5-10 MATURE BULBS.7.5 NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB NECK DIAMETERAVERAGE BULB NECK DIAMETER (MM) OF FIVE OR MORE BULBS.1.1 NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB ROOT SIZECODED DESCRIPTION OF AVG. ROOT DIAMETER.7 - COARSE NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB SHAPECODED DESCRIPTION OF THE MATURE BULB SHAPE.FL - FLAT NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB SKIN COLORSKIN COLOR OF THE MATURE BULBS.RD - RED NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYAMOUNT OF BLOOMAMOUNT OF BLOOM4 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = HEAVY) NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB DEPTHBULB DEPTH IN CENTIMETERS5.5 NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNUMBER OF BROKEN LEAVESNUMBER OF BROKEN LEAVES1 - FEW (1-5) NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNUMBER OF LEAVESRELATIVE NUMBER OF LEAVES2 - MODERATE (6-12) NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNECK LENGTHNECK LENGTH IN CENTIMETERS8 NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNUMBER OF LOOSE SCALESRELATIVE NUMBER OF LOOSE SCALES3 - (1 = FEW, 9 = MANY) NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
PHENOLOGYMATURITYRELATIVE TIME TO MATURITY5 - MEDIUM NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
PRODUCTIONBULB STORAGE LIFEGENERAL DETERMINATION OF BULB STORAGE LIFE UNDER COOL STORAGE CONDITIONS.4 - (1 = VERY SHORT, 9 = VERY LONG) NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available
PRODUCTIONCOMMAN NAME FOR THE SPECIESNAME COMONLY USED FOR THE SPECIES (i.e. A. SCHOENOPRASUM ARE COMMONLY CHIVES.ONI - REGULAR ONIONS NE9.ALLIUM.82 Not Available