Details for: PI 294456, Allium cepa L.


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Allium cepa L.
Origin:
Donated – England, United Kingdom
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
08 Jan 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Availability
This is historical information about this accession. It no longer exists and can not be requested.
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Allium cepa L.
Origin:
Donated – England, United Kingdom
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
08 Jan 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Source History
Donated
08 January 1964.
England, United Kingdom

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
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.
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Description:
Contains genes for indehiscent anther, brown seed and round seed.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
COMMENTCOMMENT1GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE ACCESSION.Contains genes for indehiscent NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
COMMENTCOMMENT2GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE DESCRIPTOR.seed. From Nat'l. Veg. Res. S NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
GROWTHPLANT HEIGHTPLANT HEIGHT IN CENTIMETERS51 NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
GROWTHPLANT UNIFORMITYPLANT UNIFORMITY IN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT6 - (1 = POOR, 9 = VERY UNIFORM) NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
GROWTHPLANT VIGORPLANT VIGOR6 - (1 = POOR, 9 = MOST) NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB DIAMETERAVG DIAMETER (MM) OF 5-10 MATURE BULBS.7.8 NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB NECK DIAMETERAVERAGE BULB NECK DIAMETER (MM) OF FIVE OR MORE BULBS.2.5 NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB ROOT SIZECODED DESCRIPTION OF AVG. ROOT DIAMETER.7 - COARSE NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB SHAPECODED DESCRIPTION OF THE MATURE BULB SHAPE.GL - GLOBE NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB SKIN COLORSKIN COLOR OF THE MATURE BULBS.YL - YELLOW NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYAMOUNT OF BLOOMAMOUNT OF BLOOM5 - MEDIUM NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB DEPTHBULB DEPTH IN CENTIMETERS6.9 NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNUMBER OF BROKEN LEAVESNUMBER OF BROKEN LEAVES2 - MODERATE (6-10) NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNUMBER OF LEAVESRELATIVE NUMBER OF LEAVES2 - MODERATE (6-12) NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNECK LENGTHNECK LENGTH IN CENTIMETERS4.5 NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNUMBER OF LOOSE SCALESRELATIVE NUMBER OF LOOSE SCALES6 - (1 = FEW, 9 = MANY) NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
PHENOLOGYMATURITYRELATIVE TIME TO MATURITY7 - (1 = VERY LATE, 9 = VERY EARLY) NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available
PRODUCTIONBULB STORAGE LIFEGENERAL DETERMINATION OF BULB STORAGE LIFE UNDER COOL STORAGE CONDITIONS.9 - VERY LONG NE9.ALLIUM.69 Not Available