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Details for: PI 505872,
Medicago sativa
L. subsp.
falcata
(L.) Arcang., VIR-11766
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa
L. subsp.
falcata
(L.) Arcang.
Top Name:
VIR-11766
Origin:
Donated – Rostov, Russian Federation
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
06 Nov 1986
PI Assigned:
1986
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:
Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
195
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
Availability
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Quantity
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Seed
100 count
PI 505872 89i 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.
falcata
(L.) Arcang.
Top Name:
VIR-11766
Origin:
Donated – Rostov, Russian Federation
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
06 Nov 1986
PI Assigned:
1986
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:
Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Donated
06 November 1986.
Rostov, Russian Federation
Comment:
Information not available regarding original collection circumstances.
Donor(s):
N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry
Accession Names and Identifiers
VIR-11766
Type: Institute identifier
Narrative
Medicago sativa
L. subspp.
falcata
(L.) Arcang.
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Medicago
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
104918
Place of publication:
Comp. fl. ital. 160. 1882
Verified:
09/13/1988
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. 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. subsp.
sativa
(3377 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa
L. var.
sativa
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Medicago falcata
L.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago falcata
L. subsp.
falcata
Medicago falcata
L. var.
falcata
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago borealis
Grossh.
Medicago difalcata
Sinskaya
Medicago falcata
L. var.
romanica
(Prodán) O. Schwarz & Klink.
Medicago quasifalcata
Sinskaya
Medicago romanica
Prodán
Medicago tenderiensis
Opperman ex Klokov
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
sickle alfalfa
1
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
English
sickle medic
1
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
English
sickle medick
1
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English
yellow alfalfa
1
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English
yellow lucerne
1
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
English
yellow-flower alfalfa
as
Medicago falcata
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
French
luzerne de Suède
as
Medicago falcata
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
French
luzerne jaune
as
Medicago falcata
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
German
Sichelklee
as
Medicago falcata
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
German
Sichelluzerne
as
Medicago falcata
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
Portuguese
luzerna-de-sequeiro
as
Medicago falcata
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
Portuguese (Brazil)
alfafa-de-provença
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
alfafa-falciforme
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Spanish
alfalfa amarilla
as
Medicago falcata
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
Spanish
alfalfa sueca
as
Medicago falcata
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
Swedish
gul-lusern
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
ye mu xu
as
Medicago falcata
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Note:
as
Medicago falcata
Name
References
Annotations
The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received:
07 Jan 1987, from
Medicago quasifalcata
Sinskaya to
Medicago sativa
L. subsp.
falcata
(L.) Arcang.
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Citations
Brummer, E. C., P. M. Cazarro, & D. Luth.
1999. Ploidy determination of alfalfa germplasm accessions using flow cytometry. Crop Sci. (Madison) 39:1202-1207.
Number of accessions cited:
288
Pedigree
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Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
CYTOLOGIC
Chromosome number
Chromosome number (x = 8)
32
5
ALFALFA.CHROMNUM.97.BRUMMER
PI 505872 89i SD
CYTOLOGIC
Chromosome number
Chromosome number (x = 8)
32
ALFALFA.CHROMOSOME.ELBERSON.2011
PI 505872 89i SD
DISEASE
Verticillium wilt
Percent of plants resistant to Verticillium wilt (Verticillium albo-atrum).
6
ALFALFA.VERTWILT.90.PEADEN
PI 505872 89i SD
DISEASE
Sclerotinia resistance
Percent resistant plants to Sclerotinia.
3.8
ALFALFA.SCLEROT.93.RHODES
PI 505872 89i SD
INSECT
Potato Leafhopper
Percent of plant foliage yellowed by Potato Leafhopper (Empoasca fabae).
3.3
ALFALFA.POTLEAFHOP.92.BYERS
PI 505872 89i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Seed weight 100
Weight of 100 seeds in grams.
0.14
ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS
PI 505872 89i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Flower color
Flower color.
YEL - YELLOW
8
ALFALFA.FLOWCOLOR.97.BRUMMER
PI 505872 89i SD
OTHER
Image/picture1
A picture or image
flower
IMAGE.MEDICAGO.SATIVA
PI 505872 89i SD
PRODUCTION
Seed productivity
Seed productivity. coded 1-9.
8 - (1 = HIGH, 9 = LOW)
ALFALFA.SEEDPROD.89.PEADEN
PI 505872 89i SD
STRESS
Salt germination - ic(50) valu
Sodium chloride concentration which inhibits germination of 50% of the viable seed.
-0.25
ALFALFA.SALTGERM.90.RUMB
PI 505872 89i SD
STRESS
Acid soil tolerance
Ratio 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.
0.98
ALFALFA.ACIDSOIL.93.BOUTON
PI 505872 89i SD