Details for: PI 508279, Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa, 'WL 516'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Cultivar:
'WL 516'
Origin:
Developed – United States
Received by NPGS:
14 Apr 1987
PI Assigned:
1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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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:
'WL 516'
Origin:
Developed – United States
Received by NPGS:
14 Apr 1987
PI Assigned:
1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Donated
14 April 1987.
United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'WL 516'
Type: Cultivar name

B-10
Type: Donor identifier

CV-143
Type: Other or unclassified name
Crop Science Society of America Crop Registration Number

PVPO Cert. No. 8600041
Type: Other or unclassified name
Based on available information, can not determine source of alternate name.

W6 1453
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS

Narrative
Purple flowers (100%) and erect growth habit. Non-dormant variety adapted to wherever non-dormant alfalfas are grown. High resistance to Phytophthora root rot, spotted alfalfa aphid, pea aphid, Fusarium wilt, and blue alfalfa aphid. Moderate resistance to stem nematode and bacterial wilt. Low resistance to anthracnose. Closely resembles Moapa 69 in plant growth and appearance but possesses superior disease and insect resistance when compared to this variety.
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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Pedigree
Description:
219-clone synthetic with germplasm tracing to Sonora, Lahontan, Moapa, Buffalo and Kansas Common, with limited contributions from Saranac, Ranger and Atlantic.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-143, ALFALFA. Issued: 01 Sep 1987.
  • Hanson, A. A., F. L. Bedard, J. L. Kugler, M. A. Peterson, S. A. Ostazeski, & D. E. Huset. 1987. Crop Sci. (Madison) 27(5):1083. Note: CV-143

U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 8600041
Variety: WL 516
Taxonomy: Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Experimental name/synonym: B-10
Crop: ALFALFA
Applicant: W-L Research, Inc.
Date filed: 12/26/1985
Date issued: 04/30/1986
Status: Certificate Expired
Status date: 04/30/2004

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.26 ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 508279 89o SDNot Available