Details for: PI 509535, Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa, '5444'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Cultivar:
'5444'
Origin:
Developed – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
18 Jun 1987
PI Assigned:
1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed100 countPI 509535 2017i 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. sativa
Cultivar:
'5444'
Origin:
Developed – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
18 Jun 1987
PI Assigned:
1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Donated
18 June 1987.
United States

Accession Names and Identifiers
'5444'
Type: Cultivar name

XAR2l
Type: Donor identifier

YAR21
Type: Donor identifier

80V-1
Type: Other or unclassified name
Based on available information, can not determine source of alternate name.

UV-1
Type: Other or unclassified name
Based on available information, can not determine source of alternate name.

W6 2822
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS

Narrative
Fall dormancy similar to Saranac. High resistance to Verticillium wilt, Fusarium wilt and spotted alfalfa aphid. Moderate resistance to bacterial wilt and yellowing caused by the potato leaf hopper. Low resistance to Phytophthora root rot. Intended for use as hay, haylage, dehydration and greenchop production. Flower color is 86% purple, 9% blue, 3% variegated other than blue, 1% cream and 1% yellow.
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:
12-clone synthetic with germplasm sources of 8% M. falcata, 6% Ladak, 21% M. varia, 5% Turkistan, 56% Flemish and 4% Chilian tracing through Europe, 520, ATRA55, BVR2, Culver, Dawson, Iroquois, Scout and ATRA50.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-149, ALFALFA. Issued: 01 Nov 1987.
  • Woodward, W. T. W., J. W. Miller, L. D. Eckman, L. K. Edmunds, G. E. Hoard, B. J. Hartman, L. M. Nash, & E. F. Poynor. 1987. Crop Sci. (Madison) 27(6):1306. Note: CV-149

U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 8600065
Variety: 5444
Taxonomy: Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Experimental name/synonym: XAR21
Crop: ALFALFA
Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Date filed: 02/04/1986
Date issued: 07/31/1986
Status: Certificate Expired
Status date: 07/31/2004

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.21 ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 509535 90o SDNot Available