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Details for: PI 525080,
Citrullus colocynthis
(L.) Schrad., 11
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus colocynthis
(L.) Schrad.
Top Name:
11
Origin:
Collected – Qinā, Egypt
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
06 Feb 1986
PI Assigned:
1988
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
197
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Seed
10 count
PI 525080 CR03 SD
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(1
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus colocynthis
(L.) Schrad.
Top Name:
11
Origin:
Collected – Qinā, Egypt
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
06 Feb 1986
PI Assigned:
1988
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
24 April 1985.
Qinā, Egypt
Locality:
Qus
Environment description:
Seed shop
Comment:
Received through IBPGR, Rome, Italy. 1985 Collection of Balady (country-side or local) Strains of Egyptian Vegetables
Collector(s):
Vander Meer, Q.P.
Youssef, S., Horticultural Research Institute
Accession Names and Identifiers
11
Type: Collector identifier
Group: IBPGR
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources
Narrative
Citrullus colocynthis
(L.) Schrad.
Genus:
Citrullus
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
10674
Place of publication:
Linnaea 12:414. 1838
Verified:
05/10/1995
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cucumis colocynthis
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Colocynthis vulgaris
Schrad.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
bitter-apple
1
Duke, J. A.
1985. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
English
bitter-cucumber
1
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English
colocynth
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
vine-of-Sodom
1
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English
wild gourd
1
Duke, J. A.
1985. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Arabic
handhal
2
Norton, J. et al.
2009.
Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
French
coloquinte
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
Bitter-Melone
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
German
Koloquinte
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India
tumba
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese
colocíntida
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
alhandal
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
coloquíntida
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish
kolokvint
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
DISEASE
Bacterial fruit blotch
Resistance to watermelon fruit blotch (
Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli
).
4 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible)
WATERMELON.BFB.2020
Not Available
GENSTOCK
Ploidy
Ploidy
2X
S9.WATERMELON
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Background color
Fruit rind background color
1 - Light Green
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit color pattern
Color pattern of fruit rind
2 - Striped
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Flesh color
Color of ripe fruit flesh
4 - White
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit diameter
Maximum fruit diameter in centimeters
7
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit length
Fruit length in centimeters
7
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit shape
General fruit shape
1 - Round
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Rind stripe color
Color of rind stripes
2 - Medium Green
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of fruit color
Uniformity of the fruit color
1 - Uniform
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of rind color
Uniformity of the rind color
1 - Uniform
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of shape
Uniformity of shape
1 - Uniform
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of size
Uniformity of size
1 - Uniform
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of surface
Uniformity of fruit surface features
1 - Very uniform
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Relative time of maturation
7 - (1 = Early Season, 8 = Late Season)
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Fruit weight
Fruit weight measured in kilograms
0.3
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
QUALITY
Brix
Mass percent sucrose determined by a hand held refractometer
3.10
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
PI 525080 02 SD
Not Available
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Seed - Image of seed
WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEED
PI 525080 01 SD
Not Available