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Details for: PI 536544,
Benincasa fistulosa
(Stocks) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner, Roundmelon, Tinda
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Benincasa fistulosa
(Stocks) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner
Top Name:
Roundmelon, Tinda
Origin:
Collected – India
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
19 Sep 1989
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Availability
This accession is not available. Contact site for status.
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Benincasa fistulosa
(Stocks) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner
Top Name:
Roundmelon, Tinda
Origin:
Collected – India
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
19 Sep 1989
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
PRE 19 September 1989.
India
Donated
19 September 1989.
Donor(s):
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
Accession Names and Identifiers
Roundmelon, Tinda
Type: Local name
Narrative
Grown in northern India, around Punjab province.
Benincasa fistulosa
(Stocks) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner
Genus:
Benincasa
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
463034
Place of publication:
Taxon 60:133. 2011
Verified:
04/28/2011
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Citrullus fistulosus
Stocks
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Citrullus vulgaris
Schrad. var.
fistulosus
(Stocks) J. L. Stewart
Praecitrullus fistulosus
(Stocks) Pangalo
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
round gourd
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
1
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Note:
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
English
round-melon
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
1
Sujatha, V. S. & V. S. Seshadri.
1989. Taxonomic position of round melon (
Praecitrullus fistulosus
). Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 12:86-87.
Note:
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
English
squash-melon
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
1
Chakravarty, H. L.
1990. Cucurbits of India and their role in the development of vegetable crops. In: Bates, D. M. et al., Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 331.
Note:
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
French
tinda
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Note:
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
India
dilpasand
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
2
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Note:
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
India (Hindi)
tinda
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
2
Sujatha, V. S. & V. S. Seshadri.
1989. Taxonomic position of round melon (
Praecitrullus fistulosus
). Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 12:86-87.
Note:
as
Praecitrullus fistulosus
Swedish
tindamelon
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Name
References
Annotations
Nomenclature Name Change:
28 Apr 2011, from
Praecitrullus fistulosus
(Stocks) Pangalo to
Benincasa fistulosa
(Stocks) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner
Taxonomic Re-Identification:
08 May 1991, from
Cucumis
spp. to
Praecitrullus fistulosus
(Stocks) Pangalo
Other Links
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Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
Garg, N.
2017. Genetic diversity in round gourd [Praecitrullus fistulosus (Stocks) Pangalo] accessions introduced from USDA for various qualitative and quantitative traits. J. Crop Improvem. 31(6):801-815.
DOI:
10.1080/15427528.2017.1370626
.
Number of accessions cited:
8
Garg, N.
2019. Correlations and path analysis for growth, yield and fruit parameters in round gourd. . Agric. Res. J. 56(2):325-328.
DOI:
10.5958/2395-146X.2019.00050.4
.
Number of accessions cited:
8
Pedigree
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
DISEASE
Bacterial fruit blotch
Resistance to watermelon fruit blotch (
Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli
).
9 - Susceptible (large lesions on cotyledon and first true leaf, or dead plant)
WATERMELON.BFB.1997
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant type
Growth habit of the plant
2 - Vine or runner
WATERMELON.ISABELA.2008
PI 536544 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Vine type
Vine type
2 - Not dwarf
WATERMELON.ISABELA.2008
PI 536544 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Background color
Fruit rind background color
1 - Light Green
S9.WATERMELON
PI 536544 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit color pattern
Color pattern of fruit rind
1 - Solid
S9.WATERMELON
PI 536544 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Flesh color
Color of ripe fruit flesh
4 - White
S9.WATERMELON
PI 536544 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit diameter
Maximum fruit diameter in centimeters
10
WATERMELON.ISABELA.2008
PI 536544 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit diameter
Maximum fruit diameter in centimeters
4
S9.WATERMELON
PI 536544 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit length
Fruit length in centimeters
3
S9.WATERMELON
PI 536544 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit length
Fruit length in centimeters
8
WATERMELON.ISABELA.2008
PI 536544 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit shape
General fruit shape
2 - Oblate
S9.WATERMELON
PI 536544 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Rind stripe color
Color of rind stripes
1 - Light Green
S9.WATERMELON
PI 536544 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Longitudinal grooves
Longitudinal grooves
0 - Absent
WATERMELON.ISABELA.2008
PI 536544 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Flesh firmness
Flesh firmness (average of three fruit at maturity)
1 - Unusually firm
WATERMELON.ISABELA.2008
PI 536544 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of fruit color
Uniformity of the fruit color
1 - Uniform
WATERMELON.ISABELA.2008
PI 536544 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of rind color
Uniformity of the rind color
1 - Uniform
WATERMELON.ISABELA.2008
PI 536544 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of shape
Uniformity of shape
1 - Uniform
WATERMELON.ISABELA.2008
PI 536544 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of size
Uniformity of size
2 - Somewhat Uniform
WATERMELON.ISABELA.2008
PI 536544 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Rind thickness
Rind thickness of mature fruit measured in centimeters. Average of 6 fruits (minimum).
1.5
WATERMELON.ISABELA.2008
PI 536544 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of surface
Uniformity of fruit surface features
1 - Very uniform
WATERMELON.ISABELA.2008
PI 536544 02 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Relative time of maturation
5 - Midseason
S9.WATERMELON
PI 536544 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Fruit weight
Fruit weight measured in kilograms
0.39455
WATERMELON.ISABELA.2008
PI 536544 02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Fruit weight
Fruit weight measured in kilograms
0.4536
S9.WATERMELON
PI 536544 01 SD
Not Available
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Seed - Image of seed
WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEED
PI 536544 01 SD
Not Available