Details for: PI 537070, Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone, C042


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Top Name:
C042
Origin:
Collected – Niger
Received by NPGS:
15 Dec 1988
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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PANICLE

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Top Name:
C042
Origin:
Collected – Niger
Received by NPGS:
15 Dec 1988
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
16 November 1986.
Niger
Locality: Semi-desert grassland, sandy, with clay and humus, dark brown soil, lowest of series of irrigated gardens,on main route to Bagzane escarpment, Ighalebelabene, Tabelot Valley, Agades Departmen
Coordinates: 17.6667, 8.8000 (Map it)
Elevation: 1280m.

Collector(s):
Donated
15 December 1988.
Italy
Comment: Received through IBPGR, Rome, Italy. 1986 IBPGR mission to southern Aur Mountains, north central Niger
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
C042
Type: Donor identifier
Group: IBPGR
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

Narrative
Plants up to 200cm tall. Heads 23cm x 4cm, light blue-green. Soil pH 7.0. Preferred millet for cuisine because seeds easier to mill
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:

464256
Place of publication:

Ann. Bot. (Oxford) ser. 2, 106:127. 2010
Verified:
01/17/2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Panicum americanum L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke
Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke subsp. americanum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbajra  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishbulrush millet  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishcattail millet  1Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:119-123.
Englishhorse millet  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishIndian millet  1Tabaeizadeh, Z. et al. 1986. Somatic hybridization in the Gramineae: Saccharum officinarum L. (sugarcane) and Pennisetum americanum (L.) K. Schum. (pearl millet). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 83:5616-5619.
Englishpearl millet  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchmil africain  2Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
Frenchmillet à chandelles  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchmillet perle  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanNegerhirse  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
GermanPerlhirse  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India (Hindi)bajira  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianmiglio perlato  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguesemilheto  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmijo negro  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmijo perla  2Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
Swedishpärlhirs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseyu gu  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 11 Feb 2016, from Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. to Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHPlant HeightPlant height in centimeters from ground level to the top of the panicle167 S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
GROWTHForage potentialForage potential considers tillering, leafiness and bulk6 - (1 = None, 9 = High) S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
GROWTHBristlesBristle Length1 - None S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
GROWTHLeaf Sheath HairinessHairiness of sheath of fourth leaf from the top of the plant5 - (1 = None, 7 = High) S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
GROWTHNodal TilleringNumber of tillers at nodes4 - (1 = None, 9 = High) S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
GROWTHSeed ColorColor of mature seed8 - Gray S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
GROWTHSeed ShapeShape of mature seed3 - Globular S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
GROWTHSpike ShapeShape of Spike5 - Cylindrical S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
GROWTHPlant UniformityUniformity of the plant8 - (1 = Good, 9 = Poor) S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
GROWTHBasal TilleringNumber of tillers at the plant base4 - (1 = None, 9 = High) S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length in centimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant53 S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width in millimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant40 S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters between third and fourth node from the top of the plant8 S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPercent Plants With BristlesPercentage of plants with bristles0 S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPercent Shibra PlantsPercent Shibra plants10 S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSpike LengthLength of fruiting head in centimeters20 S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSpike ThicknessDiameter of fruiting head in millimeters31 S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYHead ExsertionExsertion of fruiting head in centimeters3 S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYHead UniformityFruiting head uniformity1 - Good S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYNode NumberNumber of nodes per plant9 S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays to first flowering41 S9.MILLET.1998PI 537070 01 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed WeightWeight of 100 seeds recorded in grams1.338 S9.MILLETS.WEIGHTSPI 537070 01 SD
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databasePanicle - Image of Panicle S9.MILLET.IMAGE.1998-1999PI 537070 01 SD