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Details for: PI 538985,
Medicago sativa
L. subsp.
falcata
(L.) Arcang., AJC-437
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa
L. subsp.
falcata
(L.) Arcang.
Top Name:
AJC-437
Origin:
Collected – Kazakhstan
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
05 Feb 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:
Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Form
Quantity
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Seed
100 count
PI 538985 91i 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.
falcata
(L.) Arcang.
Top Name:
AJC-437
Origin:
Collected – Kazakhstan
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
05 Feb 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:
Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
25 August 1988.
Kazakhstan
Locality:
On route from Aktubinsk to Orenburg, Martuk-1, 15km WNW of Martuk, Kazakhstan.
Coordinates:
50.8300, 56.3200
(Map it)
Environment description:
Edge of road, no grazing, dry. (PI 199)
Collector(s):
Asay, Kay H., USDA, ARS
Casler, Michael D., University of Wisconsin
Accession Names and Identifiers
AJC-437
Type: Collector identifier
Group: USDA-ARS-FRRL
USDA-ARS Forage Range Research Laboratory Logan Utah
051
Type: Other or unclassified name
W6 3999
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS
KHA 0888
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links
Narrative
Medicago sativa
L. subspp.
falcata
(L.) Arcang.
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Medicago
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
104918
Place of publication:
Comp. fl. ital. 160. 1882
Verified:
09/13/1988
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. 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. subsp.
sativa
(3377 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa
L. var.
sativa
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Medicago falcata
L.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago falcata
L. subsp.
falcata
Medicago falcata
L. var.
falcata
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago borealis
Grossh.
Medicago difalcata
Sinskaya
Medicago falcata
L. var.
romanica
(Prodán) O. Schwarz & Klink.
Medicago quasifalcata
Sinskaya
Medicago romanica
Prodán
Medicago tenderiensis
Opperman ex Klokov
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
sickle alfalfa
1
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
English
sickle medic
1
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
English
sickle medick
1
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English
yellow alfalfa
1
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English
yellow lucerne
1
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
English
yellow-flower alfalfa
as
Medicago falcata
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
French
luzerne de Suède
as
Medicago falcata
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
French
luzerne jaune
as
Medicago falcata
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
German
Sichelklee
as
Medicago falcata
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
German
Sichelluzerne
as
Medicago falcata
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
Portuguese
luzerna-de-sequeiro
as
Medicago falcata
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
Portuguese (Brazil)
alfafa-de-provença
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
alfafa-falciforme
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Spanish
alfalfa amarilla
as
Medicago falcata
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
Spanish
alfalfa sueca
as
Medicago falcata
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Medicago falcata
Swedish
gul-lusern
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
ye mu xu
as
Medicago falcata
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Note:
as
Medicago falcata
Name
References
Annotations
The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received:
03 Apr 1990, from
Medicago falcata
L. to
Medicago sativa
L. subsp.
falcata
(L.) Arcang.
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Citations
Brummer, E. C., P. M. Cazarro, & D. Luth.
1999. Ploidy determination of alfalfa germplasm accessions using flow cytometry. Crop Sci. (Madison) 39:1202-1207.
Number of accessions cited:
288
Riday, H. & E. C. Brummer.
2005.
Heterosis in a broad range of alfalfa germplasm
. Crop Sci. (Madison) 45:8-17.
DOI:
10.2135/cropsci2005.0008
.
Number of accessions cited:
35
Pedigree
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
CYTOLOGIC
Chromosome number
Chromosome number (x = 8)
32
5
ALFALFA.CHROMNUM.97.BRUMMER
PI 538985 91i SD
INSECT
Potato Leafhopper
Percent of plant foliage yellowed by Potato Leafhopper (Empoasca fabae).
2.3
ALFALFA.POTLEAFHOP.94.BYERS
PI 538985 91i SD
INSECT
Clover Root curculio
Percent of plants resistant to Clover Root Curculio (Sitonia hispidulus).
19
3
ALFALFA.ROOTCURC.95.BYERS
PI 538985 91i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Seed weight 100
Weight of 100 seeds in grams.
0.22
ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS
PI 538985 91i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Flower color
Flower color.
YEL - YELLOW
8
ALFALFA.FLOWCOLOR.97.BRUMMER
PI 538985 91i SD
PRODUCTION
Seed productivity
Seed productivity. coded 1-9.
8 - (1 = HIGH, 9 = LOW)
ALFALFA.SEEDPROD.91.PEADEN
PI 538985 91i SD
STRESS
Acid soil tolerance
Ratio of root dry weight below 1 inch in acid soil to root dry weight below 1 inch in lime soil. Data is compared to an acid tolerant check.
1
ALFALFA.ACIDSOIL.94.BOUTON
PI 538985 91i SD