Details for: PI 568070, Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv., CTM 62


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv.
Top Name:
CTM 62
Origin:
Collected – Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, China
Received by NPGS:
03 Feb 1992
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed100 countPI 568070 92i 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 ruthenica (L.) Trautv.
Top Name:
CTM 62
Origin:
Collected – Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, China
Received by NPGS:
03 Feb 1992
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
02 September 1991.
Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, China
Locality: 20km SW of headquarters. Ecological reserve 75km SE of Xlinhot, Nei Monggol, China.
Elevation: 1028m.
Environment description: Rolling area on Mongolian Plateau. Sandy loam, many stones, good drainage, pH 6.8. Full sun, 0 slope, level. Some pumice present. Fenced grassland, minor grazing. 70% ground cover. (PI 202)
Number of plants sampled: 70
Associated species: Associated with Stipa sp., Agropyron cristatum, Artemisia sp., Leymus chinensis. Abundant vegetation including M. ruthenica. (PI 202)

Collector(s):
Donated
03 February 1992.
California, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
CTM 62
Type: Collector identifier

W6 9922
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS

Narrative
Many plants upright and vigorous. Hay harvested 1x/yr. Estimated 1500 kg/ha biomass. (PI 202)
Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv.
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Platycarpae
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:

23675
Place of publication:

Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 8:271. 1841 (C. F. von Ledebour, Fl. ross. 1:523. 1843)
Verified:
06/10/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Trigonella ruthenica L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotoides ruthenica (L.) Soják
Melissitus ruthenicus (L.) Latsch.

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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
DISEASESclerotinia resistancePercent resistant plants to Sclerotinia.1.7 ALFALFA.SCLEROT.94.RHODESPI 568070 92i SD
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.28 ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 568070 92i SD
PRODUCTIONSeed productivitySeed productivity. coded 1-9.7 - (1 = HIGH, 9 = LOW) ALFALFA.SEEDPROD.92.PEADENPI 568070 92i SD