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Details for: PI 576486,
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
L., UC 126 selected from
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
L.
Top Name:
UC 126 selected from
Origin:
Developed – California, United States
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
07 Nov 1989
Improvement Status:
Genetic material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
PI 576486 90ncai02 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
L.
Top Name:
UC 126 selected from
Origin:
Developed – California, United States
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
07 Nov 1989
Improvement Status:
Genetic material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Developed
California, United States
Donated
07 November 1989.
Paraná, Brazil
Comment:
Male sterile and fertile selections from California Research plots. Genetics of Grain Amaranths III. Gene- cytoplasmic male sterility., Journal of Heredity 78:251-256, 1987. Peters, I. and Jain, S.
Donor(s):
Jain, Subodh, University of California
Peters, Ingrid, Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Floresta
Accession Names and Identifiers
UC 126 selected from
Type: Donor identifier
From the Univ. of California, Davis, S.K. Jain collection.
Peters, Ingrid Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Floresta
Ames 10847
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Narrative
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2796
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:991. 1753 "
hypocondriacus
"
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/359012
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
02/04/2003
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
var.
hypochondriacus
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus
L. var.
hypochondriacus
(L.) B. L. Rob.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus frumentaceus
Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
Amaranthus hybridus
L. var.
erythrostachys
Moq.
Amaranthus leucocarpus
S. Watson
Amaranthus leucospermus
S. Watson
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Prince of Wales-feather
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
prince's-feather
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
prince's-feather amaranth
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Chinese
qian sui gu
千穗谷
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
German
Trauer-Fuchsschwanz
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
India
chua
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India
ramdana
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
bledo
2
Bayón, N. D.
2015. Revisión taxonómica de las especies monoicas de
Amaranthus
(Amaranthaceae):
Amaranthus
subg.
Amaranthus
y
Amaranthus
subg.
Albersia
. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 101:261-383.
DOI:
10.3417/2010080
.
Spanish (Mexico)
alegría
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish (Mexico)
huantli
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish (Mexico)
quintonil
2
Lira, R. et al., eds.
2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 114-115.
Swedish
toppamarant
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Name
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Herbarium specimen
Located at NC-7. Inventory sample: PI 576486.
Citations
Blair M.W., J.M. Londoño, M.A. Buitrago-Bitar, X. Wu, & D.M. Brenner.
2023. Differentiation of Andean and Mesoamerican accessions in a proposed core collection of grain amaranths. Front. Plant Sci. 14:1144681.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1144681
.
Note:
The accessions are not listed in the publication but were provided separately by the authors.
Number of accessions cited:
203
Brenner, D. M.
1993. Hybrid seeds for increased amaranth grain yield. Legacy; annual newsletter 6:9-11.
Number of accessions cited:
12
Chan, K. F. & M. Sun.
1997. Genetic diversity and relationships detected by isozyme and RAPD analysis of crop and wild species of Amaranthus. Theor. Appl. Genet. 95:865-873.
Note:
Listed as Ames 10847
Number of accessions cited:
58
Peters, I. & S. Jain.
1987. Genetics of grain amaranths III. gene-cytoplasmic male sterility. J. Heredity 78:251-256.
Number of accessions cited:
5
Pedigree
Date released:
1987
Description:
A male fertile selection of UC 126.
Peters, I. & S. Jain.
1987. Genetics of grain amaranths III. Gene-cytoplasmic male sterility. J. Heredity 78:251-256.
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
CHEMICAL
SEED STARCH TYPE
THE PERCENT OF OPAQUE PERISPERM SEEDS, WHICH STAIN REDISH-BROWN WITH IODINE, OR OBSERVED THROUGH LIGHT COLORED SEED COATS. A LOW PERCENT OPAQUE INDICATES A HIGH PERCENT TRANSLUCENT. REFERENCE: OKUNO AND SAKAGUCHI 1982 HEREDITY 73:467.
100
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 576486 90ncai02 SD
GENSTOCK
MALE STERILITY
MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.
LOW - SEGREGATING POPULATION LESS THAN 10%
29
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 576486 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
CMS-CROSS NOT with PI 686465
A male sterile OTHER THAN (CMS) PI 686465 (DB 199313) was crossed with a male fertile male and this was the outcome. Male sterile crossing outcomes with miscellaneous parents including literature reports
RESTORE - Male, F1 progeny are all male fertile, the parent line is a maintainer (R-line)
AMARANTH.PETERS.AND.JAIN.1987
PI 576486 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
GROWTH HABIT
GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM)
1 - ERECT
196
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 576486 90ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
ADULT STEM COLOR
ADULT STEM COLOR
GN - GREEN
196
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 576486 90ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BLADE PIGMENTATION
BLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.
GN - NORMAL GREEN
196
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 576486 90ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BRANCHING INDEX
BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)
1 - NO BRANCHES
196
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 576486 90ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN
29
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 576486 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN
196
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 576486 90ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN
81
AMARANTH.AMES.1992
PI 576486 90ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE)
81
AMARANTH.AMES.1992
PI 576486 90ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
GN - GREEN
196
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 576486 90ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 576486 90ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
SEEDLING COLOR
THE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEEDLING WITH ANY STEM OR LEAF AMARANTHINE (RED COLORING) IN A GIVEN NUMBER OF EVALUATED SEEDLINGS. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE SEEDLINGS WITH AMARANTHINE FROM GREEN AND ORANGE SEEDLINGS. SCORE WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER GERM.
39
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 576486 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEEDLING COLOR
THE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEEDLING WITH ANY STEM OR LEAF AMARANTHINE (RED COLORING) IN A GIVEN NUMBER OF EVALUATED SEEDLINGS. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE SEEDLINGS WITH AMARANTHINE FROM GREEN AND ORANGE SEEDLINGS. SCORE WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER GERM.
378
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 576486 90ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEEDLING COLOR
THE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEEDLING WITH ANY STEM OR LEAF AMARANTHINE (RED COLORING) IN A GIVEN NUMBER OF EVALUATED SEEDLINGS. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE SEEDLINGS WITH AMARANTHINE FROM GREEN AND ORANGE SEEDLINGS. SCORE WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER GERM.
92
AMARANTH.AMES.1992
PI 576486 90ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 576486 90ncai02 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.05
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 576486 90ncai01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.07
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 576486 90ncai02 SD