Details for: PI 577796, Lolium perenne L., 'AFFINITY'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Lolium perenne L.
Cultivar:
'AFFINITY'
Origin:
Developed – Utah, United States
Received by NPGS:
01 Feb 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 577796 94o 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:
Lolium perenne L.
Cultivar:
'AFFINITY'
Origin:
Developed – Utah, United States
Received by NPGS:
01 Feb 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'AFFINITY'
Type: Cultivar name

098-3453
Type: Other or unclassified name
Lot Number

GEN-90
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Maturity medium, leafy, medium-low growing, improved turf type. Mature plant height 26.7cm in nursery near Uniontown, WA. Excels in mowability, fall density, and winter color under close mowing. Seed 100% infected with the endophyte Acremonium lolii. Resistance good to common insect pests and common fungal pathogens associated with turfgrasses, including crown rust incited by Puccinia coronata. Over 95% of parental germplasm traces origin to plants selected from old turfs in the Northeastern U.S.
Lolium perenne L.
Genus:
Lolium
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Loliinae
Nomen number:

22494
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:83. 1753
Verified:
05/08/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Lolium perenne L. subsp. perenne

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lolium boucheanum Kunth
Lolium marschallii Steven

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishEnglish ryegrass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishperennial ryegrass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Afrikaansmeerjarige raaigras  2Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Arabicgazun  2Boulos, L. & M. N. El-Hadidi. 1984. The weeds of Egypt.
English (Canada)perennial rye grass Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 30.
Frenchivraie vivace  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchray-grass anglais  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)ivraie vivace Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 30.
Germandeutsches Weidelgras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanenglisches Raygras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianloglio perenne  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajihoso-mugi  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portugueseazevém-vivaz  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portugueselólio-perenne  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishballico perenne  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcésped inglés  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishraygras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishengelskt rajgräs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesehei mai cao  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Koreanhomilpul  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:106.
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Pedigree
Description:
Advanced generation synthetic selected from maternal half-sib progenies of 28 clones, each containing Acremonium endophyte. Half-sib progenies of 5 additional endophyte-free clones served as added pollen parents.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-176, OTHER GRASSES. Issued: 31 Dec 1994.
  • Ford, T. M., R. F. Bara, S. Sun, & C. R. Funk. 1995. Affinity Perennial Ryegrass. Crop Sci. (Madison) 35(4):1220.

U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 9400045
Variety: Stallion Select
Taxonomy: Lolium perenne L.
Experimental name/synonym: PS-105
Crop: RYEGRASS, PERENNIAL
Applicant: Grassland West
Date filed: 12/14/1993
Status: Application Abandoned
Status date: 02/11/1999

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.183 GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 577796 94o SD