Details for: PI 578073, Panicum miliaceum L. subsp. miliaceum, 'EARLYBIRD'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Panicum miliaceum L. subsp. miliaceum
Cultivar:
'EARLYBIRD'
Origin:
Developed – Nebraska, United States
Received by NPGS:
25 Feb 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 578073 94ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Panicum miliaceum L. subsp. miliaceum
Cultivar:
'EARLYBIRD'
Origin:
Developed – Nebraska, United States
Received by NPGS:
25 Feb 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Developed
25 February 1994.
Nebraska, United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'EARLYBIRD'
Type: Cultivar name

87041
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Seed coat (lemma and palea) white. Panicle compactum type (closed). Foliage green in color and similar to Sunup. Cool growing conditions increase incidence of red pigmentation in foliage. Yield potential similar to Sunup, 6% more than Rise, and 41% more than Dawn. Seed size (684 seeds per 5g) larger than all previously released cultivars. Average 4% larger seed size compared to Dawn, and 6% larger than Sunup and Snowbird. Straw strength similar to Sunup and better than other cultivars with similar plant height. Maturity intermediate between Dawn and Sunup
Panicum miliaceum L. subspp. miliaceum
Genus:
Panicum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Panicinae
Nomen number:

26567
Comment:
or Panicum miliaceum Proso Millet Group
Verified:
09/24/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Panicum miliaceum L. (7 active accession[s])
Panicum miliaceum L. subsp. ruderale (Kitag.) Tzvelev (2 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Panicum miliaceum L. var. miliaceum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Panicum miliaceum L. var. aureum Alef.
Panicum miliaceum L. var. coccineum V. M. Arnold & Shibaiev.
Panicum miliaceum L. var. flavum Schur
Panicum miliaceum L. var. laetum V. M. Arnold & Shibaiev.
Panicum miliaceum L. var. luteolum V. M. Arnold & Shibaiev.
Panicum miliaceum L. var. sanguineum Alef.
Panicum miliaceum L. var.-gr. contractum Alef.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbroom millet  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishbroomcorn millet  1Veldkamp, J. F. 1996. Revision of Panicum and Whiteochloa in Malesia (Gramineae-Paniceae). Blumea 41:198.
Englishcommon millet  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishhog millet  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishpanic millet  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishproso millet  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchkibi  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchmillet commun  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanRispenhirse  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiacheena  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiachin  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesemilho-miúdo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmijo común  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmillo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 13 May 2009, from Panicum miliaceum L. to Panicum miliaceum L. subsp. miliaceum
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Citations
  • Khound, R., S.G. Rajput, J.C. Schnable, & D.K. Santra. 2024. Genome‑wide association study reveals marker–trait associations for major agronomic traits in proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.). Planta 260:44 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-024-04465-4. Number of accessions cited: 68
  • Lyon, D. J. et al. 2008. Producing and Marketing Proso Millet in the High Plains (EC137). Univ. Nebraska Ext. Pub. Note: A grower's guide. Number of accessions cited: 4
  • Rajput, S. G. & D. K. Santra. 2016. Evaluation of Genetic Diversity of Proso Millet Germplasm Available in the United States using Simple-Sequence Repeat Markers. Crop Sci. (Madison) 56:2401-2409. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2015.10.0644. Number of accessions cited: 88
  • Rajput, S. G., Khound, R., & Santra, D. K. 2024. Phenotypic diversity for morpho-agronomic traits in the US proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) core collection. Crop Sci. (Madison) 64: 2599–2611 DOI: 10.1002/csc2.21245. Number of accessions cited: 74
Pedigree
Description:
Increase of white proso F3 derived F4 line from Minco/NE76010/Rise/NE79017. NE760101 is sel. from Dawn/ Panhandle and NE79017 is sel. from Dawn/NE760101
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-170, OTHER GRASSES. Issued: 31 Aug 1994.
  • Baltensperger, D. D., L. A. Nelson, & G. E. Frickel. 1995. Earlybird Proso Millet. Crop Sci. (Madison) 35(4):1204.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHPLANT HEIGHTTOTAL PLANT HEIGHT IN DECIMETERS.8.556AMA.PANICUM.SUM.2018.AMES.IOWA.FIELDPI 578073 94ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLEAF WIDTHFLAG LEAF WIDTH IN MILLIMETERS1656AMA.PANICUM.SUM.2018.AMES.IOWA.FIELDPI 578073 94ncai01 SD
PHENOLOGYADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITYTHE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.FULL - MORE THAN 90% OF THE PLANTS MATURED A HEALTHY SEED CROP56AMA.PANICUM.SUM.2018.AMES.IOWA.FIELDPI 578073 94ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..602 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 578073 94ncfo01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..65 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 578073 94ncai01 SD