Details for: PI 583800, Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone, 'ICMV 88908'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Cultivar:
'ICMV 88908'
Origin:
Developed – Andhra Pradesh, India
Received by NPGS:
25 Aug 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 583800 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Cultivar:
'ICMV 88908'
Origin:
Developed – Andhra Pradesh, India
Received by NPGS:
25 Aug 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'ICMV 88908'
Type: Cultivar name

Okashana 1
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Maturity early. Flowers 40-48 days after sowing. Plant height 2m (about 10cm taller than ICTP 8203). Panicles thick, semi-compact to compact, lanceolate to cylindrical, with slight tapering towards the tip. Seeds round and large (>13g 1000-1 grain). Other morphological features such as low tillering closely resemble ICTP 8203, but yields 20% more grain. Resistance good to downy mildew (Sclerospera graminicola).
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:

464256
Place of publication:

Ann. Bot. (Oxford) ser. 2, 106:127. 2010
Verified:
01/17/2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Panicum americanum L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke
Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke subsp. americanum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbajra  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishbulrush millet  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishcattail millet  1Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:119-123.
Englishhorse millet  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishIndian millet  1Tabaeizadeh, Z. et al. 1986. Somatic hybridization in the Gramineae: Saccharum officinarum L. (sugarcane) and Pennisetum americanum (L.) K. Schum. (pearl millet). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 83:5616-5619.
Englishpearl millet  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchmil africain  2Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
Frenchmillet à chandelles  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchmillet perle  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanNegerhirse  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
GermanPerlhirse  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India (Hindi)bajira  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianmiglio perlato  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguesemilheto  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmijo negro  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmijo perla  2Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
Swedishpärlhirs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseyu gu  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 11 Feb 2016, from Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. to Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
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Pedigree
Description:
Two generations of mass selection from an intermating of C4 cycle bulk population of ICRISAT Bold Seeded Early Composite (BSEC) and ICMV 87901, a high-yielding variety from BSEC.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-10, MILLET, PEARL. Issued: 30 Nov 1994.
  • Witcombe, J. R., M. N. V. R. Rao, & W. R. Lechner. 1995. ICMV 88908 Pearl Millet. Crop Sci. (Madison) 35(4):1216.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHPlant HeightPlant height in centimeters from ground level to the top of the panicle187 S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
GROWTHForage potentialForage potential considers tillering, leafiness and bulk4 - (1 = None, 9 = High) S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
GROWTHBristlesBristle Length1 - None S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
GROWTHLeaf Sheath HairinessHairiness of sheath of fourth leaf from the top of the plant5 - (1 = None, 7 = High) S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
GROWTHNodal TilleringNumber of tillers at nodes9 - High S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
GROWTHSeed ColorColor of mature seed8 - Gray S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
GROWTHSeed ShapeShape of mature seed3 - Globular S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
GROWTHSpike ShapeShape of Spike9 - Lanceolate S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
GROWTHPlant UniformityUniformity of the plant1 - Good S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
GROWTHBasal TilleringNumber of tillers at the plant base3 - (1 = None, 9 = High) S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length in centimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant60 S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width in millimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant38 S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters between third and fourth node from the top of the plant12 S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPercent Plants With BristlesPercentage of plants with bristles0 S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPercent Shibra PlantsPercent Shibra plants0 S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSpike LengthLength of fruiting head in centimeters30 S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSpike ThicknessDiameter of fruiting head in millimeters27 S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYHead ExsertionExsertion of fruiting head in centimeters0 S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYHead UniformityFruiting head uniformity1 - Good S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYNode NumberNumber of nodes per plant8 S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays to first flowering35 S9.MILLET.1999PI 583800 01 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed WeightWeight of 100 seeds recorded in grams1.336 S9.MILLETS.WEIGHTSPI 583800 01 SD