Details for: PI 584449, Bromus inermis Leyss. subsp. inermis, 'ALPHA'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Bromus inermis Leyss. subsp. inermis
Cultivar:
'ALPHA'
Origin:
Developed – Wisconsin, United States
Received by NPGS:
23 Nov 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 584449 2001i 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:
Bromus inermis Leyss. subsp. inermis
Cultivar:
'ALPHA'
Origin:
Developed – Wisconsin, United States
Received by NPGS:
23 Nov 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
23 November 1994.
Wisconsin, United States

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

Narrative
Origin of germplasm is unknown. Ranks high in forage yield, forage digestibility, persistence in mixture with alfalfa, and resistance to phythium seedling blight and brown leafspot. No unusual morphological features. Well-adapted to wide range of soil types and climates in north central and northeastern U.S.
Bromus inermis Leyss. subspp. inermis
Genus:
Bromus
Subgenus:
Festucoides
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Bromeae
Nomen number:

317142
Verified:
05/06/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Bromus inermis Leyss. (2 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Bromus inermis Leyss. var. inermis

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Bromopsis inermis (Leyss.) Holub
Bromopsis inermis (Leyss.) Holub subsp. inermis

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAustrian bromegrass  1Vogel, K. P. et al. 1996. Bromegrasses. In H. G. Marshall & M. E. Sorrells, eds., Oat science and technology. Agronomy 34:535.
Englishawnless brome  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
EnglishHungarian brome  1Pavlick, L. 1995. Bromus L. of North America
EnglishHungarian bromegrass  1Vogel, K. P. et al. 1996. Bromegrasses. In H. G. Marshall & M. E. Sorrells, eds., Oat science and technology. Agronomy 34:535.
EnglishRussian bromegrass  1Vogel, K. P. et al. 1996. Bromegrasses. In H. G. Marshall & M. E. Sorrells, eds., Oat science and technology. Agronomy 34:535.
Englishsmooth brome  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishsmooth bromegrass  1Vogel, K. P. et al. 1996. Bromegrasses. In H. G. Marshall & M. E. Sorrells, eds., Oat science and technology. Agronomy 34:535.
Chinesewu mang que mai无芒雀麦 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)smooth brome Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 28.
Frenchbrome inerme  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchbrome sans arêtes  2Demilly, D. et al. 1996. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 6. Note: GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France
French (Canada)brome inerme Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 28.
Germanunbegrannte Trespe  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanwehrlose Trespe  2Office of the Union. 2009. UPOV: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. List of the taxa protected by the members of the Union
Italianbromo inerme  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguesecapim-cevadilha  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishbromo de Hungría  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishbromo inerme  2Office of the Union. 2009. UPOV: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. List of the taxa protected by the members of the Union
Swedishfoderlosta  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transliterated Russiankoster bezosty  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 05 May 1995, from Bromus inermis Leyss. to Bromus inermis Leyss. subsp. inermis
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Pedigree
Description:
Closed-cycle recurrent selection from a broad-based, but undescribed, germplasm pool.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-20, BROMEGRASS. Issued: 28 Feb 1995.
  • Casler, M. D. & P. N. Drolsom. 1995. ALPHA SMOOTH BROMEGRASS. Crop Sci. (Madison) 35(5):1508.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.174 GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 584449 2001i SD