Details for: PI 595198, Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter, 'BRIDGER'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter
Cultivar:
'BRIDGER'
Origin:
Developed – Montana, United States
Received by NPGS:
11 Jul 1996
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Pureline
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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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:
Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter
Cultivar:
'BRIDGER'
Origin:
Developed – Montana, United States
Received by NPGS:
11 Jul 1996
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Pureline
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'BRIDGER'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: NPMC
Named for the USDA Plant Materials Center in Bridger, MT.

MT 88-220
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Intended for grain production. Very early maturing compared to other teff lines, producing mature seed 2-6 weeks earlier than other teff lines. Stems short, weak, and prone to lodging. Panicle very lax, flexible, greenish-gray, and medium length (30-40 cm). Seed color brown. Leaves thin and plant not particularly leafy.
Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter
Genus:
Eragrostis
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Eragrostidinae
Nomen number:

15320
Place of publication:

Boll. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1918:62. 1918
Verified:
05/07/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Poa tef Zuccagni

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Eragrostis abyssinica (Jacq.) Link
Poa abyssinica Jacq.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAbyssinian love grass  1Veldkamp, J. F. 2002. Revision of Eragrostis (Gramineae, Chloridoideae) in Malesia. Blumea 47:186.
Englishtef  1Ketema, S. 1997. Tef. Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter. In: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops. 12:1-52.
Englishteff  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishteff grass  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Amharictaf  2National Research Council. 1996. 12. Tef. Lost crops of Africa. 1:215-235.
Amharict'ef  2National Research Council. 1996. 12. Tef. Lost crops of Africa. 1:215-235.
Amharicteff  2National Research Council. 1996. 12. Tef. Lost crops of Africa. 1:215-235.
Frenchmil éthiopien  2National Research Council. 1996. 12. Tef. Lost crops of Africa. 1:215-235.
Oromotafi  2National Research Council. 1996. 12. Tef. Lost crops of Africa. 1:215-235.
Swedishteff  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Pedigree
Description:
Single plant selection from land race PI 494366. Subsequent generations handled as bulk composites.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-189, OTHER GRASSES. Issued: 01 Sep 1997.
  • Eckhoff, J. L. A., D. M. Wichman, J. Scheetz, M. Majerus, L. E. Welty, G. F. Stallknecht, R. L. Ditterline, R. L. Dunn, & D. C. Sands. 1997. Bridger Teff. Crop Sci. (Madison) 37(5):1671.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed colorColor of the seedred For an Excel table of the Eragrostis tef seed color click here.. ">GRASS.SEEDCOLOR.2003.TEFPI 595198 96o SDNot Available