Details for: PI 597491, Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone, ICMR 501


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Top Name:
ICMR 501
Origin:
Developed – Andhra Pradesh, India
Received by NPGS:
14 Apr 1997
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Highly inbred
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 597491 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Top Name:
ICMR 501
Origin:
Developed – Andhra Pradesh, India
Received by NPGS:
14 Apr 1997
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Highly inbred
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
ICMR 501
Type: Institute identifier

Narrative
Topcross pollinator parental line of pearl millet grain hybrid cultivar GICH 501. Height medium 128-181 cm, 3-7 basal tillers per plant, and flowers in 40-50 d from planting. Panicle length medium 18-21 cm, compact to semi-compact, shape conical. Seeds bold, 12 g 1000-1, shape globular, color gray. Grain yield 2803-3825 kg ha-1 in summer season 1994 and rainy season 1993 at ICRISAT Asia Center, Patancheru. Downy mildew incidence 0-4% in India compared with 0-19% for resistant inbred control P7-4.
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
Date released:
15 Jul 1996
Description:
Random mating of 11 phenotypically similar inbred lines derived from Bold Seeded Early Composite (BSEC) and selected from the ICRISAT potential R-line trial (PRLT-2), followed by population improvement using pedigree selection.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. PL-33, MILLET, PEARL. Issued: 01 Mar 1998.
  • Talukdar, B. S., A. M. Rao, P. P. Prakash Babu, & J. R. Witcombe. 1998. ICMR 501 pearl millet. Crop Sci. (Madison) 38(2):576.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHPlant HeightPlant height in centimeters from ground level to the top of the panicle140 S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
GROWTHForage potentialForage potential considers tillering, leafiness and bulk4 - (1 = None, 9 = High) S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
GROWTHBristlesBristle Length1 - None S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
GROWTHLeaf Sheath HairinessHairiness of sheath of fourth leaf from the top of the plant5 - (1 = None, 7 = High) S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
GROWTHNodal TilleringNumber of tillers at nodes9 - High S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
GROWTHSeed ColorColor of mature seed8 - Gray S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
GROWTHSeed ShapeShape of mature seed2 - Hexagonal S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
GROWTHSpike ShapeShape of Spike3 - Candle Shape S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
GROWTHPlant UniformityUniformity of the plant1 - Good S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
GROWTHBasal TilleringNumber of tillers at the plant base2 - (1 = None, 9 = High) S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length in centimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant50 S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width in millimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant33 S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters between third and fourth node from the top of the plant10 S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPercent Plants With BristlesPercentage of plants with bristles0 S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPercent Shibra PlantsPercent Shibra plants0 S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSpike LengthLength of fruiting head in centimeters22 S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSpike ThicknessDiameter of fruiting head in millimeters29 S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYHead ExsertionExsertion of fruiting head in centimeters0 S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYHead UniformityFruiting head uniformity1 - Good S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYNode NumberNumber of nodes per plant7 S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays to first flowering42 S9.MILLET.1999PI 597491 01 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed WeightWeight of 100 seeds recorded in grams1.178 S9.MILLETS.WEIGHTSPI 597491 01 SD