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Details for: PI 708340,
Allium cepa
L., 'Polder B4'
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Allium cepa
L.
Cultivar:
'Polder B4'
Origin:
Developed – Netherlands
Maintained:
Northeast Regional Plant Introduction Station (NE9)
Received by NPGS:
02 Dec 2002
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Availability
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Northeast Regional Plant Introduction Station (NE9)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Allium cepa
L.
Cultivar:
'Polder B4'
Origin:
Developed – Netherlands
Maintained:
Northeast Regional Plant Introduction Station (NE9)
Received by NPGS:
02 Dec 2002
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Developed
Netherlands
Developer(s):
Bejo Zaden B.V.
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Polder B4'
Type: Cultivar name
NSL 427750
Type: Site identifier
PI 628975 Parent 2
Type: Site identifier
PI 708340 Parent 2
Type: Site identifier
Parent of BGS-117
Type: Other or unclassified name
NSL 427750 PVPP
Type: Site identifier
Original Identifier
Narrative
Changed from PI 628975 Parent 2
Allium cepa
L.
Genus:
Allium
Subgenus:
Cepa
Section:
Cepa
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:
Allioideae
Tribe:
Allieae
Nomen number:
2244
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:300. 1753
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358319
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
07/09/1997
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Allium cepa
L. var.
aggregatum
G. Don
(2 active accession[s])
Allium cepa
L. var.
cepa
(96 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Allium cumaria
Buch.-Ham., nom. inval.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
bulb onion
1
Havey, M. J.
1991. Phylogenetic relationships among cultivated
Allium
species from restriction enzyme analysis of the chloroplast genome. Theor. Appl. Genet. 81:752-757.
Note:
this study included five USDA accessions (PI 172703, PI 207456, PI 227346, PI 260793, and PI 293756); it found evidence of close affinity between
Allium cepa
and
A. fistulosum
English
common onion
1
Fritsch, R. M. & N. Friesen.
2002. Chapter 1. Evolution, domestication and taxonomy. In: Rabinowitch, H. D. & L. Currah, eds.,
Allium
crop science: recent advances 5-30.
Note:
recognizes three crop groups: Common onion group, Ever-ready onions and Aggregatum group
English
onion
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
shallot
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabic
basal
2
Boulos, L.
1999-. Flora of Egypt
Italian
cipolla
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Swedish
lök
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Korean
ogba
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:75.
Transcribed Korean
yangba
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:75.
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References
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PINUMBERED:
Assigned PI 628975 Parent 2 to NSL 427750 PVPP. 22 Jun 2021.
PINUMBERED:
Assigned PI 708340 Parent 2 to PI 628975 Parent 2. 03 Jul 2025.
PINUMBERED:
Assigned PI 708340 to PI 708340 Parent 2. 03 Jul 2025.
Pathogens
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Intellectual Property Rights
PVP, Crop name: SHALLOT
Expired:
21 Mar 2025.
Hybrid Parent of PVP 200200054
Material Transfer Agreement