Details for: PI 639889, Hibiscus cannabinus L., 'Whitten'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Hibiscus cannabinus L.
Cultivar:
'Whitten'
Origin:
Developed – Mississippi, United States
Received by NPGS:
21 Jul 2005
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed50 countPI 639889 01 SD
 
Restrictions
Subject to federal import restriction(s)
https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/plants-for-planting-hub
  • USA – (All propagules except seeds)
Plant material may be subject to additional regulations
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  • USA – California (See state regulation: Cotton pest.)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Hibiscus cannabinus L.
Cultivar:
'Whitten'
Origin:
Developed – Mississippi, United States
Received by NPGS:
21 Jul 2005
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Whitten'
Type: Cultivar name

DRC96-1
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
'Whitten' kenaf was developed and released by the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES) in 2005. Whitten, known experimentally as DRC96-1, was selected for: 1. juvenile (simple) leaf shape, 2. plant height, a gross indicator of yield, 3. resistance to powdery mildew caused by Leveillula taurica, and 4. extended juvenility. Average total stalk yield of Whitten is greater than Everglades 41. Mean bast fiber percentage is 34.3%. Determination of bast yield per hectare as a function of total stalk yield indicates higher bast turnout (per hectare) from Whitten.
Hibiscus cannabinus L.
Genus:
Hibiscus
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Malvoideae
Tribe:
Hibisceae
Nomen number:

19012
Place of publication:

Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1149. 1759
Verified:
05/22/1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbastard-jute  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishbimli-jute  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
EnglishDeccan-hemp  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
EnglishIndian-hemp  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
EnglishJava-jute  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishkenaf  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishkenaf hibiscus  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Frenchchanvre de Bombay  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchchanvre de Guinée  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
GermanAmbari  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanDekkanhanf  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanGambohanf  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanJawa-Jute  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
GermanKenaf  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India (Hindi)ambari  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
India (Hindi)mesta  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India (Hindi)patsan  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
India (Hindi)pitwa  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Italianibisco  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajikenafu  2Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Spanishapocino  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Swedishkenaf  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseda ma jin  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Koreanyangma  2Hoang, H.-D. et al. 1997. Additional notes to the checklist of Korean cultivated plants (5). Consolidated summary and indexes. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 44:363.
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Pedigree
Description:
'Whitten' was derived and selected as a single plant from the S2(F3) segregating array of a cross of E41 (PI 532873) and a powdery mildew (Leveillula taurica) resistant selection of 'Guatemala 45' made during the 1994 growing season. Seed of a single plant was increased under greenhouse conditions.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-7, MISC CROP. Issued: 01 Mar 2006.
  • Baldwin, B., J. Hollowell, J. Mosley, & R. Cossar. 2006. Whitten kenaf. Crop Sci. (Madison) 46(2):988.