Details for: PI 618962, Amaranthus cruentus L., 'R 123'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus cruentus L.
Cultivar:
'R 123'
Origin:
Collected – Benin
Received by NPGS:
20 Feb 1981
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 618962 19ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus cruentus L.
Cultivar:
'R 123'
Origin:
Collected – Benin
Received by NPGS:
20 Feb 1981
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
PRE 01 September 1977.
Benin

Donated
01 September 1977.
Taiwan

Donor(s):
20 February 1981.
Pennsylvania, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'R 123'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania

RRC 67
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center

A73-17
Type: Institute identifier
Group: AVRDC
Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center
Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center

Cr004
Type: Institute identifier
Used in publications by a research group at the University of Hong Kong. Listed in the Ph. D. thesis by Huaixiang Wu, 1998. Development of grain Amaranthus as a starch crop in China
Corke, Harold University of Hong Kong

OLD NO A00017
Type: Institute identifier
Group: AVRDC
Old accession number. AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center. Information from www site, 2010.
Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center

RRC 78S-67
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center

TOT2267
Type: Institute identifier
Group: AVRDC
Temporary accession number. AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center. Information from www site, 2010.
Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center

Ames 2015
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
The seeds are dark brown, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: African. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.
Amaranthus cruentus L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

70070
Place of publication:

Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1269. 1759
Verified:
02/04/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd.
Amaranthus flavus L.
Amaranthus paniculatus L.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAfrican-spinach  1Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949.
Englishblood amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishbush greens  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishcaterpillar amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
EnglishIndian-spinach  1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Englishpanicled amaranth  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishpurple amaranth  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishred amaranth  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishred shank  1Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
EnglishSudan-spinach  1Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949.
Englishwild amaranth  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Chineselao ya gu老鸦谷 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchamarante  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchamarante étalée  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchqueue de renard  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanRispenfuchsschwanz  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanrispiger Fuchsschwanz  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Portugueseamaranto  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Portuguesebredo  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Spanishachita  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishbledo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish (Mexico)quintonil  2Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 114-115.
Swedishblodamarant  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Herbarium specimen
  • USDA ARS NCRPIS. Located at NA. Identifier: Ames 2015. Inventory sample: PI 618962.
  • Located at NC-7. Inventory sample: PI 618962.
Citations
  • Akond, M., S. Islam, & Xinwang Wang. 2013. Characterization of biomass traits and cell wall components among diverse accessions of Amaranthaceae. J. Appl. Phytotechnol. Environm. Sanitat. 2:37-45. Number of accessions cited: 35
  • Blair M.W., J.M. Londoño, M.A. Buitrago-Bitar, X. Wu, & D.M. Brenner. 2023. Differentiation of Andean and Mesoamerican accessions in a proposed core collection of grain amaranths. Front. Plant Sci. 14:1144681. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1144681. Note: The accessions are not listed in the publication but were provided separately by the authors. Number of accessions cited: 203
  • Cai, Y., M. Sun, H. Wu, R. Huang, & H. Corke. 1998. Characterization and quantification of betacyanin pigments from diverse Amaranthus species. J. Agric. Food Chem. 46:2063-2070. Number of accessions cited: 29
  • Lehmann, J. W., R. L. Clark, & K. J. Frey. 1991. Biomass heterosis and combining ability in interspecific and intraspecific matings of grain Amaranthus. Crop Sci. (Madison) 31:1111-1116. Note: Listed in paper as Ames 2015. F9 Number of accessions cited: 31
  • Wu, H., M. Sun, S. Yue, H. Sun, Y. Cai, D. Brenner, & H. Corke. 2000. Field evaluation of an Amaranthus genetic resources collection in China. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 47:43-53. Note: High grain yiels as Cr2015. Number of accessions cited: 3
Pedigree
Description:
RRC 1034 was selected from this accession.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GENSTOCKMALE STERILITYMALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED45AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
GENSTOCKMALE STERILITYMALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED85AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTERPI 618962 81ncao01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPLANT HEIGHTTHE HEIGHT OF ADULT PLANTS OR OF NON-FLOWERING PLANTS AT THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS FROM THE GROUND TO THE INFLORESCENCE TOP.135 AMARANTH.AMES.1991PI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPLANT HEIGHTTHE HEIGHT OF ADULT PLANTS OR OF NON-FLOWERING PLANTS AT THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS FROM THE GROUND TO THE INFLORESCENCE TOP.1453AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED ABSCISIONABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR45AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED ABSCISIONABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR85AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTERPI 618962 81ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORGN - GREEN (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.1991PI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORGN - GREEN (100%)50AMARANTH.AMES.2009.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORGN - GREEN (100%) AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORGN - GREEN (100%)45AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORGN - GREEN (100%)85AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTERPI 618962 81ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.GN - NORMAL GREEN AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.GN - NORMAL GREEN (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.1991PI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.GN - NORMAL GREEN (100%)50AMARANTH.AMES.2009.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.GN - NORMAL GREEN (100%)3AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.GN - NORMAL GREEN (100%)45AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.GN - NORMAL GREEN (100%)85AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTERPI 618962 81ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN AMARANTH.AMES.1991PI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN (100%)50AMARANTH.AMES.2009.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN (100%)45AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN (100%)85AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTERPI 618962 81ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYMARBLED INFLORESCENCEINFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus).NONE - NOT PRESENT50AMARANTH.AMES.2009.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYMARBLED INFLORESCENCEINFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus).NONE - NOT PRESENT85AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTERPI 618962 81ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.AFRI - AFRICAN Kauffman 1992 Food Reviews International 8:165-185 AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.CRVAFT - A. cruentus Cultivated Vegetable African Typical green Kauffman 1992 Food Reviews International 8:165-18545AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.CRVAFT - A. cruentus Cultivated Vegetable African Typical green Kauffman 1992 Food Reviews International 8:165-18585AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTERPI 618962 81ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)GN - GREEN (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.1991PI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)GN - GREEN (100%)3AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)GN - GREEN (100%)45AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)GN - GREEN (100%)85AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTERPI 618962 81ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyBR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEEDLING COLORTHE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEEDLING WITH ANY STEM OR LEAF AMARANTHINE (RED COLORING) IN A GIVEN NUMBER OF EVALUATED SEEDLINGS. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE SEEDLINGS WITH AMARANTHINE FROM GREEN AND ORANGE SEEDLINGS. SCORE WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER GERM. 87AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSEEDLING COLORTHE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEEDLING WITH ANY STEM OR LEAF AMARANTHINE (RED COLORING) IN A GIVEN NUMBER OF EVALUATED SEEDLINGS. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE SEEDLINGS WITH AMARANTHINE FROM GREEN AND ORANGE SEEDLINGS. SCORE WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER GERM. (100%)100AMARANTH.AMES.1991PI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEEDLING COLORTHE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEEDLING WITH ANY STEM OR LEAF AMARANTHINE (RED COLORING) IN A GIVEN NUMBER OF EVALUATED SEEDLINGS. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE SEEDLINGS WITH AMARANTHINE FROM GREEN AND ORANGE SEEDLINGS. SCORE WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER GERM.1.3158152AMARANTH.AMES.2009.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEEDLING COLORTHE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEEDLING WITH ANY STEM OR LEAF AMARANTHINE (RED COLORING) IN A GIVEN NUMBER OF EVALUATED SEEDLINGS. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE SEEDLINGS WITH AMARANTHINE FROM GREEN AND ORANGE SEEDLINGS. SCORE WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER GERM.100260AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTERPI 618962 81ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED SHAPESEED SHAPERB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTAXONOMIC VERACITYTaxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination.TYPI - TYPICAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIES50AMARANTH.AMES.2009.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTAXONOMIC VERACITYTaxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination.TYPI - TYPICAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIES45AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTAXONOMIC VERACITYTaxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination.TYPI - TYPICAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIES85AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTERPI 618962 81ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL45AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL85AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTERPI 618962 81ncao01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITYTHE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.LATE - NO PLANTS MATURED SEED, THOUGH THE PLANTS WERE HEALTHY3AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..04 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 618962 90ncei02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..042 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 618962 81ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..043 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 618962 90nceo01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..045 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 618962 19ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..047 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 618962 83ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..048 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 618962 81ncao01 SDNot Available