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Details for: Ames 5309,
Amaranthus
hybr., RRC 658
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus
hybr.
Top Name:
RRC 658
Origin:
Donated – Uttar Pradesh, India
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
Ames 5309 00ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus
hybr.
Top Name:
RRC 658
Origin:
Donated – Uttar Pradesh, India
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Source History
Donated
01 August 1980.
Uttar Pradesh, India
Donor(s):
Naidu, K., School of Life Sciences
15 April 1986.
Pennsylvania, United States
Donor(s):
Rodale Research Center
Accession Names and Identifiers
RRC 658
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center
Ames 5309
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Narrative
The seeds are white and brown, flowers green, red and marbled, leaves green and variegated. The RRC class type is: Mexican, Nepal. It is said to be used as grain. Observaitons from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.
Amaranthus
hybr.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
311496
Comment:
catch-all record for miscellaneous
Amaranthus
crosses. See accession data
Verified:
03/26/1987
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
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Taxonomic Re-Identification:
10 Jan 2002, from
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
L. to
Amaranthus
hybr.
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Description:
Parents include A. cruentus and a weed species.
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Phenotype Data
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MORPHOLOGY
BLADE PIGMENTATION
BLADE 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%)
34
AMARANTH.AMES.2000.WINTER
Ames 5309 86ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BLADE PIGMENTATION
BLADE 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.
XX - OTHER
AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN
AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
MARBLED INFLORESCENCE
INFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus).
MARB - PRESENT
AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP
MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.
NEPA - NEPAL C.S. Kauffman 1992 Food Reviews International 8:165-185
AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (62%)
200
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005
Ames 5309 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (38%)
200
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005
Ames 5309 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
SEEDLING COLOR
THE 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
92
AMARANTH.AMES.2000.WINTER
Ames 5309 86ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
200
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005
Ames 5309 00ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.07
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
Ames 5309 00ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.07
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
Ames 5309 86ncao01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.07
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
Ames 5309 90ncei01 SD
Not Available