Details for: PI 595396, Melilotus albus Medik., 'Polara'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melilotus albus Medik.
Cultivar:
'Polara'
Origin:
Developed – Saskatchewan, Canada
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1970
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melilotus albus Medik.
Cultivar:
'Polara'
Origin:
Developed – Saskatchewan, Canada
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1970
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Source History
Developed
1970.
Saskatchewan, Canada

Developer(s):
Donated
November 1970.
Saskatchewan, Canada

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Polara'
Type: Cultivar name
Polara was developed to replace the variety Cumino with better yields and the same low coumarin character.
Goplen, B. P. Research Station

FC 40806
Type: Institute identifier
USDA

NSL 77599
Type: Site identifier

SL-577 (BREEDER 79-75000)
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
A low coumarin cultivar of sweetclover. Will not cause hemorrhaging or "sweetclover disease" in farm livestock. Adapted to Western Canada. Seed and forage yields approximately 10% less than the cultivar Arctic.
Melilotus albus Medik.
Genus:
Melilotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:

23989
Place of publication:

Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-öcon. Ges. 2:382. 1787
Comment:
most references list Desr. in Lam. (not Medikus) as author
Verified:
08/25/1989 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Melilotus albus Medik. var. albus

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. subsp. albus (Medik.) H. Ohashi & Tateishi

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotus albus Medik. var. annuus H. S. Coe
Melilotus leucanthus W. D. J. Koch ex DC.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishBokhara-clover  1Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Englishhoney-clover  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishwhite melilot  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishwhite sweet-clover  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabichandaquq  2Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
Arabicnafal  2Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
English (Canada)white sweet-clover Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145.
Frenchmélilot blanc  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)mélilot blanc Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145.
GermanBokharaklee  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanweißer Steinklee  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianmeliloto bianco  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajishirobana-shinagawa-hagi  2Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Portuguesemeliloto-branco  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmeliloto blanco  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishvit sötväppling  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesebai hua cao mu xi  2Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Transcribed Koreanhuinjeondongssari  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
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Pedigree
Date released:
1970
Description:
The low coumarin gene cu was incorporated into the well-adapted cultivar Arctic. Three backcrosses were employed using honeybees and large plant populations. A total of 302 progenies were established in replicated tests, and 20% of the progenies were rogued prior to flowering.
  • Goplen, B. P. 1971. Polara, a low coumarin cultivar of sweetclover. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 51:249-251.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-41, OTHER LEGUMES. Issued: 01 Nov 1983.
  • Goplen, B. P. 1983. Registration of Polara sweetclover. Crop Sci. (Madison) 23(6):1220-1221. Note: CV-41

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHHEIGHT OF FLOWERING PLANTSHeight (stem length)of flowering plants measured from the soil in cm, before lodging. Recorded after 50% of the plants have open flowers.12095AMA.MEL.FIELD.2006PI 595396 96ncfo01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPLANT GROWTH HABITPlant growth habit evaluated when 50% of the plants have open flowers. The most useful data are from non-transplanted, field-grown, widely spaced plants.6 - (1 = PROSTRATE, 9 = VERY ERECT)95AMA.MEL.FIELD.2006PI 595396 96ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORW - WHITE95AMA.MEL.FIELD.2006PI 595396 96ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT SHAPEThe presence of a many-thin-stem trait that is desirable for forage. Reference: Kirk, L.E. 1931 Sci. Agr. 11:315-325.STAND - Percent of standard type usually with 5 to 10 thick stems. (100%)95AMA.MEL.FIELD.2006PI 595396 96ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEEDLING COLORThe percentage of seedlings with stem or leaf red coloring in a given sample size. Faint indistinct coloring can be recorded as intermediate green and explained in the comment field.10095AMA.MEL.GREENHOUSE.2006PI 595396 96ncfo01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYDURATIONThe length of time that the plants ordinarily live before flowering and death. The biennials require a cold treatment before flowering, while annuals do not.BIE - percent biennial (100%)95AMA.MEL.FIELD.2006PI 595396 96ncfo01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMATURITY DAY FOR HAY HARVESTMaturity for hay forage harvest. For biennials, Julian day in the second year of growth when 50% of the plants have open flowers. For annuals, days after seeding when 50% of the plants have open flowers.16595AMA.MEL.FIELD.2006PI 595396 96ncfo01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..199 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 595396 96ncfo02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..2 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 595396 07ncfi01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..21 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 595396 06ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..218 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 595396 96ncfo01 SDNot Available