Details for: PI 601146, Trifolium alexandrinum L., 'BIGBEE'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Trifolium alexandrinum L.
Cultivar:
'BIGBEE'
Origin:
Developed – Mississippi, United States
Received by NPGS:
1984
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 601146 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Trifolium alexandrinum L.
Cultivar:
'BIGBEE'
Origin:
Developed – Mississippi, United States
Received by NPGS:
1984
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Developed

Mississippi, United States

Developer(s):
Donated
1984.
Mississippi, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'BIGBEE'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
Winter-hardy, the only cultivar of berseem clover that can survive north of the Gulf Coast and Peninsular Florida. Easily established, with vigorous seedlings and excellent fall production when planted early. Has a longer growing season than any other winter annual legume, produces more fall and winter growth than other winter annual clovers except Tibbee crimson clover, and continues to produce forage until late May or early June. Produces high yields of dry matter. Susceptible to crown rot and other root diseases common to other forage legume species. Crude protein is slightly higher than that of crimson clover and alfalfa. Acceptable forage quality is maintained until seed production. Gives high quality forage in combination with perennial or annual cool-season grasses. Last growth in the spring may be plowed under for green manure or cut for seed. Productivity enhanced by rotational grazing. Produces an abundance of seed with approximately 35 to 45% containing purple pigmentation with the remainder of the seed yellow. Seed is retained well by the mature plants; less susceptible to shattering at maturity than crimson clover. Adequate hard seed are produced for reseeding stands.
Trifolium alexandrinum L.
Genus:
Trifolium
Subgenus:
Trifolium
Section:
Trifolium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:

40161
Place of publication:

Cent. pl. I:25. 1755 (Amoen. acad. 4:286. 1759)
Verified:
03/23/2007 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Trifolium alexandrinum L. subsp. alexandrinum

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishberseem clover  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
EnglishEgyptian clover  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabicbarseem  2Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
Frenchbersim  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchtrèfle d'Alexandrie  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanAlexandriner-Klee  2Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Italiantrifoglio alessandrino  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguesetrevo-da-Alexandria  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishbersim  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishtrébol alenjandrino  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishalexandrinerklöver  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Pedigree
Date released:
1984
Description:
A selection for winter hardiness from the Italian cultivar Sacromonte.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-47, OTHER LEGUMES. Issued: 01 May 1985.
  • 1985. Crop Sci. (Madison) 25(3):571. Note: CV-47

U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 8500017
Variety: Bigbee
Taxonomy: Trifolium alexandrinum L.
Experimental name/synonym: Bigbee
Crop: CLOVER, BERSEEM
Applicant: The United States Government as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
Date filed: 11/06/1984
Date issued: 08/31/1988
Status: Certificate Expired
Status date: 08/31/2006

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
NEMATODEMeloidogyne arenaria eggResistance to Meloidogyne arenaria in the egg stage (1.0 = Resistant, 5.0 = Susceptible)4.11 CLOVER.NEMATODE.1996.QUESENBERRY Not Available
NEMATODEMeloidogyne arenaria gallResistance to Meloidogyne arenaria in the gall stage (1.0 = Resistant, 5.0 = Susceptible)4 CLOVER.NEMATODE.1996.QUESENBERRY Not Available
NEMATODEMeloidogyne hapla eggResistance to Meloidogyne hapla in the egg stage (1.0 = Resistant, 5.0 = Susceptible)5 CLOVER.NEMATODE.1996.QUESENBERRY Not Available
NEMATODEMeloidogyne hapla gallResistance to Meloidogyne hapla in the gall stage (1.0 = Resistant, 5.0 = Susceptible)5 CLOVER.NEMATODE.1996.QUESENBERRY Not Available
NEMATODEMeloidogyne incognita eggResistance to Meloidogyne incognita in the egg stage (1.0 = Resistant, 5.0 = Susceptible)4.73 CLOVER.NEMATODE.1996.QUESENBERRY Not Available
NEMATODEMeloidogyne incognita gallResistance to Meloidogyne incognita in the gall stage (1.0 = Resistant, 5.0 = Susceptible)4.73 CLOVER.NEMATODE.1996.QUESENBERRY Not Available
NEMATODEMeloidogyne javanica eggResistance to Meloidogyne javanica in the egg stage (1.0 = Resistant, 5.0 = Susceptible)4.77 CLOVER.NEMATODE.1996.QUESENBERRY Not Available
NEMATODEMeloidogyne javanica gallResistance to Meloidogyne javanica in the gall stage (1.0 = Resistant, 5.0 = Susceptible)4.77 CLOVER.NEMATODE.1996.QUESENBERRY Not Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT IN GRAMSWeight of 100 seeds in grams0.24 CLOVER-ANNUALS.WEIGHTSPI 601146 01 SD