Details for: PI 592428, Lotus corniculatus L., 'FERGUS'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Lotus corniculatus L.
Cultivar:
'FERGUS'
Origin:
Developed – Kentucky, United States
Received by NPGS:
1984
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
This accession is not available. Contact site for status.
Seed available for distribution is a limited resource. The quantity of seed distributed is hopefully sufficient to conduct the intended research. If additional seed is required, the recipient is urged to grow and reproduce the seed. Repeated requests for seed of the same accession will not be honored.
  
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Lotus corniculatus L.
Cultivar:
'FERGUS'
Origin:
Developed – Kentucky, United States
Received by NPGS:
1984
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
PRE 1984.
Kentucky, United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'FERGUS'
Type: Cultivar name
Named in honor of Dr. E.N. Fergus, Univ. of Kentucky.

Kentucky Ecotype
Type: Other or unclassified name
Experimental name.

Narrative
Broadleaved, intermediate growth habit with diverse genetic background. Similar to Carroll in height. Good performance over many environments. Flowers 3 to 5 days earlier and blooms longer than Carroll. High seed producing.
Lotus corniculatus L.
Genus:
Lotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Loteae
Nomen number:

300317
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:775. 1753
Verified:
08/04/1986 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Lotus corniculatus L. var. borealis Hyl. (0 active accession[s])
Lotus corniculatus L. var. carnosus Hartm. (0 active accession[s])
Lotus corniculatus L. var. corniculatus (52 active accession[s])
Lotus corniculatus L. var. hirsutus W. D. J. Koch (0 active accession[s])
Lotus corniculatus L. var. japonicus Regel (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbird's-foot trefoil  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishcommon bird's-foot trefoil  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English (Canada)bird’s-foot trefoil Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 146-147.
Frenchcornette  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchcube  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchlotier corniculé  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)lotier corniculé Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 146-147.
GermanHornklee  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianginestrino  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajimiyakogusa  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Portuguesecornichão  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcuernecillo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcuernecillo del campo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishkäringtand  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesebai mai gen  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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Pedigree
Description:
Empire and imported birdsfoot trefoil seed of French origin.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-50, OTHER LEGUMES. Issued: 01 Jul 1985.
  • Taylor, T. H. & W. C. Templeton, Jr. 1985. Fergus birdsfoot trefoil. Crop Sci. (Madison) 25(4):712. Note: CV-50

U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 8200143
Variety: Fergus
Taxonomy: Lotus corniculatus L.
Crop: TREFOIL, BIRDSFOOT
Applicant: University of Kentucky
Date filed: 07/16/1982
Date issued: 06/30/1983
Status: Certificate Expired
Status date: 06/30/2001

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.12 TREFOIL.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 592428 2001o SDNot Available