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Details for: PI 490453,
Amaranthus
hybr., Achita
Summary
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Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus
hybr.
Top Name:
Achita
Origin:
Collected – Peru
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
May 1984
PI Assigned:
1984
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
192
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Seed
200 count
PI 490453 99ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus
hybr.
Top Name:
Achita
Origin:
Collected – Peru
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
May 1984
PI Assigned:
1984
Source History
Collected
Peru
Locality:
Andahuaylas, Andahuaylas District, Apurimac Department
Elevation:
3100m.
Donated
May 1984.
Peru
Comment:
Received through Rodale Research Center, Kutztown, PA
Donor(s):
Sumar K., L., Programa de Investigacion Amaranthus
Accession Names and Identifiers
Achita
Type: Local name
RRC 983
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center
LSK 33
Type: Donor identifier
Sumar Kalinowski, Luis Universidad Nacional
Ames 15085
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
Narrative
The seeds are dark brown, flowers red, green and pink, leaves green and rufescent. The RRC class type is: South American. The local name is:'Achita.' In the greenhouse it had erect, drooping, and glomerule type flowers. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catlaog. Emmaus, PA. Collected by C. Arbizu.
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
Name
References
Annotations
Taxonomic Re-Identification:
09 Dec 1999, from
Amaranthus caudatus
L. to
Amaranthus
hybr.
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Herbarium specimen
Brenner, Arlene, University of Kentucky
. 09 Nov 1999. Located at NC7. Identifier: PI 490453. Inventory sample: PI 490453 84ncpo01.
Citations
Baturaygil, A. & K. Schmid.
2022. Characterization of flowering time in genebank accessions of grain amaranths and their wild relatives reveals signatures of domestication and local adaptation. Agron. Open Access 12(2):505.
DOI:
10.3390/agronomy12020505
.
Number of accessions cited:
250
Pedigree
Description:
Characteristics of A. quitensis and A. caudatus.
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
MORPHOLOGY
ADULT STEM COLOR
ADULT STEM COLOR
GN - GREEN (15%)
132
AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL
PI 490453 84ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
ADULT STEM COLOR
ADULT STEM COLOR
RD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (80%)
132
AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL
PI 490453 84ncpo01 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.
GN - NORMAL GREEN (20%)
132
AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL
PI 490453 84ncpo01 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.
RV - MARGIN AND VEIN PIGMENTED (80%)
132
AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL
PI 490453 84ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN (20%)
132
AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL
PI 490453 84ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) (80%)
132
AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL
PI 490453 84ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
RD - DARK AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 61C, OR DARKER (80%)
132
AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL
PI 490453 84ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (20%)
132
AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL
PI 490453 84ncpo01 SD
Not Available
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.
88
250
AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL
PI 490453 84ncpo01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.02
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 490453 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.04
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 490453 90ncao02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.05
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 490453 99ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.08
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 490453 84ncpo01 SD
Not Available