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Details for: PI 506428,
Oryza sativa
L., 'Mercury'
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Oryza sativa
L.
Cultivar:
'Mercury'
Origin:
Developed – Louisiana, United States
Maintained:
National Small Grains Collection
Received by NPGS:
10 Feb 1987
PI Assigned:
1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:
Pureline
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
196
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Seed
5 gram
PI 506428 OR20AR SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Oryza sativa
L.
Cultivar:
'Mercury'
Origin:
Developed – Louisiana, United States
Maintained:
National Small Grains Collection
Received by NPGS:
10 Feb 1987
PI Assigned:
1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:
Pureline
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Developed
1987.
Louisiana, United States
Comment:
Developed cooperatively by the Louisiana Agric. Exp. Station and the USDA-ARS.
Developer(s):
USDA, ARS
Bollich, P.K., Rice Research Station
Groth, Don, Louisiana State University
Jodari, Farman, Louisiana State University
McKenzie, K. S., Louisiana State University
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Mercury'
Type: Cultivar name
L28502213
Type: Institute identifier
RU8502125
Type: Developer identifier
Narrative
Plant semidwarf, medium grain type. Endosperm nonwaxy. Amylose content low. Gelatinization termperature low. Susceptible to IB1 and IB49 races of blast (Pyricularia oryzae). Moderately susceptible to sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani). Resistant to brown leaf spot (Bipolaris oryzea) Moderately resistant to leaf smut (Entyloma oryzae).
Oryza sativa
L.
Genus:
Oryza
Section:
Oryza
Subsection:
Oryza
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Oryzoideae
Tribe:
Oryzeae
Subtribe:
Oryzinae
Nomen number:
26077
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:333. 1753
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358352
Comment:
some seed lots of domesticated rice may contain contaminants of a noxious weed hybrid-form that are not distinguishable by seed visualization, which is responsible for the rice-growing state's noxious-weed seed regulations indicated below
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
05/11/1992
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Oryza sativa
L. f.
sativa
Oryza sativa
L. subsp.
sativa
Oryza sativa
L. var.
sativa
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Oryza glutinosa
Lour.
Oryza sativa
L. var.
erythroceros
Körn.
Oryza sativa
L. var.
italica
Alef.
Oryza sativa
L. var.
vulgaris
Körn.
Oryza sativa
L. var.
zeravschanica
Brches ex Katzaroff, nom. nud.
Oryza sativa
L. subsp.
indica
Kato
Oryza sativa
L. var.
affinis
Körn.
Oryza sativa
L. var.
melanacra
Körn.
Oryza sativa
L. var.
flavoacies
Kara-Murza ex Zhuk.
Oryza sativa
L. var.
suberythroceros
Kanevsk
Oryza sativa
L. subsp.
japonica
Kato
Oryza sativa
L. var.
japonica
auct.
Oryza communissima
Lour.
Oryza formosana
Masam. & Suzuki
Oryza montana
Lour.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Asian rice
1
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
English
lowland rice
1
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
English
rice
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
upland rice
1
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Arabic
rozz
2
Boulos, L.
1999-. Flora of Egypt
French
riz
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
Reis
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India
chavel
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian
riso
2
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Japanese Rōmaji
ine
2
Batra, L. R.
1995. Names of Japanese plants sorted by their Japanese names in Romanized Katakana and scientific nomenclature
Portuguese
arroz
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
arroz
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish
ris
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
dao
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Name
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Citations
Agrama, H. A. & G. C. Eizenga.
2008. Molecular diversity and genome-wide linkage disequilibrium patterns in a worldwide collection of Oryza sativa and its wild relatives. Euphytica 160:339-355.
DOI:
10.1007/s10681-007-9535-y
.
Note:
Netherlands journal of plant breeding
Number of accessions cited:
141
Lu, H. et al.
2005. Population structure and breeding patterns of 145 U.S. rice cultivars based on SSR marker analysis. Crop Sci. (Madison) 45:66-76.
DOI:
10.2135/cropsci2005.0066
.
Number of accessions cited:
153
Wang, Z. et al.
2007. Rapid survey for presence of a blast resistance gene Pi-ta in rice cultivars using the dominant DNA markers derived from portions of the Pi-ta gene. Pl. Breed. (New York) 126:36-42.
DOI:
10.1111/j.1439-0523.2007.01304.x
.
Number of accessions cited:
125
Xu, Y. et al.
2004. A marker-based approach to broadening the genetic base of rice in the USA. Crop Sci. (Madison) 44:1947-1959.
DOI:
10.2135/cropsci2004.1947
.
Number of accessions cited:
165
Pedigree
Date released:
1987
Description:
Short Mars/Nato
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration
. CV-75, RICE. Issued: 01 Jan 1988.
McKenzie, K. S., P. K. Bollich, D. E. Groth, F. Jodari, J. F. Robinson, & J. N. Rutger.
1988. Registration of Mercury rice. Crop Sci. (Madison) 28(1):193.
DOI:
10.2135/cropsci1988.0011183X002800010059x
.
Note:
CV-75
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
CHEMICAL
Amylose
Percent amylose of milled rice.
11
RICE.LAB.STUTTGART.07
Not Available
CHEMICAL
Alkali/Spreading Value
Alkali/Spreading value
6.5
RICE.LAB.STUTTGART.07
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height 2
Plant height measured in centimeters from the soil surface to the middle of extended panicles. Actual values. See also related descriptor Plant Height 1.
92
RICE.AGRON.STUTTGART.20
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Pubescence
Presence/absence of pubescence on leaf blade (adaxial third of the leaf closest to the collar) at heading.
2 - GLABROUS
RICE.AGRON.STUTTGART.20
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Apiculus Color
Color of the apiculus of the lemma
1 - YELLOW/BROWN
RICE.AGRON.STUTTGART.20
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Plant Type - Culm Angle
Culm Angle, rice direct-seeded in rows.
1 - ERECT
RICE.AGRON.STUTTGART.20
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Panicle Type
Panicle type classified according to their mode of branching, angle of primary branches, and spikelet density.
5 - INTERMEDIATE
RICE.AGRON.STUTTGART.20
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Hull Color
Hull color (Lemma and Palea) when terminal spikelets are ripened
6 - MOTTTLED, SPECKLED, OR PIEBALD
RICE.LAB.STUTTGART.07
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Awn Type
Amount and extent of awns.
0 - ABSENT
RICE.AGRON.STUTTGART.20
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Lodging
Estimated amount of plant lodging near maturity.
1 - 0 - 10% LODGED
RICE.AGRON.STUTTGART.20
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Bran Color
Color of seed coat (bran/pericarp) when fully mature and dry.
2 - LIGHT BROWN
RICE.LAB.ABERDEEN.92
PI 506428 OR86LA SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Days to Flower
Days from emergence to flowering. Actual values. See also related descriptor Days to Anthesis.
84
RICE.AGRON.STUTTGART.99
PI 506428 OR86LA SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Days to Flower
Days from emergence to flowering. Actual values. See also related descriptor Days to Anthesis.
88
RICE.AGRON.STUTTGART.20
Not Available
PRODUCTION
1000 Kernel Weight-Rough
Thousand kernel weight of rough rice, based on a count of 100 or more. Expressed in grams.
21.37
RICE.LAB.STUTTGART.07
Not Available
STRESS
Salt Tolerance
Germination and seedling growth in a saline solution. (# live seedlings/# GERMINATED) X (# live + # dead seedlings/# germ). [0 = Sensitive, 10 = Tolerant]
0.17
RICE.SALT.FAYETTEVILLE.90
PI 506428 OR86LA SD
Not Available
STRESS
Allelopathy - Ducksalad
Exhibits allelopathic activity to ducksalad with radius of reduced weed growth greater than 10 centimeters.
N - None
RICE.DUCKSALAD.STUTTGART
PI 506428 OR86LA SD
Not Available