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Details for: PI 516986,
Melilotus italicus
(L.) Lam., GR 853
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melilotus italicus
(L.) Lam.
Top Name:
GR 853
Origin:
Collected – Morocco
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
Jan 1986
PI Assigned:
1988
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
197
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Seed
100 count
PI 516986 90ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melilotus italicus
(L.) Lam.
Top Name:
GR 853
Origin:
Collected – Morocco
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
Jan 1986
PI Assigned:
1988
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
13 August 1983.
Morocco
Locality:
SNDE farm, cracking heavy clay soil, 15km S of Tangiers off Road P 2, International Airport, Tangiers.
Coordinates:
35.8667, -5.9167
(Map it)
Elevation:
100m.
Donated
January 1986.
Utah, United States
Donor(s):
Graves, Walter, University of California Cooperative Ext. Service (retired)
Rumbaugh, Melvin D., USDA-ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
GR 853
Type: Donor identifier
Narrative
Eaten by local livestock. Probably low coumarin type. Donated by INRA, Rabat.
Melilotus italicus
(L.) Lam.
Genus:
Melilotus
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
24003
Place of publication:
Fl. franç. 2:594. 1779 ("1778") "
italica
"
Verified:
08/25/1989
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Trifolium italicum
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotus rotundifolius
Ten.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
Swedish
italiensk sötväppling
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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GROWTH
HEIGHT OF FLOWERING PLANTS
Height (stem length)of flowering plants measured from the soil in cm, before lodging. Recorded after 50% of the plants have open flowers.
19
84
AMA.MEL.ANNUALS.FIELD.2004
PI 516986 88ncpo01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
PLANT GROWTH HABIT
Plant growth habit evaluated when 50% of the plants have open flowers. The most useful data are from non-transplanted, field-grown, widely spaced plants.
7 - (1 = PROSTRATE, 9 = VERY ERECT)
84
AMA.MEL.ANNUALS.FIELD.2004
PI 516986 88ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
Y - YELLOW
93
NC7.MELILOTUS
PI 516986 88ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
Y - YELLOW
84
AMA.MEL.ANNUALS.FIELD.2004
PI 516986 88ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
Y - YELLOW
93
AMA.MEL.1990.ANNUALS
PI 516986 88ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PLANT SHAPE
The 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%)
84
AMA.MEL.ANNUALS.FIELD.2004
PI 516986 88ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEEDLING COLOR
The 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.
100
84
AMA.MEL.ANNUALS.FIELD.2004
PI 516986 88ncpo01 SD
Not Available
OTHER
CORE SUBSET
A flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subset
Y - YES, THE ACCESSION IS PART OF THE CORE COLLECTION
NC7.MELILOTUS
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
DURATION
The length of time that the plants ordinarily live before flowering and death. The biennials require a cold treatment before flowering, while annuals do not.
ANN - percent annual (100%)
84
AMA.MEL.ANNUALS.FIELD.2004
PI 516986 88ncpo01 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
DURATION
The length of time that the plants ordinarily live before flowering and death. The biennials require a cold treatment before flowering, while annuals do not.
WAN - percent winter annual These perform poorly in hot summer field conditions, but do well in a winter greenhouse or similar conditions. (100%)
93
AMA.MEL.1990.ANNUALS
PI 516986 88ncpo01 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
MATURITY DAY FOR HAY HARVEST
Maturity 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.
58
84
AMA.MEL.ANNUALS.FIELD.2004
PI 516986 88ncpo01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
The weight in grams of 100 seeds.
.47
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 516986 04ncai01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
The weight in grams of 100 seeds.
.65
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 516986 90ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
The weight in grams of 100 seeds.
.82
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 516986 90ncai02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
The weight in grams of 100 seeds.
1.01
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 516986 88ncpo01 SD
Not Available