Details for: PI 531087, Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone, 'MERKERON'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone
Cultivar:
'MERKERON'
Origin:
Donated – Georgia, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
03 Mar 1989
PI Assigned:
1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone
Cultivar:
'MERKERON'
Origin:
Donated – Georgia, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
03 Mar 1989
PI Assigned:
1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Donated
03 March 1989.
Georgia, United States

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

Narrative
Plants 4-5m, short day sensitive, fall flowering. Winter hardy to -18 deg. C. Yield 172 metric tons per hectare of green forage. Valuable for concentrated germplasm including genes for leafiness, dwarfing, winter hardiness, disease resistance, and yield. Resistant to eyespot (Helminthosporium sacchari).
Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:

464278
Place of publication:

Ann. Bot. (Oxford) ser. 2, 106:129. 2010
Verified:
01/17/2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Pennisetum benthamii Steud.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbarner grass  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishelephant grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
EnglishMerker grass  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
EnglishNapier grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Afrikaansolifantsgras  2Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Frenchnapier  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanElefantengras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesecapim-elefante  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)capim-napiê  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)capim-napier-elefante  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishhierba elefante  2Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
Spanishpasto elefante  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 15 Feb 2016, from Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. to Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone
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Pedigree
Description:
No. 208 (dwarf leafy)/No.1(tall)F1
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-119, OTHER GRASSES. Issued: 01 Sep 1989.
  • 1989. Merkeron Napiergrass. Crop Sci. (Madison) 29(5):1327. Note: CV-119