Details for: PI 564848, Nicotiana tabacum L., 'KY 8959'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivar:
'KY 8959'
Origin:
Developed – Kentucky, United States
Received by NPGS:
04 Feb 1993
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Pureline
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed0.1 gramTC 591 N15-27 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivar:
'KY 8959'
Origin:
Developed – Kentucky, United States
Received by NPGS:
04 Feb 1993
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Pureline
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Donated
04 February 1993.
Kentucky, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
TC 591
Type: Site identifier
Group: TC
Tobacco Cultivar inventory number assigned by the US Nicotiana Germplasm Collection

'KY 8959'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
Burley tobacco variety. Medium height, semi-upright leaf orientation. Largest leaf averaged 65 cm long and 37 cm wide. Stalk diam. averaged 3.37 cm. Adapted throughout burley-producing region of US. In 24 field trials in 5 states, mean cured leaf yield of 3659 kg/ha. High resistance to black root rot (Thielaviopsis basicola), TVMV, and wildfire (Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci). Medium resistance to TEV and fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum).
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Genus:
Nicotiana
Section:
Nicotiana
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Nicotianoideae
Nomen number:

25309
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:180. 1753
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
04/23/2009 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Nicotiana tabacum L. var. tabacum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Nicotiana chinensis Fisch. ex Lehm.
Nicotiana tabacum L. var. macrophylla (Lehm.) Schrank

Invalid Designation(s)
Nicotiana ×calyciflora Caille ex Comes
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishtobacco  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchtabac  2Vossen, H. A. M. van der & M. Wessel, eds. 2000. Stimulants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 16:93-94.
Frenchtabac commun  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanTabak  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanvirginischer Tabak  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Italiantabacco  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Spanishtabaco  2Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
Swedishvirginiatobak  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseyan cao  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Koreandambae  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:111.
Annotations
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Citations
Pedigree
Date released:
1992
Description:
KY 8529/TN 86
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-107, TOBACCO. Issued: 01 Sep 1993.
  • Nielsen, M. T., P. D. Legg, & J. R. Calvert. 1993. KY 8959 Burley Tobacco. Crop Sci. (Madison) 33(5):1103. Note: CV-107

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
FLWR-FRUITRelative Placement of Reproductive OrgansRelative postioning of the stigma and anthers in relation to one another2 - Stigma generally located within the array if anthers TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
FLWR-FRUITCapsule ShapeRipe capsule shape2 - Between round and truly ovoid, generally short in length and broadly ovoid TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
FLWR-FRUITFlower ColorMajority color of the open face of the corolla limb.2 - Corolla limb is mostly medium pink. TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
FLWR-FRUITInflorescence CompactnessInflorescence compactness5 - Intermediate TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
GROWTHRelative Plant HeightRelative measure of plant height including fully expanded inflorescence, excluding any suckers7 - Head high TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
GROWTHWeeks to MaturityWeeks after transplanting until 50% of plants have at least one open flower10 TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
GROWTHRelative Sucker TendencyRelative assessment of the tendency to produce suckers5 - Suckers produced from nodes in the top half of plant TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
MORPHOLOGYRelative Midstalk Leaf LengthRelative length of a midstalk leaf5 - Between 36 and 50 cm TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
MORPHOLOGYRelative Midstalk Leaf WidthRelative width of a midstalk leaf7 - Between 24 and 30 cm TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
MORPHOLOGYRatio Midstalk Leaf Length:WidthLength:width ratio of a midstalk leaf2.0 TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf Cross SectionShape of the leaf in cross section3 - Leaf curls downward TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
MORPHOLOGYRelative Development of AuriclesRelative development of the leaf auricles compared to the leaf base  TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf Base ShapeShape of the leaf base1 - Tapering gradually to a narrow base TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
MORPHOLOGYRelative Leaf NumberRelative measure of number of leaves  TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
MORPHOLOGYLamina ColorLamina color  TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf ShapeOverall shape of the main leaf body4 - Egg-shaped in outline and attached at the broad end TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf Tip ShapeLeaf tip shape  TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf SurfaceA description of the leaf surface in terms of undulation.3 - Slightly puckered TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf MarginDescription of leaf margin undulation3 - Slightly undulating TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf AttachmentLeaf attachment  TOBACCO.UPOV.CLAYTON.2015TC 591 N15-27 SD