Details for: PI 584758, Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone, 'KAT/PM-2'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Cultivar:
'KAT/PM-2'
Origin:
Developed – Kenya
Received by NPGS:
28 Dec 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 584758 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Cultivar:
'KAT/PM-2'
Origin:
Developed – Kenya
Received by NPGS:
28 Dec 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'KAT/PM-2'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
Open-pollinated, 165-170cm tall. Flowers in 52 d. Matures 80-90 d and 10% of earheads are bristled. Ears cylindrical, 15cm in length, and bristles 0-2cm in length. Seed gray. 1000 seed weight 10g. Grain yield potential 2500kg/ha and mean yield 1825kg/ha. Crude protein, ash, and fiber 14.5%, 2.24%, and 4.47%, respectively. May be grown between 50-1050m altitude.
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:

464256
Place of publication:

Ann. Bot. (Oxford) ser. 2, 106:127. 2010
Verified:
01/17/2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Panicum americanum L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke
Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke subsp. americanum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbajra  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishbulrush millet  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishcattail millet  1Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:119-123.
Englishhorse millet  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishIndian millet  1Tabaeizadeh, Z. et al. 1986. Somatic hybridization in the Gramineae: Saccharum officinarum L. (sugarcane) and Pennisetum americanum (L.) K. Schum. (pearl millet). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 83:5616-5619.
Englishpearl millet  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchmil africain  2Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
Frenchmillet à chandelles  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchmillet perle  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanNegerhirse  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
GermanPerlhirse  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India (Hindi)bajira  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianmiglio perlato  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguesemilheto  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmijo negro  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmijo perla  2Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
Swedishpärlhirs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseyu gu  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 11 Feb 2016, from Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. to Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
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Pedigree
Description:
Developed from 12 superior F4 lines made between S6A and 3 local male parents, with large grains. Subjected to several cycles of mass selection.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-11, MILLET, PEARL. Issued: 28 Feb 1995.
  • M'Ragwa, L. R. F. & C. E. Watson, Jr. 1995. KAT/PM-2 Pearl Millet. Crop Sci. (Madison) 35(5):1504.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHPlant HeightPlant height in centimeters from ground level to the top of the panicle145 S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
GROWTHForage potentialForage potential considers tillering, leafiness and bulk2 - (1 = None, 9 = High) S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
GROWTHBristlesBristle Length5 - 0 - 2 Centimeters S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
GROWTHLeaf Sheath HairinessHairiness of sheath of fourth leaf from the top of the plant5 - (1 = None, 7 = High) S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
GROWTHNodal TilleringNumber of tillers at nodes8 - (1 = None, 9 = High) S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
GROWTHSeed ColorColor of mature seed8 - Gray S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
GROWTHSeed ShapeShape of mature seed3 - Globular S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
GROWTHSpike ShapeShape of Spike9 - Lanceolate S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
GROWTHPlant UniformityUniformity of the plant1 - Good S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
GROWTHBasal TilleringNumber of tillers at the plant base3 - (1 = None, 9 = High) S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length in centimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant58 S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width in millimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant29 S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters between third and fourth node from the top of the plant9 S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPercent Plants With BristlesPercentage of plants with bristles60 S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPercent Shibra PlantsPercent Shibra plants0 S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSpike LengthLength of fruiting head in centimeters9 S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSpike ThicknessDiameter of fruiting head in millimeters23 S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYHead ExsertionExsertion of fruiting head in centimeters9 S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYHead UniformityFruiting head uniformity3 - (1 = Good, 9 = Poor) S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYNode NumberNumber of nodes per plant7 S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays to first flowering35 S9.MILLET.1999PI 584758 01 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed WeightWeight of 100 seeds recorded in grams1.268 S9.MILLETS.WEIGHTSPI 584758 01 SD