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Details for: PI 598136,
Panicum virgatum
L., 'SUNBURST'
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
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Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Panicum virgatum
L.
Cultivar:
'SUNBURST'
Origin:
Collected – South Dakota, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
19 Jun 1997
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:
Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
PI 598136 02 SD
Images
(3
total. Click on image for more.)
Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Panicum virgatum
L.
Cultivar:
'SUNBURST'
Origin:
Collected – South Dakota, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
19 Jun 1997
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:
Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
Coordinates:
42.8621, -96.7066
(Map it)
Comment:
GPS coordinates have been estimated using passport data.
Developed
1997.
South Dakota, United States
Developer(s):
Boe, Arvid, South Dakota State University
Ross, J.G., South Dakota State University
Accession Names and Identifiers
'SUNBURST'
Type: Cultivar name
SUNBURST SYN 2
Type: Developer identifier
Narrative
Winterhardy, leafy, and heavy-seeded upland type. Anthesis early August in eastern SD. Seed weight approx. 200 mg 100 seed-1. Annual forage production 4000 to greater than 9000 kg ha-1 over wide range of environments in northern Great Plains. Total nitrogen in herbage prior to heading approx. 2% and at soft dough less than 1%.
Panicum virgatum
L.
Genus:
Panicum
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Panicinae
Nomen number:
26657
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:59. 1753
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358078
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)
Panicum virgatum
L. var.
virgatum
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Panicum virgatum
L. var.
cubense
Griseb.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Blackwell switch grass
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
switch grass
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English (Canada)
switch grass
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name
2
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 45.
French
panic érigé
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French
panic vierge
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)
panic raide
Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel
2
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 45.
German
Rutenhirse
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian
panico vergato
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Swedish
jungfruhirs
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
liu zhi ji
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Name
References
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Pedigree
Date released:
1983
Description:
Selected from open pollinated plants from several native prairies in southeastern (Union Co.) SD.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration
. CV-193, OTHER GRASSES. Issued: 01 Mar 1998.
Boe, A. & J. G. Ross.
1998. Sunburst switchgrass. Crop Sci. (Madison) 38(2):540.
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
8.3
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 598136 02 SD
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
14.5
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 598136 02 SD
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
6
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 598136 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
2 - Cauline
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 598136 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
36
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 598136 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
13.3
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 598136 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
9 - Sparse
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 598136 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Length
Length of flower in centimeters
42
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 598136 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Width
Width of flower in centimeters
35
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 598136 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Diameter
Stem diameter in millimeters
6
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 598136 02 SD
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
95
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 598136 02 SD
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
7 - (1 = Abundant, 9 = Sparse)
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 598136 02 SD
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Flower - Image of flower
S9.GRASS.IMAGE.SWITCHGRASS.2007
Not Available
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Flower - Image of flower
S9.GRASS.IMAGE.2009
Not Available
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Plant - Image of plant
S9.GRASS.IMAGE.2009
Not Available