Details for: PI 634547, Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone, NPM-6


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Top Name:
NPM-6
Origin:
Developed – Nebraska, United States
Received by NPGS:
30 Jan 2004
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 634547 02 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Top Name:
NPM-6
Origin:
Developed – Nebraska, United States
Received by NPGS:
30 Jan 2004
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
NPM-6
Type: Institute identifier

Narrative
Maturity medium early, dwarf, tillering, 85-100 cm in height. Flowers 58-69 d after early June to early July plantings at Mead, NE. Pollen shedding counts indicate that 93-96% of plants are male fertile. Gives 63-81% male fertility restoration in hybrids with two A4 male sterile lines. Grain yields of 1700-2700 kg/ha have been recorded. Grain yields topcross hybrids with 2 seed parent lines were 25%, 27%, and 30% higher than in early, normal, and late plantings, respectively. Seed gray or white in color, variable in shape with a size range of 5.3-17.4 g/1000. Panicles range in size from 17-28 cm in length (22.5 cm mean) and 2.1-3.5 cm in diameter and have good exertion.
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:
Derived from intermating 37 A4R4 parental breeding lines.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. GP-40, MILLET, PEARL. Issued: 01 Sep 2005.
  • Dweikat, I., J. Rajewski, D. Andrews, D. Baltensperger, & G. Frickel. 2005. NPM-5 and NPM-6 pearl millet. Crop Sci. (Madison) 45(5):2129.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHPlant HeightPlant height in centimeters from ground level to the top of the panicle130 S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
GROWTHForage potentialForage potential considers tillering, leafiness and bulk5 - (1 = None, 9 = High) S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
GROWTHBristlesBristle Length5 - 0 - 2 Centimeters S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
GROWTHLeaf Sheath HairinessHairiness of sheath of fourth leaf from the top of the plant3 - (1 = None, 7 = High) S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
GROWTHNodal TilleringNumber of tillers at nodes9 - High S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
GROWTHSpike ShapeShape of Spike5 - Cylindrical S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
GROWTHPlant UniformityUniformity of the plant1 - Good S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
GROWTHBasal TilleringNumber of tillers at the plant base1 - None S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length in centimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant50 S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width in millimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant18 S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters between third and fourth node from the top of the plant6 S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYPercent Plants With BristlesPercentage of plants with bristles5 S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYSpike LengthLength of fruiting head in centimeters16 S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYSpike ThicknessDiameter of fruiting head in millimeters11 S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYHead ExsertionExsertion of fruiting head in centimeters30 S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYHead UniformityFruiting head uniformity1 - Good S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYNode NumberNumber of nodes per plant2 S9.MILLET.2008PI 634547 02 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed WeightWeight of 100 seeds recorded in grams1.2 S9.MILLETS.WEIGHTSPI 634547 02 SD