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Details for: PARL 121,
Simmondsia chinensis
(Link) C. K. Schneid., AZ 444
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Simmondsia chinensis
(Link) C. K. Schneid.
Top Name:
AZ 444
Origin:
Collected – California, United States
Maintained:
National Arid Land Plant Genetic Resources Unit
Received by NPGS:
28 Apr 2000
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
This accession is not available. Contact site for status.
National Arid Land Plant Genetic Resources Unit
Currently unavailable due to reduced staffing.
Cuttings available March through May. Seeds, if available, are open pollinated.
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Simmondsia chinensis
(Link) C. K. Schneid.
Top Name:
AZ 444
Origin:
Collected – California, United States
Maintained:
National Arid Land Plant Genetic Resources Unit
Received by NPGS:
28 Apr 2000
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
California, United States
Collector(s):
Yocenes, Mohamed, Dole Fresh Fruit
Donated
28 April 2000.
Arizona, United States
Donor(s):
Nelson, John, The University of Arizona
Palzkill, David, The University of Arizona
Accession Names and Identifiers
AZ 444
Type: Donor identifier
Palzkill, David The University of Arizona
PARL 121
Type: Site identifier
Group: PARL
National Arid Land Plant Genetic Resources Unit
USDA, ARS, NALPGRU
Narrative
Hybrid selected by Dr. Mohammed Younes of Dole Fresh Fruit in Bakerfield, California and transferred to Maricopa, Arizona in 1990 and then moved to Parlier, California in 2000.
Simmondsia chinensis
(Link) C. K. Schneid.
Genus:
Simmondsia
Family:
Simmondsiaceae
Nomen number:
105075
Place of publication:
Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2:141. 1907
Verified:
09/09/1986
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Buxus chinensis
Link
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Simmondsia californica
Nutt.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
goatnut
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
jojoba
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Swedish
jojoba
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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CHEMICAL
Oil
Percent oil in the seed
57.8
JOJOBA.DIERIG.2006
PARL 121 04i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Frost damage
Frost damage of shrubs in 2 years with temperature below zero centigrade 3 consecutive days
2 - 50% shrub damage. Roughly 31-65%
Excel speadsheet on the 2005 Simmondsia data taken at Parlier, California click here
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PARL 121 00o PL
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Flower set pattern
Flower set pattern
2 - Each second node
Excel speadsheet on the 2005 Simmondsia data taken at Parlier, California click here
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PARL 121 00o PL
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Seed per capsule
Number of seed per capsule, mean of 10 capsules on 3 shrubs
1
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PARL 121 00o PL
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MORPHOLOGY
Capsules per cluster
Number of capsules per cluster, mean of 10 capsules on 3 shrubs in the 4th year of vegetation
1
Excel speadsheet on the 2005 Simmondsia data taken at Parlier, California click here
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MORPHOLOGY
Number of stems > 1 meter
Number of stems greater 1 meter in near to soil level. Mean of shrubs in the 4th year of vegetation.
5
Excel speadsheet on the 2005 Simmondsia data taken at Parlier, California click here
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PARL 121 00o PL
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Internodal length in cm
Internodal length. Mean of 2 branches from 3 shrubs in the 4th year of vegetation
5.2
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Not Available
OTHER
Image/picture
A picture or image
nut
SIMMONDSIA.IMAGE.PARLIER
PARL 121 00o PL
Not Available
OTHER
Image/picture
A picture or image
plant
SIMMONDSIA.IMAGE.PARLIER
PARL 121 00o PL
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Seed weight of 100 seeds
Weight of 100 seeds in grams
127
Excel speadsheet on the 2005 Simmondsia data taken at Parlier, California click here
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PARL 121 00o PL
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Seed yield per shrub
Seed yield in grams, mean per shrub in the 4th and 5th year of 3 shrubs
11
Excel speadsheet on the 2005 Simmondsia data taken at Parlier, California click here
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PARL 121 00o PL
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Shrub height in cm
Shrub height in centimeters in the 4th year. Soil level to the tip of highest stem
173
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PARL 121 00o PL
Not Available