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Details for: Ames 29540,
Cucumis melo
L. subsp.
melo
, Sahra
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis melo
L. subsp.
melo
Top Name:
Sahra
Origin:
Collected – Mary, Turkmenistan
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
26 Aug 2008
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
50 count
Ames 29540 09ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis melo
L. subsp.
melo
Top Name:
Sahra
Origin:
Collected – Mary, Turkmenistan
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
26 Aug 2008
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
29 July 2008.
Mary, Turkmenistan
Locality:
Sarahs District.
Coordinates:
37.0300, 60.8000
(Map it)
Elevation:
216m.
Environment description:
Farm.
Comment:
Received from Durdy Nepes (nationally known farmer and melon selectionist).
Collector(s):
Davis, Angela, USDA, ARS
Kokanova, Ejebay, Laboratory of Invertebrate Animals
Mccreight, James D., USDA, ARS
Wehner, Todd C., North Carolina State University
Donated
26 August 2008.
California, United States
Donor(s):
Mccreight, James D., USDA, ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
Sahra
Type: Local name
MKDW-010
Type: Collector identifier
Ames 29540
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
JM 0708
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links
Narrative
Bred by Durdy Nepes. Mid-season variety. Stored for one month during which soluble solids reportedly increases. Purity maintained by Durdy Nepes.
Cucumis melo
L. subspp.
melo
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Cucumis
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
12564
Verified:
02/06/1996
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cucumis melo
L.
(151 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo
L. subsp.
agrestis
(Naudin) Pangalo
(171 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo
L. subsp.
agrestis
(Naudin) Pangalo var.
agrestis
Naudin
(0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo
L. subsp.
agrestis
(Naudin) Pangalo var.
chate
(Hasselq.) Sageret
(0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo
L. subsp.
agrestis
(Naudin) Pangalo var.
chito
(C. Morren) Naudin
(1 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo
L. subsp.
agrestis
(Naudin) Pangalo var.
conomon
(Thunb.) Makino
(3 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo
L. subsp.
agrestis
(Naudin) Pangalo var.
dudaim
(L.) Naudin
(0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo
L. subsp.
agrestis
(Naudin) Pangalo var.
momordica
(Roxb.) Duthie & J. B. Fuller
(0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo
L. subsp.
agrestis
(Naudin) Pangalo var.
texanus
Naudin
(45 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo
L. subsp.
melo
var.
cantalupo
Ser.
(21 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo
L. subsp.
melo
var.
flexuosus
(L.) Naudin
(47 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo
L. subsp.
melo
var.
inodorus
H. Jacq.
(3 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo
L. var.
melo
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bryonia collosa
Rottler
Cucumis collosus
(Rottler) Cogn.
Cucumis trigonus
Roxb.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
melon
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
German
Melone
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1340.
Italian
melone
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji
meron
2
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Swedish
melon
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
tian gua
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean
chamoe
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:93.
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IMAGE/PICTURE1
IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASE
FRUIT - Image of fruit.
CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUIT
Ames 29540 08ncao01 SD
Not Available
OTHER
IMAGE/PICTURE1
IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASE
SEED - Image of seed(s)
CUCUMIS.SCANNED.SEED
Ames 29540 08ncao01 SD
Not Available
OTHER
IMAGE/PICTURE2
IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASE
FRUIT - Image of fruit.
CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUIT
Ames 29540 08ncao01 SD
Not Available