Descriptor: INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (INFLOSHAPE)



 
Definition:
INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
Crop:
AMARANTH
Category:
Morphological descriptors
Status:
Crop Germplasm Committee approved
Data Type:
Alpha/numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
2
Responsible Site:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station  (NC7)


Studies or environments

Distribution of Values for INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (INFLOSHAPE)

CodeDefinitionNumber of Accessions
ATIN LEAF AXILS AND TERMINAL (especially for some Amaranthus tricolor)171
AXMOSTLY IN LEAF AXILS74
EDCLUB-SHAPED AT TIPS, THE EDULIS, OR DETERMINATE TYPE28
LBLONG SIDE BRANCHES, GREATER THAN 1/4 THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH361
SBSHORT SIDE BRANCHES, 1/4 OR SHORTER THAN THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH (INCLUDES SOME MANY-STEMMED WEEDS)628
SKSPIKE, AT LEAST 4 VERTICAL SPIKES (LONG SIDE BRANCHES) THAT ARE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH, OR LONGER59
XXOTHER (SPECIFY)18