Descriptor: SEEDS IN CLUSTERS, FREQUENCY (SEED_CLUST)



 
Definition:
The percentage of combined seeds and seed units (clusters), in seed units of 2 or more seeds.
Crop:
Category:
Morphological descriptors
Status:
Crop Germplasm Committee approved
Data Type:
Numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
9
Comment:
Seeds in units (clusters) of two or more. In seed units with two or more seeds, the additional seeds jut out at an angle forming a shape that is not semispherical and can have more than two spines. Single spinach seeds are generally semispherical and often have two spines on opposite sides of the seed, pointed away from each other with a seed between them, but in rare cases three spines with one unusually large seed. Therefore, units of two or more seeds, which may include empty ovaries, are distinguished from single seeds. The data is taken after seed cleaning, which can break seed units apart. Accessions collected in the wild generally have seed units of about five seeds.
Responsible Site:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station  (NC7)


Studies or environments

Distribution of Values for SEEDS IN CLUSTERS, FREQUENCY (SEED_CLUST)

RangeNumber of Accessions
0 - 10312
10 - 2054
20 - 3019
30 - 407
40 - 503
50 - 600
60 - 700
70 - 800
80 - 906
90 - 10018