Descriptor: VEGETATIVE STRUCTURE (VEGSTRUCT)



 
Definition:
The vegetative structures are ranked in the population as 1 for most frequent, 2 for second most frequent, and so on. If two structures are present at the same frequency they are both ranked that way so both RHIZOME and STOLON may be 2.
Crop:
GRASSES-MINOR-NC7
Category:
Morphological descriptors
Status:
Crop Germplasm Committee approved
Data Type:
Alpha/numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
14
Comment:
To define terms use: H.D. Harrington 1977 How to identify grasses and grasslike plants. Also for some terms use: Lynn G Clark and Richard W. Pohl. 1996. Agnes Chase's First Book of the Grasses. 4th edition.
Responsible Site:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station  (NC7)

Distribution of Values for VEGETATIVE STRUCTURE (VEGSTRUCT)

CodeDefinitionNumber of Accessions
BU-HORIZ-RHIZBunch from short horizontal rhizomes resulting in culms closely spaced near the plant center.1
BU-NODEBunch from multiple culms that radiate from the same node. Branching at the crown.8
BU-VERT-RHIZBunch with culms that grow from the tips of vertical rhizomes. Includes false rhizome, and pachymorph rhizome in Agnes Chase's First Book of Grasses.1