Descriptor: MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP (MORPHOLOG)



 
Definition:
MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP BASED ON 1987 PRASADA RAO ET AL.
Crop:
MILLET-FOXTAIL
Category:
Morphological descriptors
Status:
Crop Germplasm Committee approved
Data Type:
Alpha/numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
7
Comment:
K. E. Prasada Rao, J. M. J. de Wet, D. E. Brink and M. H. Mengesha. 1987. Infraspecific Variation and Systematics of Cultivated Setaria italica, Foxtail Millet (Poaceae). Economic Botany, Vol. 41: 108-116 http://www.jstor.org/stable/4254946
Responsible Site:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station  (NC7)

Distribution of Values for MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP (MORPHOLOG)

CodeDefinitionNumber of Accessions
INDICAintermediate, including plants with slender erect heads and numerous clums16
MAXIMAsingle-stemmed or few-stemmed with large heads87
MOHARIAmany stems and small heads32
OTHERNot in other morphological groups, explain in note19
WILDWild or weed5