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Details for: APG 6902, Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa, 'ARAGON'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Cultivar:
'ARAGON'
Origin:
Collected – France
Received by APG:
01 Dec 1971
Improvement Status:
Advanced Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countBASE 6902 2002i__2_____ SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Cultivar:
'ARAGON'
Origin:
Collected – France
Received by APG:
01 Dec 1971
Improvement Status:
Advanced Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
  France

Donated
01 December 1971.  France

01 July 2014.  Australia

Donator(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'ARAGON'
Type: Cultivar name

SA 6902
Type: Donor identifier
Group: SA
South Australian Genetic Resource Centre

CPI 53236
Type: Institute identifier
Group: CPI
Commonwealth Plant Introduction

I 715
Type: Institute identifier

54
Type: Collector identifier

ALP 1.3
Type: Priority Score

Narrative
Group Note
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Medicago
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:

300359
Verified:
06/10/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Common names
English
alfalfa –
lucerne –
violet-flower lucerne –
French
luzerne –
German
blaue Luzerne –
Luzerne –
Japanese Rōmaji
murasaki-umagoyashi –
Portuguese
luzerna –
Spanish
mielga –
Swedish
blålusern –
Transcribed Chinese
zi mu xu –
Other conspecific taxa
Medicago sativa L. (561 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. tunetana Murb. (12 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang. (370 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh. (158 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. (261 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. var. falcata (L.) Doll (0 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. var. viscosa (Rchb.) Posp. (2 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. glomerata (Balb.) Rouy (30 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago agropyretorum Vassilcz.
Medicago asiatica Sinskaya
Medicago mesopotamica Vassilcz.
Medicago praesativa Sinskaya
Medicago rivularis Vassilcz.
Medicago sogdiana Vassilcz.
Medicago transoxana Vassilcz.
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FAO Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA).

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHSpring Forage YieldNovember; visual score (/100) relative to standard check (SARDI 7 Series 2) six weeks after first cut. (SARDI 7 Series 2 = 70)82SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
GROWTHSummer Forage YieldJanuary; visual score (/100) relative to standard check (SARDI 7 Series 2)95SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
GROWTHHabit AngleMeasured autumn stem length (A) and stem height (B) from the ground. a= SIN (B/A)79.86SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
GROWTHGrowth HabitVisual assessment taken at same time as autumn plant height and summer stem lengthSE - Semi ErectSA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
GROWTHInternode lengthInternode length assessed between the 4th and 5th internode from base SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
GROWTHRegrowthRecovery rate. The stem length from a representative plant measuredwith a ruler in cm, two weeks after the spring cutting2.43SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYFloret ColourVisual classification of flower colour as per Alfalfa colour book 424 SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYPod CoilingThe number of coils in a pod counted2SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYCreeping RootedCreeping Root Habit. The presence or absence of plants on developing stem buds on lateral roots. NoSA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYLeaf ColorLeaf Color SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYStem HairRelative hairiness of the stem SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYStem ThicknessRelative stem thickness SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYLeaf HairsLeaf surface hairiness (at 5th-8th leaf stage)6 - Upper Sparse Lower DenseSA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYNumber of NodesNumber of nodes on a representative 3 stems12SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYLeaf to stem ratioRatio of leaf relative to stem of 10 representative stems, which are hand cut, seperated and oven dried 10.5SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length (cm) measured using electronic callipers. Measurement will be taken on the forth leaflet from the top on 3 random branches from a representative plant. The central leaf will be measured.3.11SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYLeaf AreaLeaf area (cm2) calculated by multiplying leaf length and width2.49SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYCrown bud numberThe number of buds emanating from the crown is counted 2 weeks after the October 4th cut in Year 227SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYSeeds per PodThe mean number of seeds produced from 100 pods2SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYCrown SizeThe width of the crown (cm) on 5 representative plants measured using electronic callipers8.3SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYCrown PositionThe position of the crown in relation to the surface, where 1 Below, 2 Above, 3 Surface2 - AboveSA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYLEAF SHAPELEAF SHAPE SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  
MORPHOLOGYLEAF WIDTHLEAF WIDTH991SA Regen 2002-03 Lucerne  


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