Details for: APG 35076, Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa, 'PIONEER'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa

Cultivar:

'PIONEER'

Origin:

Collected – United States

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

19 Oct 1998

Improvement Status:

Advanced Cultivar

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		BASE 35076 2004c__2_____ SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa

Cultivar:

'PIONEER'

Origin:

Collected – United States

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

19 Oct 1998

Improvement Status:

Advanced Cultivar

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

United States

Donated

19 October 1998. United States

Donator(s):

Auricht, Geoffery C Department Of Agriculture South Australia

01 July 2014. Australia

Donator(s):

South Australian Research and Development Institute

Accession Names and Identifiers

'PIONEER'

Type: Cultivar name

SA 35076

Type: Donor identifier

Group: SA

South Australian Genetic Resource Centre

I 2039

Type: Institute identifier

5472

Type: Donor 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.

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study
GROWTH	Spring Forage Yield	November; visual score (/100) relative to standard check (SARDI 7 Series 2) six weeks after first cut. (SARDI 7 Series 2 = 70)	97	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
GROWTH	Summer Forage Yield	January; visual score (/100) relative to standard check (SARDI 7 Series 2)	97	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
GROWTH	Habit Angle	Measured autumn stem length (A) and stem height (B) from the ground. a= SIN (B/A)	72.25	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
GROWTH	Growth Habit	Visual assessment taken at same time as autumn plant height and summer stem length	E - Erect	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
GROWTH	Winter Forage Yield	Quantiative measurment of winter forage yield (g per plant)	59	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
GROWTH	Internode length	Internode length assessed between the 4th and 5th internode from base		SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
GROWTH	Regrowth	Recovery rate. The stem length from a representative plant measuredwith a ruler in cm, two weeks after the spring cutting	20	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
GROWTH	Autumn Forage Yield	Visual estimation of autumn forage yield, relative to Winter Activity Class 7 variety (100)	64	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Winter Activity	Calculated using correlation between existing winter activity controls and stem height measured 6 weeks after equinox ( cut 2 weeks after equinox)	4.1	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Floret Colour	Visual classification of flower colour as per Alfalfa colour book 424		SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Mortality	Number of plant serviving. Scored in November of year 2 after the last cut	100	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Coiling	The number of coils in a pod counted	2	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	1000 Seed Weight	Weight of 1000 seeds in grams	1.9	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Color	Leaf Color		SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Hair	Relative hairiness of the stem	9 - Dense (base of nearest neighbour closer than length of hair)	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Thickness	Relative stem thickness		SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Hairs	Leaf surface hairiness (at 5th-8th leaf stage)	6 - Upper Sparse Lower Dense	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Number of Nodes	Number of nodes on a representative 3 stems	9	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf to stem ratio	Ratio of leaf relative to stem of 10 representative stems, which are hand cut, seperated and oven dried	1.01	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Length	Leaf 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.	1.78	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Area	Leaf area (cm2) calculated by multiplying leaf length and width	4.91	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Crown bud number	The number of buds emanating from the crown is counted 2 weeks after the October 4th cut in Year 2	22	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Seeds per Pod	The mean number of seeds produced from 100 pods	3.31	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Crown Size	The width of the crown (cm) on 5 representative plants measured using electronic callipers	8.48	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Crown Position	The position of the crown in relation to the surface, where 1 Below, 2 Above, 3 Surface	3 - Surface	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	LEAF SHAPE	LEAF SHAPE		SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	LEAF WIDTH	LEAF WIDTH	993	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne