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Details for: APG 36439, Medicago polymorpha L. var. brevispina (Benth.) Heyn, 'SCIMITAR'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago polymorpha L. var. brevispina (Benth.) Heyn
Cultivar:
'SCIMITAR'
Origin:
Collected – Australia
Received by APG:
28 Apr 2000
Improvement Status:
Advanced Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Pureline
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed100 countBASE 36439 2000b__1_____ SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago polymorpha L. var. brevispina (Benth.) Heyn
Cultivar:
'SCIMITAR'
Origin:
Collected – Australia
Received by APG:
28 Apr 2000
Improvement Status:
Advanced Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Pureline
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
  Australia

Donated
28 April 2000.  Australia

Donator(s):
01 July 2014.  Australia

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

SA 36439
Type: Donor identifier
Group: SA
South Australian Genetic Resource Centre

Z 497
Type: Donor identifier

ALP 1.3
Type: Priority Score

Narrative
Softer seeded replacement line to Santiago. female x male = cross step 1 Serena x SA 5527 = X - 126 early flw. soft seeded soft seeded vigorous low res. bga / pa step 2 X -126 selection taken = Z - 497 Scimitar Medicago polymorpha BURR MEDIC 'Scimitar' Application No: 1999/340 Accepted: 10 Feb 2000 Applicant: Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Adelaide, SA. Characteristics Plant: growth habit semi-erect, type annual. Leaflet: proximal blotch present, red purple flecking present (RHS 59A), colour of mid-rib on underside red-purple. Days to flowering: medium (average 65.5). Pod: coil direction anti-clockwise, length small (average 4.7 mm), width narrow (average 5.2 mm), spine absent, colour grey-brown (RHS 199B, 1995). Seed: number of seed per pod 6 (average 6.3), percentage of soft seed by end of summer high (average 24%). Maturity: medium. Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: seed parent 'Serena' x pollen parent SA 5527. The seed parent is characterised by no leaf markings. The pollen parent is an accession within Australian Medicago Genetic Resource Centre, which is characterised by proximal blotch and flecking. 'Scimitar' was produced in a planned breeding program aimed at producing a new spineless burr medic variety with improved herbage, seed production and softer seed. Selection criteria: soft seed, high seed and herbage yield. 'Scimitar' is also suited to alkaline and mildly acidic soils. Propagation: by seed. Breeder: Andrew Lake, SARDI, Northfield Research Laboratories, SA. Choice of Comparators The grouping characteristics used in identifying the most similar varieties of common knowledge are - Leaflet: flecking present and Pod: coil direction anti-clockwise. On these bases, 'Circle Valley', 'Santiago' and 'Cavalier' were selected for the comparative trial. The seed parent was not included, as it has no leaf markings. Comparative Trial Location: Urrbrae, Adelaide, SA (Latitude 3456 South, longitude 13836 East) between winter-spring 1999. Conditions: trial conducted in field, plants propagated from seed, planted in jiffy pellets then planted in field after three weeks, fertiliser applied at 200 kg/ha. Trial design: 4 reps x 20 plants per rep arranged in a randomised block design. Measurements: flowering time per plant, 20 pod samples randomly collected throughout each rep, for shape, seeds per pod and seed softness. Prior Applications and Sales Nil. Description: Jeffrey R Hill, SARDI, Urrbrae, SA. Medicago varieties _____________________________________________________________________________________ 'Scimitar' *'Cavalier' *'Santiago' *'Circle Valley' _____________________________________________________________________________________ LEAFLET proximal blotch yes yes yes no flecking present present present present colour of flecking 59A 187A 187A 187A mid-rib colour red-purple green green green (underside of leaf) _____________________________________________________________________________________ POD COIL DIRECTION (Heyn, 1963) anticlockwise anticlockwise anticlockwise anticlockwise _____________________________________________________________________________________ POD COLOUR (RHS, 1995) 199B 164D 199C 199A _____________________________________________________________________________________ FLOWERING TIMES (days to first flower from 30/6/99) mean 65.5 73.8 61.6 69.7 std deviation 5.02 4.44 3.60 3.39 LSD/sig 1.77 P0.01 P0.01 P0.01 _____________________________________________________________________________________ POD LENGTH (mm) mean 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.2 std deviation 0.37 0.38 0.38 0.33 LSD/sig 0.15 P0.01 P0.01 P0.01 _____________________________________________________________________________________ POD WIDTH (mm) mean 5.2 7.1 5.3 5.8 std deviation 0.28 0.43 0.25 0.27 LSD/sig 0.13 P0.01 ns P0.01 _____________________________________________________________________________________ SEEDS PER POD mean 6.3 8.1 6.3 5.9 std deviation 0.81 0.90 0.99 0.56 LSD/sig 0.34 P0.01 ns P0.01 _____________________________________________________________________________________ PERCENTAGE SOFT SEED (at end of summer) mean 24.1 13.8 8.5 5.3 std deviation 2.65 2.10 2.07 1.10 LSD/sig 5.98 P0.01 P0.01 P0.01 _____________________________________________________________________________________
Group Note
Medicago polymorpha L. var. brevispina (Benth.) Heyn
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Spirocarpos
Subsection:
Leptospireae
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:

23647
Place of publication:

Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:77. 1963
Verified:
05/22/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Common names
Other conspecific taxa
Medicago polymorpha L. (1197 active accession[s])
Medicago polymorpha L. var. denticulata (Willd.) Kerguelen (1383 active accession[s])
Medicago polymorpha L. var. polymorpha (2361 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Medicago denticulata Willd. var. brevispina Benth.

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Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHGrowth HabitVisual assessment of habit (form) taken at flowering, (Jemalong Semi-erect)E - ErectAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
GROWTHGrowth HabitVisual assessment of habit (form) taken at flowering, (Jemalong Semi-erect)SE - Semi ErectAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
GROWTHGrowth HabitVisual assessment of habit (form) taken at flowering, (Jemalong Semi-erect)SE - Semi ErectAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
GROWTHWinter Forage YieldQuantiative measurment of winter forage yield (g per plant)1.25APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
GROWTHWinter Forage YieldQuantiative measurment of winter forage yield (g per plant)40.2APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
GROWTHSpring Forage YieldQuantiative measurment of spring forage yield (g per plant)100.4APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
GROWTHSpring Forage YieldQuantiative measurment of spring forage yield (g per plant)119.6APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
GROWTHInternode LengthSubjective assesment of internode length, measured between the 4th-5th internode from base3 - Long (> 40mm)APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
GROWTHLeaf SizeSubjective assessment of Leaf Area3 - Large leavesAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
GROWTHMax plant widthMax plant width of plant at maturity in cm188APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
GROWTHFY2_ Late July_WinterForage Yield (FY) visual rating relative to the standard control score of 10 (see method for control accession)12APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
GROWTHFY3_Mid-August_WinterForage Yield (FY) visual rating relative to the standard control score of 10 (see method for control accession)12APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
GROWTHFY4_Early_September_SpringForage Yield (FY) visual rating relative to the standard control score of 10 (see method for control accession)18APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
GROWTHFY5_Late_September_SpringForage Yield (FY) visual rating relative to the standard control score of 10 (see method for control accession)22APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
GROWTHFY6_Mid-October_SpringForage Yield (FY) visual rating relative to the standard control score of 10 (see method for control accession)16APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
GROWTHHarvest Seed WeightTotal weight of the seeds harvested in grams340APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
GROWTHHarvest Seed WeightTotal weight of the seeds harvested in grams686APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
GROWTHHarvest Seed WeightTotal weight of the seeds harvested in grams815APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
GROWTHPlant Height at FloweringCanopy height of plants at 90% flowering measured with a ruler, in cm10APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
GROWTHPlant Height at FloweringCanopy height of plants at 90% flowering measured with a ruler, in cm8APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
MORPHOLOGYSpinesSubjective assessment 1. relative to standard cv Jemalong at 10 units considering the interaction of spine length with angle of insertion to the pod whorl as it affects the level of vegetable fault in wool clips.0APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
MORPHOLOGYPod CoilDirection of pod coil9 - Dense (base of nearest neighbour closer than length of hair)APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
MORPHOLOGYPod CoilDirection of pod coilA - Anti-ClockwiseAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
MORPHOLOGYPod CoilDirection of pod coilA - Anti-ClockwiseAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
MORPHOLOGYLeaflet Mark ShapeLeaflet marker shape at pre-flowering stage16 - Blotch & Purple FleckAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
MORPHOLOGYLeaflet Mark PositionLeaflet marker position at pre-flowering stage5 - ProximalAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
MORPHOLOGYLeaflet Mark ColourLeaflet market colour at pre-flowering stage9 - PurpleAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
MORPHOLOGYLeaf HairsLeaf surface hairiness (at 5th-8th leaf stage)1 - Upper Glaborous Lower GlaborousAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
MORPHOLOGYFlower NumberMean number of flowers per raceme (5 plants)2APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
MORPHOLOGYFlower NumberMean number of flowers per raceme (5 plants)2APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
MORPHOLOGYFlower NumberMean number of flowers per raceme (5 plants)3APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
MORPHOLOGY1000 Seed WeightWeight of a 1000 seeds in the clean seed sample3.28APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
MORPHOLOGYPrimary BranchingSubjective Assessment of the amount of branching1 - SparseAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
MORPHOLOGYPod SpininessVisual score of pod spininess relative to standard check cv. Jemalong (10); assessed on basis of likelihood to cause vegetable matter fault in wool.1APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
MORPHOLOGYDehiscencePod dehiscence at maturity9 - >90% pods dropped at maturityAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
MORPHOLOGYFloret ColourFloret colour using Royal Horticuluture Society (RHS) colour chartsyellowAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
MORPHOLOGYFloret ColourFloret colour using Royal Horticuluture Society (RHS) colour chartsyellowAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
MORPHOLOGYFruit NumberCount of the number of pods per perduncle2APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
MORPHOLOGYFruit NumberCount of the number of pods per perduncle3APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
MORPHOLOGYShatteringRecovery rate. The stem length from a representative plant measuredwith a ruler in cm, two weeks after the spring cutting1 - NoneAPG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
PHENOLOGY10% First Flower DateNumber of days from wetting up to 10% plants with a flower118APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
PHENOLOGY10% First Flower DateNumber of days from wetting up to 10% plants with a flower122APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
PHENOLOGY10% Pod Maturity DateNumber of days from wetting up to 10% plants with a mature pod185APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
PHENOLOGY10% Pod Maturity DateNumber of days from wetting up to 10% plants with a mature pod192APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
PHENOLOGY90% Pod Maturity DateNumber of days from wetting up to 90% plants with a mature pod202APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
PHENOLOGYPlant Maturityplant maturity - annuals only. Number of days from wet down to the time when 90% of the plants have senescened210APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
PHENOLOGYPlant Maturityplant maturity - annuals only. Number of days from wet down to the time when 90% of the plants have senescened216APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  
PRODUCTIONSeed production per plotSeed production per plot in grams304.878APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
PRODUCTIONSeed production per plantSeed production per plant in grams13.6APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2001  
PRODUCTIONSeed production per plantSeed production per plant in grams32.6APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000  


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