Details for: APG 38968, Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang., SA 38968

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang.

Top Name:

SA 38968

Origin:

Collected – Kazakhstan

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

12 Sep 2002

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		BASE 38968 2004c__1_____ SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang.

Top Name:

SA 38968

Origin:

Collected – Kazakhstan

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

12 Sep 2002

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

26 August 2002.
Locality: 34km S of Site 86
Aspect: Flat; Landuse: Grassland/Meadow; Parentrock: Shales, Mudstones; Ph: 7.5; Slope: Sloping; Soil Drainage: Freely; Soil_Colour: Light Grey; Soil_Depth: Deep; Soil_Reaction: Neutral; Soil_Texture: Light Clay

Collector(s):

26 August 2002. Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 44.4667, 77.9167 (Map it)
Elevation: 884m.

Donated

12 September 2002. Kazakhstan

Donator(s):

01 July 2014. Australia

Donator(s):

South Australian Research and Development Institute

Accession Names and Identifiers

SA 38968

Type: Donor identifier

Group: SA

South Australian Genetic Resource Centre

730

Type: Collector identifier

Site 87

Type: Site identifier

ALP 1.2

Type: Priority Score

Narrative

moderate grazing, seed taken from 15 plants

Group Note

Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang.

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Medicago

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

104918

Place of publication:

Comp. fl. ital. 160. 1882

Verified:

09/13/1988 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Common names

English
sickle alfalfa –
sickle medic –
sickle medick –
yellow alfalfa –
yellow lucerne –
yellow-flower alfalfa –
French
luzerne de Suède –
luzerne jaune –
German
Sichelklee –
Sichelluzerne –
Portuguese
luzerna-de-sequeiro –
Portuguese (Brazil)
alfafa-de-provença –
alfafa-falciforme –
Spanish
alfalfa amarilla –
alfalfa sueca –
Swedish
gul-lusern –
Transcribed Chinese
ye 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. 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])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa (1687 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Medicago falcata L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Medicago borealis Grossh.
Medicago difalcata Sinskaya
Medicago falcata L. var. romanica (Prodan) O. Schwarz & Klink.
Medicago quasifalcata Sinskaya
Medicago romanica Prodan
Medicago tenderiensis Opperman ex Klokov

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)	51	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
GROWTH	Summer Forage Yield	January; visual score (/100) relative to standard check (SARDI 7 Series 2)	33	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
GROWTH	Habit Angle	Measured autumn stem length (A) and stem height (B) from the ground. a= SIN (B/A)	27.66	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
GROWTH	Growth Habit	Visual assessment taken at same time as autumn plant height and summer stem length	SP - Semi Prostrate	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
GROWTH	Winter Forage Yield	Quantiative measurment of winter forage yield (g per plant)	4	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	5	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
GROWTH	Autumn Forage Yield	Visual estimation of autumn forage yield, relative to Winter Activity Class 7 variety (100)	6	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)	0.5	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	0.933	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Color	Leaf Color		SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Hair	Relative hairiness of the stem		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)	9 - Upper Dense Lower Dense	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Number of Nodes	Number of nodes on a representative 3 stems	18	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	1.36	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.	0.39	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Width	Leaf width (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.	1.55	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Area	Leaf area (cm2) calculated by multiplying leaf length and width	0.6	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Shape	Leaf shape will be recorded at the same time and location on the plant as leaf size	3 - Obcordate	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	35	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Seeds per Pod	The mean number of seeds produced from 100 pods	3.58	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Crown Size	The width of the crown (cm) on 5 representative plants measured using electronic callipers	7.88	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	1 - Below	SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne