Details for: APG 44103, Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang., SA 44103

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

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

Top Name:

SA 44103

Origin:

Collected – China

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

05 Dec 2005

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 44103 2017c__1_____ SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

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

Top Name:

SA 44103

Origin:

Collected – China

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

05 Dec 2005

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

24 July 2005.
Locality: From Hulunber grassland region, China

Collector(s):

Daowei, Zhou

24 July 2005. China

Donated

05 December 2005. China

Donator(s):

Daowei, Zhou

01 July 2014. Australia

Donator(s):

South Australian Research and Development Institute

Accession Names and Identifiers

SA 44103

Type: Donor identifier

Group: SA

South Australian Genetic Resource Centre

ALP 1.5

Type: Priority Score

Narrative

Creeping rooted.

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)	40	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Summer Forage Yield	January; visual score (/100) relative to standard check (SARDI 7 Series 2)	24	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Autumn Plant Height	Plant natural height 6 weeks after equinox ( cut 2 weeks after equinox, in cm.)	2	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Habit Angle	Measured autumn stem length (A) and stem height (B) from the ground. a= SIN (B/A)	8	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Growth Habit	Visual assessment taken at same time as autumn plant height and summer stem length	VP - Very Prostrate	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Autumn Stem Length	Plant natural stem length 6 weeks after equinox (cut 2 weeks after equinox, in cm)	15	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Lifeform	The life form of the accession	H - Herb	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Lifespan	The lifespan of the accession	P - Perennial	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Establishment	Number of plants established, 6-8 weeks after planting (counted if <100)	100	APG SA Regen 2016 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)	0.1	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Floret Colour	Visual classification of flower colour as per Alfalfa colour book 424	YEL - Yellow	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Mortality	Number of plant serviving. Scored in November of year 2 after the last cut	100	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Coiling	The number of coils in a pod counted	0.25	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	1000 Seed Weight	Weight of 1000 seeds in grams	1.62	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Creeping Rooted	Creeping Root Habit. The presence or absence of plants on developing stem buds on lateral roots.	Yes	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Visual Pod Production	Subjective assessment of pod production taken at harvest	2 - Poor	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Seed yield per plant	Seed yield per plant (g, approximate using mortality count). This is a guide, as 100% of seed is not always harvested and cleaned	0.7	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne