Details for: APG 44982, Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa, 'MONSEFU'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa

Cultivar:

'MONSEFU'

Origin:

Collected – Peru

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

17 May 2006

Improvement Status:

Cultivated material

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		BASE 44982 2017___1_____ SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa

Cultivar:

'MONSEFU'

Origin:

Collected – Peru

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

17 May 2006

Improvement Status:

Cultivated material

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

Peru

Donated

17 May 2006. Peru

Donator(s):

Stout, David M

01 July 2014. Australia

Donator(s):

South Australian Research and Development Institute

Accession Names and Identifiers

'MONSEFU'

Type: Cultivar name

SA 44982

Type: Donor identifier

Group: SA

South Australian Genetic Resource Centre

PI 247790

Type: Donor identifier

Group: PI

Plant Introduction

ALP 1.3

Type: Priority Score

Narrative

Seed sourced from USDA. 95% 1995. "Plants tall; stems course; scanty-leafed summer type. Grows rapidly and recovers quickly from cutting, but will not live long" (Plant Inventory Vol. No. 166). A primitive cultivar originating in Peru, adapted to the coast and lower mountains. Similiar in type to what is regarded as 'Hairy Peruvian' in the United States. Donated 06-May-1958 by A. Swanson, USDA-Bureau of Plant Industry, Peru.

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)	61	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Summer Forage Yield	January; visual score (/100) relative to standard check (SARDI 7 Series 2)	46	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Autumn Plant Height	Plant natural height 6 weeks after equinox ( cut 2 weeks after equinox, in cm.)	56	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Habit Angle	Measured autumn stem length (A) and stem height (B) from the ground. a= SIN (B/A)	90	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Growth Habit	Visual assessment taken at same time as autumn plant height and summer stem length	VE - Very Erect	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Autumn Stem Length	Plant natural stem length 6 weeks after equinox (cut 2 weeks after equinox, in cm)	56	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)	9	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Floret Colour	Visual classification of flower colour as per Alfalfa colour book 424	PUR - Purple-violet	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	3	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	1000 Seed Weight	Weight of 1000 seeds in grams	2.45	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Creeping Rooted	Creeping Root Habit. The presence or absence of plants on developing stem buds on lateral roots.	No	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Visual Pod Production	Subjective assessment of pod production taken at harvest	4 - Very Good	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	4.1	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne