Details for: APG 45257, Medicago sativa L., 'KENTUCKY CREEPER'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L.

Cultivar:

'KENTUCKY CREEPER'

Origin:

Donated –

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

31 Jan 2007

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 45257 2020rsa1_____ SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L.

Cultivar:

'KENTUCKY CREEPER'

Origin:

Donated –

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

31 Jan 2007

Improvement Status:

Advanced Cultivar

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Donated

31 January 2007.

Donator(s):

Moore, K Margot Forde Forage Germplasm Centre

01 July 2014. Australia

Donator(s):

South Australian Research and Development Institute

Accession Names and Identifiers

'KENTUCKY CREEPER'

Type: Cultivar name

SA 45257

Type: Donor identifier

Group: SA

South Australian Genetic Resource Centre

AF 1026

Type: Donor identifier

ALP 1.3

Type: Priority Score

Narrative

Group Note

Medicago sativa L.

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Medicago

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

23676

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:778. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

06/10/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Common names

Arabic
burseem –
jatt –
Italian
erba medica –
medica –
Transcribed Korean
jajukgaejari –

Other conspecific taxa

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])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa (1687 active accession[s])

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Medicago caerulea Less. ex Ledeb. var. pauciflora (Ledeb.) Grossh.
Medicago karatschaica Latsch.
Medicago lavrenkoi Vassilcz.
Medicago pauciflora Ledeb.
Medicago sativa L. var. pilifera Urb.

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)	50	APG SA Regen 2018 Lucerne
GROWTH	Autumn Plant Height	Plant natural height 6 weeks after equinox ( cut 2 weeks after equinox, in cm.)	18	APG SA Regen 2018 Lucerne
GROWTH	Habit Angle	Measured autumn stem length (A) and stem height (B) from the ground. a= SIN (B/A)	44	APG SA Regen 2018 Lucerne
GROWTH	Growth Habit	Visual assessment taken at same time as autumn plant height and summer stem length	SE - Semi Erect	APG SA Regen 2018 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Lifeform	The life form of the accession	H - Herb	APG SA Regen 2018 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Lifespan	The lifespan of the accession	P - Perennial	APG SA Regen 2018 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Establishment	Number of plants established, 6-8 weeks after planting (counted if <100)	100	APG SA Regen 2018 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)	3	APG SA Regen 2018 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Floret Colour	Visual classification of flower colour as per Alfalfa colour book 424	VAR3 - Predominantly purple-violet, some yellow or variegated	APG SA Regen 2018 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Coiling	The number of coils in a pod counted	2.5	APG SA Regen 2018 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	1000 Seed Weight	Weight of 1000 seeds in grams	1.72	APG SA Regen 2018 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Visual Pod Production	Subjective assessment of pod production taken at harvest	2 - Poor	APG SA Regen 2018 Lucerne