Details for: APG 84331, Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv., 'ERECT RUTHENICA'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv.

Cultivar:

'ERECT RUTHENICA'

Origin:

Donated – China

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

02 Nov 2017

Improvement Status:

Breeding material

Form Received:

Seed

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		BASE 84331 2018rsa1_____ SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv.

Cultivar:

'ERECT RUTHENICA'

Origin:

Donated – China

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

02 Nov 2017

Improvement Status:

Breeding material

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Donated

02 November 2017. China

Donator(s):

Humphries, Alan South Australian Research and Development Institute

Accession Names and Identifiers

'ERECT RUTHENICA'

Type: Cultivar name

ALP 1.3

Type: Priority Score

Narrative

Breeders name: Dr Yu Linqing
Brief Description of breeding: Bred for erect selection2 at Xing An (East Inner Mongolia) and Huhhot (Middle Inner Mongolia)
Bred for region: developed for degraded grassland improvement, artificial grassland establishment in Inner Mongolia
Origin: developed from 2 cycles of selection for erect selection, germplasm from wild Medicago ruthenica from Xing An in East Inner Mongolia,China.

Group Note

Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv.

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Platycarpae

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

23675

Place of publication:

Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 8:271. 1841 (C. F. von Ledebour, Fl. ross. 1:523. 1843)

Verified:

06/10/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Common names

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym

Trigonella ruthenica L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Melilotoides ruthenica (L.) Sojak
Melissitus ruthenicus (L.) Latsch.

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)	4	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
GROWTH	Autumn Plant Height	Plant natural height 6 weeks after equinox ( cut 2 weeks after equinox, in cm.)	3	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
GROWTH	Habit Angle	Measured autumn stem length (A) and stem height (B) from the ground. a= SIN (B/A)	10	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
GROWTH	Growth Habit	Visual assessment taken at same time as autumn plant height and summer stem length	P - Prostrate	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
GROWTH	Autumn Stem Length	Plant natural stem length 6 weeks after equinox (cut 2 weeks after equinox, in cm)	17	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Lifeform	The life form of the accession	H - Herb	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Lifespan	The lifespan of the accession	P - Perennial	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Establishment	Number of plants established, 6-8 weeks after planting (counted if <100)	90	APG SA Regen 2017 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)	0.4	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Mortality	Number of plant serviving. Scored in November of year 2 after the last cut	68	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Coiling	The number of coils in a pod counted	0.25	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	1000 Seed Weight	Weight of 1000 seeds in grams	1.73	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Creeping Rooted	Creeping Root Habit. The presence or absence of plants on developing stem buds on lateral roots.	No	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Visual Pod Production	Subjective assessment of pod production taken at harvest	1 - Very Poor	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne