Details for: APG 54503, Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs, 'GATTON'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs

Cultivar:

'GATTON'

Origin:

Donated – Zimbabwe

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

19 Aug 1937

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Seed

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	100 count		BASE 54503 1981___1_____ SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs

Cultivar:

'GATTON'

Origin:

Donated – Zimbabwe

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

19 Aug 1937

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Donated

19 August 1937. Zimbabwe

Donator(s):

Bacon, A.L. Dept.of Agriculture

01 July 2014. Australia

Donator(s):

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

08 September 2015. Australia

Donator(s):

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland

Accession Names and Identifiers

'GATTON'

Type: Cultivar name

AusTRCF 6563

Type: Donor identifier

Group: AusTRCF

Austraian Tropical Forage

CPI 6563

Type: Institute identifier

Group: CPI

Commonwealth Plant Introduction

ALP 1.3

Type: Priority Score

Narrative

Group Note

Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs

Genus:

Megathyrsus

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paniceae

Subtribe:

Melinidinae

Nomen number:

447623

Place of publication:

Austrobaileya 6:572. 2003

Verified:

01/05/2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Common names

English
green panic grass –
Guinea grass –
French
herbe de Guinée –
German
Guineagras –
Italian
erba della Guinea –
Portuguese (Brazil)
capim-colonião –
Spanish
mijo de Guinea –
pasto Guinea –
Swedish
guineagräs –

Other conspecific taxa

Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs var. coloratus (C. T. White) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs (0 active accession[s])
Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs var. pubiglumis (K. Schum.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs (1 active accession[s])

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

Basionym

Panicum maximum Jacq.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Urochloa maxima (Jacq.) R. D. Webster

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Panicum hirsutissimum Steud.
Panicum maximum Jacq. var. hirsutissimum (Steud.) Oliv.
Panicum maximum Jacq. var. trichoglume Robyns

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study
GROWTH	Vigour	Vigour	10	QLD Goomboorian, COPE project
GROWTH	Vigour	Vigour	10	QLD Kairi, COPE project
GROWTH	Vigour	Vigour	10	QLD Kin Kin, COPE project
GROWTH	Vigour	Vigour	10	QLD Kyogle, COPE project
GROWTH	Vigour	Vigour	10	QLD Numinbah, COPE project
GROWTH	Vigour	Vigour	10	QLD Samford, COPE project
GROWTH	Vigour	Vigour	6	QLD LaceyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s Creek, COPE project
GROWTH	Vigour	Vigour	8	QLD Dungarubba, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Establishment	establishment rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	116	QLD Samford, COPE project 1996
PRODUCTION	Establishment	establishment rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	28	QLD Samford, COPE project 1996
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	2	QLD Butchers Creek, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	2	QLD Dungarubba, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	2	QLD Eungella, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	2	QLD Mutdapilly, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	2	QLD Numinbah, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	5	QLD Mutdapilly Graznet, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	8	QLD Goomboorian, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	8	QLD Kairi Research Station (Hops), COPE project
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	8	QLD Kairi RS - Z block, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	8	QLD Kairi, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	8	QLD Kin Kin, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	8	QLD Kyogle, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	8	QLD LaceyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s Creek, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	8	QLD Samford, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Persistence	persistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	8	QLD Southedge RS - COPE project
PRODUCTION	Seed Production	rating for seed production from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	2	QLD Mutdapilly Graznet, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Seed Production	rating for seed production from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	4	QLD Kairi RS - Z block, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Seed Production	rating for seed production from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	6	QLD Kairi Research Station (Hops), COPE project
PRODUCTION	Seed Production	rating for seed production from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	9	QLD Southedge RS - COPE project
PRODUCTION	Rate Of Spread	assessment how accessions spreads from 1 (negligible) to 8 (like bad weed)	1	QLD Mutdapilly Graznet, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Rate Of Spread	assessment how accessions spreads from 1 (negligible) to 8 (like bad weed)	2	QLD Southedge RS - COPE project
PRODUCTION	Out Of Season Green	rating for out-of-season greeness during non-growing period of species (normally winter for tropical forages)	9	QLD Mutdapilly Graznet, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Out Of Season Green	rating for out-of-season greeness during non-growing period of species (normally winter for tropical forages)	9	QLD Southedge RS - COPE project
PRODUCTION	Leafiness	rating for above-ground leafiness from 1 (no leaf) to 8 (extremely leafy)	9	QLD Mutdapilly Graznet, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Leafiness	rating for above-ground leafiness from 1 (no leaf) to 8 (extremely leafy)	9	QLD Southedge RS - COPE project
PRODUCTION	Competitiveness	rating for plant competitiveness from 1 (poor) to 8 (highly competitive)	2	QLD Southedge RS - COPE project
PRODUCTION	Competitiveness	rating for plant competitiveness from 1 (poor) to 8 (highly competitive)	9	QLD Mutdapilly Graznet, COPE project
PRODUCTION	Grazing Tolerance	rating on tolerance to grazing from 1 (low tolerance) to 8 (high tolerance to severe & repeated grazing)	8	QLD Southedge RS - COPE project
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	103	QLD Kairi Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1994
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	128	QLD Kairi Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1996
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	140	QLD Walkamin Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1989
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	146	QLD Walkamin Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1991
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	153	QLD Walkamin Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1992
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	19	QLD Walkamin Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1990
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	201	QLD Walkamin Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1988
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	217	QLD Kairi Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1995
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	28	QLD Kairi Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1996
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	319	QLD Walkamin Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1992
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	38	QLD Walkamin Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1988
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	40	QLD Walkamin Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1988
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	44	QLD Walkamin Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1989
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	48	QLD Kairi Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1994
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	53	QLD Walkamin Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1991
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	73	QLD Walkamin Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1990
PRODUCTION	Biomass Yield	Biomass Yield	91	QLD Kairi Research Station (TechRep), COPE project 1995
STRESS	Drought Tolerance	rating of drought tolerance from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	2	QLD Southedge RS - COPE project
STRESS	Drought Tolerance	rating of drought tolerance from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)	9	QLD Mutdapilly Graznet, COPE project
STRESS	Frost Tolerance	rating of plant frost tolerance from 1 (killed by light frost) to 8 (not killed by repeated serve radiation frosts)	9	QLD Mutdapilly Graznet, COPE project