Details for: APG 43029, Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv., SA 43029

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv.

Top Name:

SA 43029

Origin:

Collected – China

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

05 May 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 43029 2017___1_____ SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv.

Top Name:

SA 43029

Origin:

Collected – China

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

05 May 2005

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

28 August 1991.
Locality: 50km S of Xlinhot, Hutan Lan, Nei Monggol
Landuse: Grassland/Meadow; Ph: 6.6; Slope: Undulating; Soil Drainage: Freely; Soil_Texture: Clay Loam; Assoc_Species_Dominant: Leymus Chinensis, Artemisia Sp; Light:

Collector(s):

28 August 1991. China

Donated

05 May 2005. China

Donator(s):

Stout, David M

01 July 2014. Australia

Donator(s):

South Australian Research and Development Institute

Accession Names and Identifiers

SA 43029

Type: Donor identifier

Group: SA

South Australian Genetic Resource Centre

W6 9890

Type: Institute identifier

CTM 30

Type: Collector identifier

PI 568055

Type: Donor identifier

Group: PI

Plant Introduction

ALP 1.5

Type: Priority Score

Narrative

Slightly rolling area. few stones, good drainage, Full sun, 330 deg. aspect. Grassland with little grazing. Heavy veg. in man-made swale. Plants very vigorous, perhaps as a response to good fertility, and upright to procumbent. Pods quite large. 80% ground cover. Estimated 2000kg/ha biomass. Donated 03-Feb-1992 by Teuber, L., University of California, California, United States.

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)	2	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Summer Forage Yield	January; visual score (/100) relative to standard check (SARDI 7 Series 2)	14	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Growth Habit	Visual assessment taken at same time as autumn plant height and summer stem length	SP - Semi 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)	0	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	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	2.61	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	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	0.5	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne