Details for: APG 58574, Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang., 'GANNONG NO. 5'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang.

Cultivar:

'GANNONG NO. 5'

Origin:

Donated – China

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

31 Jul 2015

Improvement Status:

Cultivated material

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		BASE 58574 2017i__1_____ SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang.

Cultivar:

'GANNONG NO. 5'

Origin:

Donated – China

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

31 Jul 2015

Improvement Status:

Cultivated material

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Donated

01 July 2014. Australia

Donator(s):

South Australian Research and Development Institute

31 July 2015. China

Donator(s):

Nie, Zhongnan Department of Primary Industries

Accession Names and Identifiers

'GANNONG NO. 5'

Type: Cultivar name

SA 58574

Type: Donor identifier

Group: SA

South Australian Genetic Resource Centre

ALP 1.3

Type: Priority Score

Narrative

An erect type of lucerne with some green or purple reddish hairs on the stems. It is highly resistant to aphids and thrips. Reletively high herbage production. Suits to northwestern China with an attitude ranging from 33�to 36�. Seed originally sourced from Professor Shangli Shi, Dean of the College of Grassland Science, Gansu Agricultural University (GAU), China.

Group Note

Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang.

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Medicago

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

104919

Place of publication:

Comp. fl. ital. 160. 1882

Comment:

[used for both diploid and tetraploid hybrids arising from M. sativa subsp. sativa × M. sativa subsp. falcata]

Verified:

06/04/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Common names

English
bastard medic –
sand lucerne –
variegated alfalfa –
variegated lucerne –
French
luzerne bigarrée –
luzerne intermédiaire –
German
Bastardluzerne –
Sandluzerne –
Portuguese (Brazil)
luzerna-bastarda –
Spanish
alfalfa de las arenas –
alfalfa híbrida –
Transcribed Chinese
za jiao 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. 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

Basionym

Medicago ×varia Martyn

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Medicago sativa L. var. varia (Martyn) Urb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)


Medicago hemicycla Grossh.
Medicago tianschanica Vassilcz.
Medicago trautvetteri Sumnev.
Medicago sativa L. subsp. ambigua (Trautv.) Tutin
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. hemicycla (Grossh.) C. R. Gunn
Medicago sativa L. subsp. praefalcata (Sinskaya) C. R. Gunn
Medicago media Pers.
Medicago glutinosa M. Bieb. subsp. praefalcata Sinskaya
Medicago falcata L. var. ambigua Trautv.
Medicago schischkinii Sumnev.
Medicago vardanis Vassilcz.
Medicago komarovii 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)	101	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Summer Forage Yield	January; visual score (/100) relative to standard check (SARDI 7 Series 2)	97	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Autumn Plant Height	Plant natural height 6 weeks after equinox ( cut 2 weeks after equinox, in cm.)	41	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Habit Angle	Measured autumn stem length (A) and stem height (B) from the ground. a= SIN (B/A)	72	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
GROWTH	Growth Habit	Visual assessment taken at same time as autumn plant height and summer stem length	E - 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)	43	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)	7.7	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	2	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	1000 Seed Weight	Weight of 1000 seeds in grams	2.64	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	5.3	APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne