Definition:

IPGRI method. Descriptors for annual Medicago. Random field sampling of 35 pods (woody padded species) or 100 seeds (hand deseeded from apery species) germinated in laboratory under ISTA rules. Second test 11 weeks after last mature pod (the pods remain in the field for natural dessication but are protetected by summer rain). Subsequent tests at 3-weekly intervals until natural field germination

Crop:

Category:

Phenological descriptors

Status:

Crop Germplasm Committee approved

Data Type:

Numeric descriptor

Maximum Length:

20

Responsible Site:

Australian Pasture Genebank (APG)