Details for: 13T0100041, Medicago sativa L., 'Alfa'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L.

Cultivar:

'Alfa'

Origin:

Origin – Sweden

Maintained:

Historic Record

Received by CRI:

1969

Improvement Status:

Advanced/improved cultivar

Life form:

Perennial

Growth class:

spring

Is Core:

Form Received:

Seed

Availability

This is historical information about this accession. It no longer exists and can not be requested.

Historical record only. Please do not request this accession.

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L.

Cultivar:

'Alfa'

Origin:

Origin – Sweden

Maintained:

Historic Record

Received by CRI:

1969

Improvement Status:

Advanced/improved cultivar

Life form:

Perennial

Growth class:

spring

Is Core:

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Developed

Developer(s):

SWE802, Weibullsholm Plant Breeding Institute (doesn't exist anymore)

Donated

Sweden

Accession Group(s)

Group name: Pícniny
Note: Fodder plants
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. Pícniny

Accession Names and Identifiers

'Alfa'

Type: Cultivar name

Medicago sativa

Type: Full taxon

Narrative

Curator: Tomáš VYMYSLICKÝ, Research Institute for Fodder Plants, Ltd. (CZE096) vymyslicky@vupt.cz

Medicago sativa L.

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Medicago

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

23676

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:778. 1753

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358799

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

June 10, 1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. tunetana Murb. (0 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang. (37 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh. (0 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. (20 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. var. falcata (L.) Döll (0 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. var. viscosa (Rchb.) Posp. (0 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. glomerata (Balb.) Rouy (0 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa (0 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. var. sativa (0 active accession[s])

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago caerulea Less. ex Ledeb. var. pauciflora (Ledeb.) Grossh.
Medicago karatschaica Latsch.
Medicago lavrenkoi Vassilcz.
Medicago pauciflora Ledeb.
Medicago sativa L. var. pilifera Urb.

Common names

LANGUAGE	NAME	NOTE	SEQ	CITATION
Arabic	burseem		2	Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
Arabic	jatt		2	Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
English (Canada)	alfalfa	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 146.
French (Canada)	luzerne	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 146.
Italian	erba medica		2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Italian	medica		2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Transcribed Korean	jajukgaejari		2	Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Value	Study	Availability
BIOLOGY	049 Winter hardiness - resistance	8 - 81-90 %	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	013 Stem - number of internodes	7 - many 16,1-18,0	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	020 Leaflet terminal - width	7 - wide 16,1-18,0 mm	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	024 Leaf - area	7 - large 10,6-12,0 cm2	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	030 Inflorescence - colour	8 - lilac	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	033 Infrutescence - number of pods per stem	5 - medium 12,1-15,0	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	034 Infrutescence - number of pods	5 - medium 8,1-10,0	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	040 Pod - number of seeds	8 - 7,1-8,0	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	085 Stand - height 2O days after the first cut (to the standard cv.)	4 - 86- 95 %	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	087 Stand - regrowth (at standard cv. height 25 cm)	5 - medium 21-25 cm	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	082 Stand - height at the beginning of flowering (to the standard cv.)	5 - medium 96-105 %	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	006 Spaced plant - shape (in the beginning of flowering)	7 - semi-erect	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	007 Spaced plant - numb. of stems (to standard cv.)	5 - medium 96-105 %	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	009 Stem - thickness	7 - thick 4,6-5,0 mm	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	019 Leaflet terminal - length	7 - long 35,1-40,0 mm	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	026 Inflorescence - shape	5 - short-cylindrical	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	027 Inflorescence - length	3 - short 2,1-3,0 cm	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	028 Inflorescence - number per stem	6 - 25,1-30,0	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	029 Inflorescence - number of flowers	3 - few 9,1-12,0	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
OTHER	110 Germination seed - store	1 - no	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
PRODUCTION	043 Seed - 1000-seed weight	7 - high 2,21-2,40 g	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
PRODUCTION	096 Stand - seed yield (to the standard cv.)	7 - high 120,1-135,0 %	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available
PRODUCTION	089 Stand - biomass of yield for all cuts in the year(to the standard cv.)	6 - 105,1-115,0 %	1972 Research Institute for Fodder Plants Ltd. Co. (2)	Not Available