Plant Inventory No. 199, Parti - The Germplasm Resources ...

PI 537060-continueddonor id: BDN 519. origin: India, origin institute:Marathwada Agr. Univ., Parbhani, Parbhani-431402,Maharashtra, cultivar: AJANTHA. pedigree: Yaqui 53(T.aestivium)/PW-5(T. durum), other id: CV-763. group:CSR-WHEAT. remarks: Maturity early f 85-90 days. Plants140-150cm tall. Kernels amber colored, hard. Proteincontent 15%. Susceptible to black and brown rusts,earliness minimizes severity of infection. Adapted todry/rainfed areas. Lodges under heavy irrigation andfertilization. Cultivar. Seed.PI 537061. Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash POACEAE VetiverDonated by: Greenfield, J., World Bank, New Delhi, India.Received through M.E. Carter, USDA-ARS, Washington, D.C.December 19, 1987.remarks:Receivedorigin: India, other id: BE-1605. other id: Q 27763.locality: Stop-bank of weir (small dam), banks of YamumaRiver, just N of Delhi. Wild. Plant.PI 537062 to 537063. Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) MoenchOkraMALVACEAEDonated by:. IBPGR, Rome, Italy; and Ingram, G.B., EnvironmentalPlanning Program, 202 Wurster Hall, University ofCalifornia-Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States, remarks:Received through IBPGR, Rome, Italy. 1986 IBPGR mission to southernAur Mountains, north central Niger. Received December 15, 1988.PI 537062 donor id: C007. origin: Niger, local name: Kubewa(Tamacheq language), collected: November 14, 1986.collector id: C007. locality: Semi-desert grassland,sand and gravel with little humus, brown-light brownsoil, large garden area adjacent to Akrereb extending 1km along wadi of tabelot Valley, Akrereb, AgadesDepartment, latitude: 17 deg. 36 min. N. longitude: 8deg. 57 min. E. elevation: 848m. remarks: Plants up to1 m tall, vigorous. Seed heads up to 80mm long and 35mmwide. Soil pH 6.5. Associaed species: Ricinus communis,Phoenix dactylifora, Parkinsonia sp., pomegranite,Salvadora persica, Ficus sp. Fruits prepared in a greensauce. Part of fruit used to wash hair. Landrace. Seed.57