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

PI 537078 to 537085-continuedPI 537079 donor id: €020. origin: Niger. local name: Farfara(Tamacheq language), collected: November 20, 1986.collector id: C020. locality: Semi-desert grassland,sandy clay with gravel, light brown- brown soil, gardensof Abardokh in wadi of Atkaki, 8km from Abardokh, AgadesDepartment, latitude: 7 deg. 20 min. N. longitude: 8deg. 42 min. E. elevation: 881m. remarks: Plants up to3m tall, highly vigorous. Heads up to 25cm long and 5cmbroad, grain exerted, white with black glumes, dense andclosely packed to stem. Leaves up to 5cm broad. Soil pH7. Used as cereal as well as forage for domestic animals.Landrace. Seed.PI 537080 donor id: C021. origin: Niger, local name: Terame(Tamacheq language), collected: November 20, 1986.collector id: C021. locality: Semi-desert grassland,sandy clay with gravel, brown light brown soil, gardensof Abardokh in wadi of Atkaki, 8km from Abardokh, AgadesDepartment, latitude: 7 deg. 20 min. N. longitude: 8deg. 42 min. E. elevation: 881m. remarks: Plants 2.5mtall, vigorous. Heads up to 20cm long and 5cm broad, verydense and close to stem. Glumes yellow. Seed exerted,very red, used as skin colourant. Soil pH 7.0. Landrace.Seed.PI 537081 donor id: C043. origin: Niger. local name: Farfara(Tamacheq language), collected: November 16, 1986.collector id: C043. locality: Semi-desert grassland,sandy with clay and humus, dark brown soil, lowest seriesof irrigated gardens on main route to Bagzane escarpment,Ighalebelabene, Tabelot Valley, Agades Department.latitude: 17 deg. 40 min. N. longitude: 8 deg. 48 min.E. elevation: 1280m. remarks: Plants