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Details for: G 33686,
Cannabis sativa
L., Balkh (‘Purple bud’)
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cannabis sativa
L.
Top Name:
Balkh (‘Purple bud’)
Origin:
Collected – Balkh, Afghanistan
Maintained:
Northeast Regional Plant Introduction Station (NE9)
Received by NPGS:
22 Aug 2023
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Shrub
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Availability
This accession is not available. Contact site for status.
Northeast Regional Plant Introduction Station (NE9)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cannabis sativa
L.
Top Name:
Balkh (‘Purple bud’)
Origin:
Collected – Balkh, Afghanistan
Maintained:
Northeast Regional Plant Introduction Station (NE9)
Received by NPGS:
22 Aug 2023
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
December 2018.
Balkh, Afghanistan
Comment:
Donor narrative: materials collected from Afghanistan
Collector(s):
Pretty, Angus
Accession Names and Identifiers
Balkh (‘Purple bud’)
Type: Collector identifier
Pretty, Angus
G 33686
Type: Site identifier
Stansell, Zachary USDA ARS PGRU
Narrative
Donation on 20230822 contained 1 seed packet.
Donor narrative: Name: “Purple bud, Balkh” . Collector: Lucas Strazzeri. Collected December 2018. Location: Seeds collected in fields in the outskirts of Balkh. Balkh, Afghanistan. Many plants with mature seeds. Average height: 2 meters; heavily branched, Modern hybrids not present in area. [Donor describes this accession as a charas landrace, see:]
REMARKS
Cannabis sativa
L.
Genus:
Cannabis
Family:
Cannabaceae
Nomen number:
8862
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1027. 1753
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
05/06/1992
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cannabis sativa
L. subsp.
indica
(Lam.) E. Small & Cronquist
(0 active accession[s])
Cannabis sativa
L. subsp.
sativa
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cannabis
×
intersita
Soják
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
hemp
1
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Chinese
da ma
大麻
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)
marijuana
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name
2
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 65-66.
French
chènevis chanvre
2
Demilly, D. et al.
2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
French (Canada)
chanvre
Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel
2
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 65-66.
Italian
canapa
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji
asa
2
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Swedish
hampa
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Korean
sam
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:87.
Name
References
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Passport and associated information from germplasm donor.
Actions
Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
Herrmann TQ, Cox K, Gordon T, Stansell Z, Cadle-Davidson L, Underhill A, Ackerman A, Beil C, Sheehan MJ, Smart CD.
2026.
Evaluation of downy mildew resistance in the USDA Hemp Germplasm Repository using high-throughput and traditional phenotyping methods
. Plant Disease
DOI:
10.1094/PDIS-09-25-1916-RE
.
Number of accessions cited:
0
Schwartz JA, Vignale L, Gordon T, Stansell Z, Smart LB, Smart CD.
2025. Screening of Cannabis sativa germplasm for susceptibility to Septoria leaf spot. Pl. Dis.
DOI:
10.1094/PDIS-07-25-1367-RE
.
Number of accessions cited:
106
Vignale L, Schwartz JA, Stansell Z, Gordon T, Smart CD, Smart LB.
2025. Screening diverse Cannabis sativa germplasm for resistance to Golovinomyces ambrosiae. Pl. Dis.
DOI:
10.1094/PDIS-07-25-1591-RE
.
Number of accessions cited:
122
Pedigree
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
DISEASE
SEPTORIA
Severity of septoria infestation. TBD 20231006. Update with protocol when available [zjs]
34
15
2024-SEPTORIA-MCCARTHY01
G 33686 24GI SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
SEED_NO
Number of seeds in original seed lot (count)
100
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 24GI SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
SEED_NO
Number of seeds in original seed lot (count)
50
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 23UO SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
SEED_WEIGHT
Seed Weight (g)
0.98
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 23UO SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
SEED_WEIGHT
Seed Weight (g)
1.65
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 24GI SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
TSW
Thousand seed weight (g)
16.5
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 24GI SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
TSW
Thousand seed weight (g)
19.6
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 23UO SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
SEED_AREA
Seed area (mm
2
)
10.1
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 24GI SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
SEED_AREA
Seed area (mm
2
)
10.5
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 23UO SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
SEED_WIDTH
Seed width (mm)
3.2
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 23UO SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
SEED_WIDTH
Seed width (mm)
3.2
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 24GI SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
SEED_LENGTH
Seed length (mm)
4.29
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 24GI SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
SEED_LENGTH
Seed length (mm)
4.6
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 23UO SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
SEED_LEN_WIDTH_RATIO
Seed length to width ratio, unitless
1.35
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 24GI SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
SEED_LEN_WIDTH_RATIO
Seed length to width ratio, unitless
1.5
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 23UO SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
SEED_BRIGHTNESS
Seed brightness
39.5
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 23UO SD
Not Available
GENSTOCK
SEED_BRIGHTNESS
Seed brightness
42.57
HEMP_MARVIN_SEED_ANALYSIS_PGRU_V001
G 33686 24GI SD
Not Available
MOLECULAR
CCP1.ratio
CCP1.ratio
0 BtBt/1 BtBd/2 BdBd
3
HEMP_ROUTINE_REGENERATION
G 33686 23UO SD
Not Available