Descriptor: INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (INFLOSHAPE)



 
Definition:
INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
Crop:
AMARANTH
Category:
Morphological descriptors
Status:
Crop Germplasm Committee approved
Data Type:
Alpha/numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
2
Responsible Site:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station  (NC7)


Studies or environments

Distribution of Values for INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (INFLOSHAPE)

CodeDefinitionNumber of Accessions
AXMOSTLY IN LEAF AXILS74
AX&TERMIN LEAF AXILS AND TERMINAL (especially for some Amaranthus tricolor)170
EDULISCLUB-SHAPED AT TIPS, THE EDULIS, OR DETERMINATE TYPE28
LONG-BRLONG SIDE BRANCHES, GREATER THAN 1/4 THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH365
SHORT-BRSHORT SIDE BRANCHES, 1/4 OR SHORTER THAN THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH (INCLUDES SOME MANY-STEMMED WEEDS)642
SPIKESPIKE, AT LEAST 4 VERTICAL SPIKES (LONG SIDE BRANCHES) THAT ARE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH, OR LONGER59
XXOTHER (SPECIFY)18