Project on
"Minor Fruit Tree Species Conservation" - RESGEN 29DESCRIPTOR LIST FOR MEDLAR (Mespilus germanica L.)
(For ex situ conservation)
PASSPORT - Accession and collection data
1 - European Minor Fruit Tree Species Database (EMFTSD) number: unique numerical identifier for an accession);
2 - Species: to be repeated for each accession (botanical name );
3 - Accession designation: name of the accession (cultivar, breeder’s designation, donor’s designation);
4 - Accession synonym: a synonym to the accession designation. For each species with synonyms, a common accession designation should be identified for each partner and then synonyms should be quoted here;
5 - Donor name: name of institution or individual responsible for donating the germplasm;
6 - Acquisition date: the date on which the accession entered the collection in the form of DDMMYYYY;
7 - Institute number: the partner number from Technical Annex of Project. The same number reported in the Institution Database file;
8 - Country keeping the accession: two letters acronym of country in which the partner and the collection is located;
9 - Collection site: if one Institution holds accessions in more than one environmentally different field, each field should have an identifier site number;
10 - Country of origin: when certainly known two letter abbreviation (according to attached list) for country of origin of the accession; if not sure, type "uncertain";
11 - Collection source
1 = wild
2 = abandoned farm land
3 = farm land
4 = nursery
5 = institute
6 = other (specify in Collector’s notes - point 27)
12 - Status of sample
1 = wild
2 = breeder’s line
3 = primitive cultivar (landrace)
4 = advanced cultivar (bred)
5 = other or uncertain (specify in Collector’s notes - point 27)
13 - Virus disease status
1 = virus disease free
2 = virus diseases present
3 = not tested
CHARACTERISATION
14 - Fruit use
0 = no use
1 = fresh consumption
2 = transformation
3 = other
15 - Plant use
0 = no use
1 = fruit production
2 = ornamental
3 = other
16 - Tree vigour
1 = weak
2 = medium
3 = strong
4 = very strong
17 - Tree habit
1 = rounded
2 = spreading
3 = erect
18 - Thorniness
1 = spiny
2 = not spiny
19 - Leaf size
1 = small
2 = medium
3 = large
20 - Leaf margin
1 = entire
2 = dentate from the middle of the blade
3 = other
21 - Fruit size
1 = small
2 = medium
3 = big
22 - Fruit shape
1 = round
2 = flat
3 = conical
23 - Disk size
1 = small
2 = medium
3 = large
24 - Calyx lobe size
1 = short
2 = medium
3 = large
25 - Number of seeds
1 = seedless
2 = low
3 = medium
4 = high
26 - Time of flowering
1 = early
2 = medium
3 = late
27 - Time of harvest
1 = early
2 = medium
3 = late
28 - Time of over-ripening (bletting)
1 = early
2 = medium
3 = late
29 - Fruit taste at over-ripening stage
1 = bad
2 = good
3 = very good
30 - Collector’s notes