Project on Minor Fruit Tree Species Conservation - RESGEN 29
DESCRIPTOR LIST FOR LOQUAT (Eryobotria japonica L.)
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 (see attached list);
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 17)
12 - Status of sample
1 = wild
2 = breeder’s line
3 = primitive cultivar (landrace)
4 = advanced cultivar (bred)
5 = other or uncertain
13 - Virus disease status
1 = virus disease free
2 = virus disease present
3 = not tested
FIRST CHARACTERISATION
14 - Fruit use
0 = no use
1 = dessert
2 = seed production
15 - Plant use
0 = no use
1 = fruit production
2 = fruit production and pollinator
3 = only pollinator
4 = mother plant for seeds (rootstock)
5 = ornamental
16 - Identification of material
1 = verified
2 = probable
3 = uncertain
17 - Collector’s notes
FURTHER CHARACTERISATION AND EVALUATION
18 - Tree habit
1 = upright
2 = intermediate
3 = spreading
19 - Tree vigor
1 = weak
2 = medium
3 = strong
20 - Lateral shoot: number per central shoot
1 = few
2 = medium
3 = many
21 - Leaf blade: length
1 = short
2 = medium
3 = long
22 - Leaf blade: width
1 = narrow
2 = medium
3 = broad
23 - Flower cluster: shape
1 = conical
2 = intermediate
3 = cylindrical
24 - Flower cluster: length
1 = short
2 = medium
3 = long
25 - Flower cluster: number of flowers
1 = few
2 = medium
3 = many
26 - Fruit: size
1 = small
2 = medium
3 = large
27 - Fruit: shape in longitudinal section
1 = oblate
2 = round
3 = broad elliptic
4 = elliptic
5 = obovate
6 = narrow obovate
28 - Fruit: colour of skin
1 = white
2 = yellowish white
3 = yellow
4 = orange yellow
5 = orange
29 - Fruit: thickness of flesh
1 = thin
2 = medium
3 = thick
30 - Fruit: colour of flesh
1 = white
2 = yellowish white
3 = yellow
4 = orange yellow
5 = orange
31 - Fruit: taste
1 = very bad
2 = bad
3 = medium
4 = good
5 = very good
32 - Fruit: number of seeds
1 = few
2 = medium
3 = many
33 - Fruit: weight of seeds
1 = low
2 = medium
3 = high
34 - Fruit: shape of seeds
1 = round
2 = elliptic
3 = obovate
35 - Time of leaf bud burst
(20-30 % burst)
1 = early
2 = medium
3 = late
36 - Time of flowering
(50 % flowers open)
1 = early
2 = medium
3 = late
37 - Time of maturity
(50 % fully coloured fruits)
1 = early
2 = medium
3 = late
38 - Fruit bearing on central shoots: ratio number of bearing central shoots/total number of central shoots
1 = few
2 = medium
3 = many
39 - Fruit bearing on lateral shoots: ratio number of bearing lateral shoots/total number of lateral shoots
1 = few
2 = medium
3 = many
40 - Sensitivity to purple spot
1 = low
2 = medium
3 = high