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Germplasm Overview
Name | PI 55410 |
Alias | N/A |
GRIN ID | PI 55410
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Type | Wild Unimproved |
Species | Gossypium anomalum |
In Collection | [view all] |
Description | It has a very short staple, but it is soft and shining like silk, used by native textile workers. It forms a shrub 5 to 10 feet in height, with rough branches, reddish flowers, and oval capsules about an inch in length. |
Origin Country | Eritrea |
Origin Detail | Asmara, Eritrea, East Africa |
Pedigree | N/A |
Maternal Parent | N/A |
Paternal Parent | N/A |
Maternal Parent of | N/A |
Paternal Parent of | N/A |
Phenotypic Data | N/A |
SSR Genotype Data | N/A |
SNP Genotype Data | N/A |
Map | N/A |
DNA Library | N/A |
Sequence | N/A |
Comments | According to one authority this is the only truly wild cotton in Africa; it has been found in Angola and also in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Seeds presented by the director, Eritrea Colonization Service. Received April 19, 1922. |
Reference | N/A |
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GRIN NPGS Cotton Collection (USA) | PI 55410 | GRIN: |
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