Project on "Minor Fruit Tree Species Conservation" - RESGEN 29

DESCRIPTOR LIST FOR JUJUBE (Zizyphus vulgaris L.)

(For in situ conservation)

PASSPORT - Accession 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 synonym(s) 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 - Collection institute number: the partner number from Technical Annex of Project. The same number reported in the Institution Database file;

8 - Country of collection: two letter abbreviation (see attached list) for country of origin of the accession;

9 - Province-State: name of the administrative subdivision of the country in which the sample was collected;

10 - Location of collection site: distance in kilometres from nearest town or village;

11 - Latitude of collection site: degrees by N (North);

12 - Longitude of collection site: degrees by E (East) and W (West)(e.g. 10W);

13 - Altitude of collection site: elevation above sea level;

14 - Country keeping the accession;

 

15 - Collection source

1 = wild

2 = abandoned (marginal) farm land

3 = farm land

4 = nursery

5 = institute

6 = other (specify in Collector’s notes - point 32)

 

16 - 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 32)

 

CHARACTERISATION

17 - Fruit use

0 = no use

1 = dessert

2 = industry

3 = other (specify)

 

18 - Plant use

0 = no use

1 = fruit production

2 = fruit production and ornamental

3 = only ornamental

4 = other (specify)

 

19 - Tree vigour

1 = very week

3 = week

5 = medium

7 = strong

9 = very strong

 

20 - Tree habit

3 = upright

5 = spreading

7 = drooping

 

21 - Leaflet size

1 = big

2 = medium

3 = small

 

22 - Thorniness

1 = none

3 = low

5 = medium

6 = high

 

23 - Tree productivity

3 = small

5 = medium

7 = high

 

24 - Fruit size

1 = very small

3 = small

5 = medium

7 = large

9 = very large

 

25 - Fruit shape

1 = oval

3 = elongate

5 = cylindrical

7 = other (specify)

 

 

26 - Colour of fruit flesh

1 = white

3 = greenish white

5 = yellow

7 = brownish white

9 = other (specify)

 

27 - Colour of fruit skin

1 = light brown

3 = dark brown

5 = greenish brown

7 = other (specify)

 

28 - Fruit taste

1 = poorly sweet

3 = sweet

5 = other (specify)

 

29 - Ripening time

1 = early

3 = medium

5 = late

 

30 - Stone relative size in comparison to fruit

1 = very small

3 = small

5 = medium

7 = large

 

31 - Time of flowering

1 = early

3 = medium

5 = late

 

32 - Collector’s note