Poaceae (Bromus)

Protocol Information for:

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Bromus (sitchensis)

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Poaceae

Family Common Name:
Grass family

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Genus:
Bromus

Species:
sitchensis

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Common Name:
Sitka brome

Species Code:
BROSIT

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General Distribution:
B. sitchensis is found from coastal Alaska to northwest Oregon; in montane and subalpine zones.

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Propagation Goal:
plants

Propagation Method:
seed

Product Type:
Container (plug)

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Grow Time:
0

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Propagation Processing/Propagule Characteristics:
Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.

Pre-Planting Propagule Treatments:
Germination occurs at 20 C.

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References:
Kaye, T. N. (1997). Seed dormancy in high elevation plants: Implications for ecology and restoration. Pp. 115-120. T. N. Kaye, A. Liston, R. M. Love, D. L. Luoma, R. J. Meinke and M. V. Wilson (eds.). Conservation and management of native plants and fungi. Native Plant Society of Oregon. Corvallis.
Table 10.33 In: Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458.

Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Bromus sitchensis plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/04/16). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

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