Poaceae (Elymus)

Protocol Information for:

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Elymus (glaucus)

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Family Scientific Name:
Poaceae

Family Common Name:
Grass

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Genus:
Elymus

Species:
glaucus

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Authors:

Dave Dyer

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Common Name:
Blue Wildrye

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General Distribution:
Open areas, chaparral, woodland, forest; greater than 7,500 feet.

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Propagation Goal:
seeds

Propagation Method:
seed

Product Type:
Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)

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Grow Time:
0

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Propagation Collection:
Collected in the Yosemite National Park.

Propagation Processing/Propagule Characteristics:
EASE OF COLLECTION: Data unavailable at date of publication. METHOD OF CLEANING: Seed cleaned using Model 47-B clipper using topscreen, 1/14 X 1/4; middle screen 1/16 X 1/4; bottom screen 1/14; at 100% air full open. Hammered with 1/4" screen at 700 revolutions per minute. TYPE OF MATERIAL COLLECTED FOR PROPAGATION: Seed. PROPAGATION METHOD: Was planted at the the Lockeford Plant Materials Center as field seed increase. NUMBEROF SEEDS PER POUND: Data unavailable at date of publication. PERCENT GERMINATION: 91%.

Pre-Planting Propagule Treatments:
PRETREATMENT USED: None required.

Growing Area Preparation / Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
METHOD OF GROWING: Planted at a seeding rate of 10.5 pounds per acre, 30" rows (the two-acre stand seeded on February 15, 1989 was rated as excellent). This species was established using standard methods, i.e., disking, land leveling, furrows, planting with drill, fertilizing, cultivating, and spraying for weed control, and irrigation. This stand demonstrated that high elevation blue wildrye grass seed can be produced in large quantities at 100' elevation in the Mediterranean climate.

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SEED MATURITY DATE: Late June. UNUSUAL OR UNIQUE HARVESTING OR DIGGING REQUIREMENTS: (In both 1990 and 1991) Harvested with three passes with a flail-vac harvester at 300 revolutions per minute (RPMs); in 1990, 120 pounds were bulk-harvested, which yielded 43 pure live seed pounds (21 .5 PLS pounds/acre), 91 % germination, 99.89 purity. In 1991, 558 pounds were harvested, which yielded 250 pounds of clean seed; the seed test results are not in at this time. The pesticides used on this stand are MCPP with Buctril and Redeem. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: Longevity of seed unknown. No known special storage requirements. ESTIMATED PROPAGULE STORAGE POTENTIAL: Data unavailable at date of publication.

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Citation:
Dyer, Dave. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Elymus glaucus seeds USDA NRCS - Lockeford Plant Materials Center Lockeford, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/08). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

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