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Andropogon (hallii)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com

Family Scientific Name: Poaceae
Family Common Name: Grass family
Scientific Name: Andropogon hallii Hack.
Common Name: Sand bluestem
Species Code: ANDHALL
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Dry storage of spring germinating seeds resulted in 90% germination.
References: Shaidaee, G., Dahl, B. E. and Hansen, R. M. (1969). Germination and emergence of different age seeds of six grasses. J. Range Manage. 22, 240-243.
Stubbendieck, J. and McCully, W. G. (1976). Effect of temperature and photoperiod on germination and survival of sand bluestem. J. Range Manage. 29, 206-208.
Table 10.25 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 J.. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Andropogon hallii Hack. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/03/28). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.