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Andropogon (gerardii)

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 gerardii Vitm.
Common Name: Big bluestem
Species Code: ANDGER
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Pre-Planting Treatments: Application of gibberellic acid resulted in 46% germination.
Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 14 days.
Germination occurs at 20 C.
Dry storage of spring germinating seeds resulted in 100% germination.
References: Kucera, C. L. (1966). Some effects of gibberellic acid on grass seed germination. Iowa St. J. Sci. 41, 137-143.
Hsu, F. H., Nelson, C. J. and Matches, A. G. (1985). Temperature effects on germination of perennial warm-season forage grasses. Crop Sci. 25, 215-220.
Coukos, C. J. (1944). Seed dormancy and germination in some native grasses. Agron. J. 36, 337-345.
Table 10.23 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) Andropogon gerardii Vitm. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/04/26). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.