Buchloe (dactyloides)
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Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
| Family Scientific Name: | Poaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Grass family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. | ||
| Common Name: | Buffalo grass | ||
| Species Code: | BUCDAC | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: |
Heating pretreatment resulted in 100% germination. Pretreatment with potassium nitrate resulted in 60% germination. Germination occurs at 24D/13N C alternating temperature cycle. Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 60 days. Germination occurs at 35D/20N C alternating temperature cycle. Mechanical injury of the caryopis or covering layers resulted in 73% germination. |
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| References: |
Ahring, R. M. and Frank, H. (1968). Establishment of eastern gamagrass from seed and vegetative propagation. J. Range Manage. 21, 27-30. Wenger, L. E. (1941). Soaking buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides) seed to improve its germination. Agron. J. 33, 135-141. Bokhari, U. G., Singh, J. S. and Smith, F. M. (1975). Influence of temperature regimes and water stress on the germination of three range grasses and its possible ecological significance to a shortgrass prairie. J. Appl. Ecol. 12, 153-163. Pladeck, M. M. (1940). The testing of buffalo grass "seed," Buchloe dactyloides Engelm. Agron. J. 32, 486-494. 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. |
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Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/18). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
