Protocol Information

Jim Barner
Seed Extractory Manager
USDA FS - R6 Bend Seed Extractory
63095 Deschutes Market Rd.
Bend, Oregon 97701
541-383-5481
541-383-5498 Fax
jbarner@fs.fed.us
http://fsweb-ochdes.r6.fs.fed.us/seedextractory/ex

Family Scientific Name: Poaceae

Family Common Name: Grass family

Scientific Name: Elymus glaucus Buckl.

Common Name: Blue Wildrye

Species Code: ELGL

Ecotype: USFS, Region 5, Six Rivers National Forest, California

Propagation Goal: Seeds

Propagation Method: Seed

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

Propagule Collection: Small lot, 7.7 pounds, hand collected into paper bags.

Propagule Processing: METHOD OF CLEANING: Seed lot is first processed using a Westrup Model LA-H laboratory brush machine, with a #40 mantel, at medium speed, to remove seed from stems and deawn. Lot was then air-screened, to remove chaff and inert material, using a office Clipper, with a top screen: 1/15 x 1/2 slot and a bottom screen: 1/25 round, medium speed, medium air (screen size, speed and air can vary by lot). Number of Seeds per Pound: 117,510, Purity: 98%, X-Ray 100 Seeds: 93% Filled, Moisture Content: 8%

Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: Storage: Freezer Storage

Citation:

Barner, Jim. 2009. Propagation protocol for production of Elymus glaucus Buckl. seeds; USDA FS - R6 Bend Seed Extractory, Bend, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org (accessed 22 November 2009). Moscow (ID): University of Idaho, College of Natural Resources, Forest Research Nursery.

Family Scientific Name:	Poaceae
Family Common Name:	Grass family
Scientific Name:	Elymus glaucus Buckl.
Common Name:	Blue Wildrye
Species Code:	ELGL
Ecotype:	USFS, Region 5, Six Rivers National Forest, California
Propagation Goal:	Seeds
Propagation Method:	Seed
Product Type:	Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Propagule Collection:	Small lot, 7.7 pounds, hand collected into paper bags.
Propagule Processing:	METHOD OF CLEANING: Seed lot is first processed using a Westrup Model LA-H laboratory brush machine, with a #40 mantel, at medium speed, to remove seed from stems and deawn. Lot was then air-screened, to remove chaff and inert material, using a office Clipper, with a top screen: 1/15 x 1/2 slot and a bottom screen: 1/25 round, medium speed, medium air (screen size, speed and air can vary by lot). Number of Seeds per Pound: 117,510, Purity: 98%, X-Ray 100 Seeds: 93% Filled, Moisture Content: 8%
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping:	Storage: Freezer Storage