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 Buckley

Common Name: Blue wildrye

Species Code: ELGL

Ecotype: J. Herbert Stone Nursery, Central Point, Oregon: 1272 ft. elevation - for USFS, Region 5, Six Rivers National Forest, California.

Propagation Goal: Seeds

Propagation Method: Seed

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

Propagule Collection: Large lot, 478 pounds, grown and harvested at J. Herbert Stone Nursery, Central Point, Oregon.

Propagule Processing: METHOD OF CLEANING: Seed lot is first processed, to remove seed from stem and deawn, using a Westrup Model HA 400 brush machine, with 3 row brushes, a #10 mantel, at a speed of 4. Seeds are then air-screened, to remove chaff and inert material, using a Clipper Eclipse, Model 324, with a top screen: 1/15 x 1/2 slot, 2nd screen: 1/20 x 1/2 slot and a bottom screen: 1/24 round, medium speed and medium air, (screen size, speed and air can vary by lot). Number of Seeds per Pound: 144,460 Purity: 94% (OSU Seed Laboratory Analysis), X-Ray 100 Seeds: 93% Filled, Moisture Content: 8.0%

Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: Storage: Freezer Storage

Citation:

Barner, Jim. 2009. Propagation protocol for production of Elymus glaucus Buckley 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 Buckley
Common Name:	Blue wildrye
Species Code:	ELGL
Ecotype:	J. Herbert Stone Nursery, Central Point, Oregon: 1272 ft. elevation - for USFS, Region 5, Six Rivers National Forest, California.
Propagation Goal:	Seeds
Propagation Method:	Seed
Product Type:	Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Propagule Collection:	Large lot, 478 pounds, grown and harvested at J. Herbert Stone Nursery, Central Point, Oregon.
Propagule Processing:	METHOD OF CLEANING: Seed lot is first processed, to remove seed from stem and deawn, using a Westrup Model HA 400 brush machine, with 3 row brushes, a #10 mantel, at a speed of 4. Seeds are then air-screened, to remove chaff and inert material, using a Clipper Eclipse, Model 324, with a top screen: 1/15 x 1/2 slot, 2nd screen: 1/20 x 1/2 slot and a bottom screen: 1/24 round, medium speed and medium air, (screen size, speed and air can vary by lot). Number of Seeds per Pound: 144,460 Purity: 94% (OSU Seed Laboratory Analysis), X-Ray 100 Seeds: 93% Filled, Moisture Content: 8.0%
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping:	Storage: Freezer Storage