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: Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro

Common Name: Annual hairgrass

Species Code: DEDA

Ecotype: BLM, Seeds of Success: BLM land, Upper Tablerock Trail, Jackson County, Oregon: 2032 ft. elevation

Propagation Goal: Seeds

Propagation Method: Seed

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

Propagule Collection: Very small lot, 0.092 pounds, hand collected into paper bag.

Propagule Processing: METHOD OF CLEANING: Seed lot is first processed using a Westrup Model LA-H laboratory brush machine, with a #40 mantel, at a speed of 3, to remove seed from stems and de-awn. Seeds are then finished by air-screening, to remove chaff and inert material, using an office Clipper, with a top screen: 5 1/2 round and a bottom screen: blank, medium speed, and low to medium air. Number of Seeds per Pound: 533,600, Purity: 97.4%, X-Ray 100 Seeds: 95% Filled, TZ: 92% (Oregon State University Seed Laboratory Analysis)

Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: Storage: Cold Storage, 33-38 Degrees Fahrenheit

Citation:

Barner, Jim. 2009. Propagation protocol for production of Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro 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:	Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro
Common Name:	Annual hairgrass
Species Code:	DEDA
Ecotype:	BLM, Seeds of Success: BLM land, Upper Tablerock Trail, Jackson County, Oregon: 2032 ft. elevation
Propagation Goal:	Seeds
Propagation Method:	Seed
Product Type:	Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Propagule Collection:	Very small lot, 0.092 pounds, hand collected into paper bag.
Propagule Processing:	METHOD OF CLEANING: Seed lot is first processed using a Westrup Model LA-H laboratory brush machine, with a #40 mantel, at a speed of 3, to remove seed from stems and de-awn. Seeds are then finished by air-screening, to remove chaff and inert material, using an office Clipper, with a top screen: 5 1/2 round and a bottom screen: blank, medium speed, and low to medium air. Number of Seeds per Pound: 533,600, Purity: 97.4%, X-Ray 100 Seeds: 95% Filled, TZ: 92% (Oregon State University Seed Laboratory Analysis)
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping:	Storage: Cold Storage, 33-38 Degrees Fahrenheit