Publication Date
1989
Description
Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron J. Gaertn) is native to Eurasia and most commonly occurs in southern regions of the U.S.S.R., northern regions of China and the P.R. of Mongolia. It is a main species component of steppe, sandy regions of steppe and mountain vegetation. Crested wheatgrass is a very winter-hardy, drought-resistant, extremely long-lived perennial bunchgrass. It regrows very early in the spring and turns yellow very late in the fall, maintaining a period of green growth more than 7 months. It is more widely used for rangeland improvement and artificial pasture establishment in the arid and semi-arid regions. There are 5 native species of crested wheatgrass, but so far there is no cultivar to be released in China. We introduced the wheatgrass cultivars from America and seeded them on varied locations of Inner Mongolia, testing for adaptability and productive performance, obtaining a theory data to large area pratice of wheatgrass seeding.
Citation
Jing-Feng, Yun and Fu-Gui, Mi, "The Performance of Wheatgrass Cultivars in Inner Mongolia of China" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 15.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session3/15
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The Performance of Wheatgrass Cultivars in Inner Mongolia of China
Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron J. Gaertn) is native to Eurasia and most commonly occurs in southern regions of the U.S.S.R., northern regions of China and the P.R. of Mongolia. It is a main species component of steppe, sandy regions of steppe and mountain vegetation. Crested wheatgrass is a very winter-hardy, drought-resistant, extremely long-lived perennial bunchgrass. It regrows very early in the spring and turns yellow very late in the fall, maintaining a period of green growth more than 7 months. It is more widely used for rangeland improvement and artificial pasture establishment in the arid and semi-arid regions. There are 5 native species of crested wheatgrass, but so far there is no cultivar to be released in China. We introduced the wheatgrass cultivars from America and seeded them on varied locations of Inner Mongolia, testing for adaptability and productive performance, obtaining a theory data to large area pratice of wheatgrass seeding.
