Polycross populations of the native grass Festuca roemeri as pre-varietal germplasm: their derivation, release, increase, and use

DC Darris, BL Wilson, R Fiegener, R Johnson… - Native Plants …, 2008 - npj.uwpress.org
Results of a recent common-garden study provide evidence needed to delineate
appropriate seed transfer zones for the native grass Festuca roemeri (Pavlick) EB Alexeev …

Seed transfer zones for a native grass (Festuca roemeri): genecological evidence

BL Wilson, DC Darris, R Fiegener, R Johnson… - Native Plants …, 2008 - npj.uwpress.org
A common-garden study of Festuca roemeri (Pavlick) EB Alexeev (Poaceae) revealed
substantial genetic variation within and among 47 populations from throughout its range in …

Conservation implications of the introduction history of meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) to the Driftless Area of the Upper Mississippi Valley, USA

DS Duncan, AL Krohn, RD Jackson… - Plant ecology & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis) is an important cold climate pasture grass
that faces pressures from climate and land use change, competitive pressure and limited …

Using local seeds in prairie restoration—data support the paradigm

DJ Gustafson, DJ Gibson, DL Nickrent - Native Plants Journal, 2005 - npj.uwpress.org
Choice among local, non-local, and cultivar seeds for restoring native ecosystems is not
purely an academic question—it also has practical consequences. In this article we …

[HTML][HTML] Consequences of seed origin and biological invasion for early establishment in restoration of a North American grass species

ME Herget, KM Hufford, DL Mummey, LN Shreading - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Local, wild-collected seeds of native plants are recommended for use in ecological
restoration to maintain patterns of adaptive variation. However, some environments are so …

Notice of release of Santiago Germplasm silver bluestem: a selected class of natural germplasm

C Shackelford, JS Crumpler, FS Smith… - Native Plants …, 2021 - npj.uwpress.org
Santiago Germplasm silver bluestem (Bothriochloa laguroides (DC.) Herter ssp. torreyana
(Steud.) Allred & Gould [Poaceae]) was cooperatively released in 2017 as a Texas Selected …

Patterns of adaptation in three native grasses in northern California

JH Kitzmiller, L Hanson - Native plants journal, 2011 - npj.uwpress.org
Provisional seed transfer zones were developed for 3 Poaceae grasses, Elymus glaucus
Buckley ssp. glaucus, Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn., and Bromus orcuttianus Vasey, from a …

Seed source impacts germination and early establishment of dominant grasses in prairie restorations

MK Gallagher, S Wagenius - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Land managers choose seed from a variety of provenances for restoration projects. By
selecting seed of the local ecotype, managers can increase establishment in the short term …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of a US native fine-leaved Festuca population reveals its potential use for low-input urban landscapes

JE Staub, MD Robbins, Y Ma… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - journals.ashs.org
Continued reduction in limited natural resources worldwide increasingly necessitates the
incorporation of low-maintenance and low-input plant materials into urban landscapes …

Value of permanent grassland habitats as reservoirs of Festuca pratensis Huds. and Lolium multiflorum Lam. populations for breeding and conservation

MKI Peter-Schmid, R Kölliker, B Boller - Euphytica, 2008 - Springer
European natural and semi-natural grassland form reservoirs of genetic resources
containing highly adapted and variable ecotype populations of forage plants. Variation …