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Notice of release of Welder germplasm shortspike windmillgrass: Selected class of natural germplasm

Lloyd-Reilley, J., Maher, S. D., Ocumpaugh, W. R., Maywald, P. D., Smith, F. S. 2010. Native Plants Journal, Volume 11, Number 3: 317-320
Journal Article
Development: Grass Cultivar

Texas, USA

A selected germplasm of shortspike windmillgrass (Chloris x subdolichostachya Müll. Berol. (pro sp.) [Poaceae]) has been released for roadside plantings, critical site revegetation, and rangeland plantings in the Rio Grande Plain of Texas. Welder Germplasm shortspike windmillgrass is a selected accession collected from San Patricio County, Texas, and evaluated at multiple sites across south Texas. This germplasm represents the first commercially available release of shortspike windmillgrass.