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Sporobolus (airoides)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com

Family Scientific Name: Poaceae
Family Common Name: Grass family
Scientific Name: Sporobolus airoides Torr.
Common Name: Drop seed
Species Code: SPOAIR
General Distribution: S. airoides is found from South Dakota west to California and Washington and south to Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seed dormancy is physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Germination occurs at 35D/20N C alternating temperature cycle.
References: Toole, V. K. (1941). Factors affecting the germination of various dropseed grasses (Sporobolus spp.). J. Agric. Res. 62, 691-715.Knipe, O. D. (1971). Effect of different osmotica on germination of alkali sacaton (Sporobolus airoides Torr.) at various moisture stresses. Bot. Gaz. 132, 109-112.
Table 10.28 In: Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Sporobolus airoides Torr. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/01). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.