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Table 5. Berry Field Evaluation Planting 1994 to 2002

Average Plant Performance over Eight Years
Origin Accession Scientific Name Stand1 Vigor2 Height (inches) Yield (pounds per acre)
North Dakota Reliant Elytrigia intermedia 43.6 2.6 45.8 2115.0
Canada Greenleaf Elytrigia intermedia 39.3 2.7 44.8 1801.7
Idaho Rush Elytrigia intermedia 36.9 2.7 44.4 1783.6
North Dakota Manska Elytrigia intermedia 39.0 2.8 40.2 1442.3
North Dakota Mandan-759 Elytrigia intermedia 38.3 3.1 39.1 1419.3
New Mexico Luna Elytrigia intermedia 33.9 3.4 40.9 1374.0
North Dakota Rodan Pascopyrum smithii 41.5 2.6 32.5 1314.2
South Dakota Oahe Elytrigia intermedia 31.4 3.7 40.1 1266.5
China 9057946 Astragalus adsurgens 29.7 2.4 50.2 1120.9
Utah NewHy Elytrigia repens x pseudoroegenania 35.3 3.1 34.8 1046.6
Montana Rosana Pascopyrum smithii 42.4 2.7 31.0 1044.3
Utah Hycrest II Agropyron cristatum x desertorum 34.0 3.3 37.0 991.6
Montana Trailhead Leymus cinereus 15.8 4.1 54.0 970.8
Utah Bozoisky Psathyrostachys juncea 42.2 2.8 27.6 969.3
Utah Hycrest Agropyron cristatum x desertorum 33.5 3.0 34.0 942.5
North Dakota Lodorm Nassella viridula 29.3 2.8 31.5 934.2
Montana Critana Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus 45.2 3.0 23.5 884.4
Canada Magnar Leymus cinereus 7.7 5.2 48.3 854.2
Wyoming 9005438 Panicum virgatum 20.0 4.2 35.0 823.3
North Dakota Mankota Psathyrostachys juncea 34.6 3.7 23.3 811.8
North Dakota 9008065 Helianthus maximiliani 7.0 3.6 51.2 763.7
North Dakota Forestburg Panicum virgatum 26.5 3.9 36.1 762.5
Canada Prairieland Leymus angustus 7.7 4.3 36.9 732.9
North Dakota 9006032 Dalea purpurea 15.6 3.1 27.9 715.4
Canada Revenue Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus 18.0 4.5 30.5 710.1
Wyoming 9005439 Panicum virgatum 18.0 4.2 41.2 695.5
Wyoming Pryor Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus 23.2 4.3 29.7 656.8
Idaho 9021076 Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus 25.4 4.4 28.1 641.7
Utah 9055892 Psathyrostachys juncea 36.1 3.0 26.5 641.3
Utah 478008 Nassella viridula 25.6 3.3 29.3 622.1
Europe 313965 Leymus racemosus 2.4 5.7 38.5 599.6
Idaho Delar Sanguisorba minor 15.5 3.9 18.7 540.9
Utah 9005595 Nassella viridula 15.2 4.8 24.8 520.9
North Dakota Vinall Psathyrostachys juncea 19.9 5.0 19.4 495.2
Canada Swift Psathyrostachys juncea 37.4 4.3 20.2 493.9
Washington Whitmar Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis 23.3 4.3 26.4 490.9
Montana Wytana Atriplex x aptera 4.4 3.7 32.6 456.9
North Dakota 478834 Dalea candida 13.0 4.5 25.2 390.9
North Dakota 9047233 Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. paucifloru 12.2 4.5 18.5 361.3
Washington Secar Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata 9.8 5.3 29.0 343.7
North Dakota Dacotah Panicum virgatum 23.8 6.7 31.3 342.6
Idaho Appar Linium lewisii 18.5 3.9 29.5 337.6
Idaho Goldar Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata 11.3 5.3 23.8 334.4
North Dakota 9063064 Bouteloua gracilis 21.9 4.1 12.2 219.4
Wyoming 9063535 Krascheninnikovia lanata 7.3 3.5 27.8 182.9
Idaho Nezpar Oryzopsis hymenoides 4.4 4.9 26.2 129.3
New Mexico Hachita Bouteloua gracilis 1.8 2.9 15.4 109.9
Europe 540441 Leymus racemosus 0.1 0.9 3.6 82.9
Montana 478833 Oryzopsis hymenoides 3.4 5.2 24.4 73.6
Kansas Kaneb Dalea purpurea 4.5 2.8 29.7 66.0
Idaho 9067480 Atriplex canescens 1.1 4.3 36.9 47.0
New Mexico Lovington Bouteloua gracilis 0.7 4.6 8.3 46.9
Europe Volga Leymus racemosus 2.5 5.4 38.2 43.3
Idaho 9067481 Krascheninnikovia lanata 0.8 4.3 32.8 3.6
New mexico Paloma Oryzopsis hymenoides 0.7 5.1 21.7 1.0
Colorado Alma Bouteloua gracilis 2.9 3.1 15.0 0.0

1 Percent basal cover
2 Plant health: 1 = excellent; 9 = very poor

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