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Seed production fields should be planted in rows 36 <br />inches or more to aid with cultivation for weed <br />control and for roguing off-type plants. <br />Pests and Potential Problems <br />No pests for Arizona fescue were found in the <br />literature reviewed. Allelopathic effects of Arizona <br />fescue were observed in the laboratory in seedlings of <br />bottlebrush squirreltail, blue grama and ponderosa <br />pine. <br />Environmental Concerns <br />None were reported in the literature reviewed. <br />Cultivars, Improved, and Selected Materials (and <br />area of origin) <br />'Redondo' Arizona fescue is the only cultivar release <br />of this species. `Redondo" was released in 1973 by <br />New Mexico State University; Colorado State <br />University; New Mexico State Highway Department, <br />and the Natural Resources Conservation Service <br />(formerly Soil Conservation Service) of the United <br />States Department of Agriculture. <br />The release `Redondo' originated from a 1956 <br />collection west of Los Alamos, New Mexico. Initial <br />testing and selection was conducted at Los Lunas <br />Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, New Mexico; <br />Bridger Plant Materials Center, Bridger, Montana; <br />and field locations in Colorado and New Mexico. <br />Prepared By and Species Coordinator: <br />Manuel Rosales, USDA NRCS Upper Colorado <br />Environmental Plant Center, Meeker, Colorado <br />Edited: 080702 jsp <br />For more information about this and other plants, please contact <br />your local NRCS field office or Conservation District, and visit the <br />PLANTS Web site<httj)://plants.usda.aoy> or the Plant Materials <br />Program Web site <http://Plant-Materials,nres.usda.gov> <br />The U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA) prohibits <br />discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of <br />race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political <br />beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all <br />prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities <br />who require alternative means for communication of program <br />information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact <br />USDA's TARGP7Center at 202--20-2600 (voice and T'DD). <br />To file a complaint of discrimination write USDA, Director, Office <br />ofCivil Rights, Room 326-W,, Whitten Building, 14th and <br />Independence. Avenue. SW. Washington. DC 20250-9410 or call <br />102-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity <br />provider and employer. <br />Read about Civil Rights at the Natural Resources Conservation <br />Service.