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E <br />• <br />0 under favorable conditions. It is an integrate type <br />seed is available and Agriculture Canada maintains <br />breeder seed. <br />'Clarke' intermediate wheatgrass was developed from <br />seed originating in Russia by the Agriculture Canada <br />Research Station and was released in 1980. It was <br />selected for drought tolerance, winter hardy and high <br />seed yielding. It's intended uses are for hay and <br />pasture either dryland or irrigated in the northern <br />Great Plains of Canada and the U.S. Certified seed is <br />available and breeder seed is maintained by <br />Agriculture Canada. <br />'Greenar' intermediate wheatgrass was developed <br />from seed originating in Russia by Pullman PMC and <br />was released by Idaho-Oregon-Washington AES and <br />the PMC as P-2327 in 1945. Aberdeen and Pullman <br />Plant Materials Centers named it in 1956. It was <br />selected for vigor, moderate sod formation, leafy, <br />broad-leafed, late maturing, and high production. Its <br />intended use is for hay and pasture. Certified seed is <br />available and Pullman PMC maintains breeder seed. <br />'Greenleaf pubescent wheatgrass was developed <br />from seed originating from unknown European or <br />Asian sources. Commercial seed sources in <br />Washington and North Dakota were utilized by the <br />Agriculture Canada Research Station to develop this <br />cultivar and it was released in 1966. It has higher <br />forage yields than'Topaz' and improved seedling <br />vigor over'Mandan 759'. It was intended for use as a <br />winter hardy plant for pasture and hay production. <br />Stands will not maintain high productivity under <br />continuous heavy grazing. Certified seed is available <br />and Agriculture Canada maintains breeder seed. <br />'Luna' pubescent wheatgrass was developed from <br />seed originating in Russia and Turkey by the Los <br />Lunas PMC and was released by the New Mexico <br />AES and PMC in 1963. It was selected for excellent <br />seedling vigor, fast establishment and good forage <br />production. Luna is one of the most broadly adapted <br />pubescent wheatgrasses available and performs well <br />from the central to northern Great Plains to the <br />northem Rockies and Sierra Nevada regions. <br />Certified seed is available and the Meeker PMC <br />maintains breeder seed. <br />'Mandan 759' pubescent wheatgrass was developed <br />from seed originating in Russia by the ARS Northern <br />Great Plains Research Laboratory in Mandan, North <br />Dakota and was never officially released. It has <br />excellent seedling vigor and good forage production <br />in the northern Great Plains. It is a rapid spreader <br />with about 75 percent of the plants pubescent and 25 <br />percent glabrous. It performs well as the grass <br />component in alfalfa mixes for hay and for pasture. <br />Certified seed is available, but'Manska' is intended to <br />replace 'Mandan 759' overtime. The Great Plains <br />Research Laboratory maintains breeder seed. <br />The Great Plains Research Laboratory developed <br />`Manska' pubescent wheatgrass from seed <br />originating in Russia. It traces to 11 separate <br />commercial lots of 'Mandan 759'. It was selected for <br />improved vigor, resistance to leaf spot, high forage <br />and seed production, and nutritional quality. High <br />nutritional value is the primary advantage of'Manska' <br />over other pubescent wheatgrass cultivars. ARS, <br />Bismarck PMC, University of Nebraska and North <br />Dakota AES, released it in 1992. It is intended for <br />use in grass alfalfa hay mixes and for pasture. <br />Certified seed is available and the Great Plains <br />Research Laboratory maintains breeder seed. <br />'Oahe' intermediate wheatgrass was developed from <br />seed originating in Russia by South Dakota AES, <br />Brookings, South Dakota and was released in 1961. <br />Named after the Oahe Dam on the Missouri River, it <br />is an abbreviation for the Sioux word meaning "Big <br />House." It was selected for its uniformly bluish- <br />green color, drought tolerance, vigor, rhizomatous <br />traits and high seed yields. Oahe is adapted for hay, <br />pasture and conservation purposes. Certified seed is <br />available and South Dakota State University <br />maintains breeder seed. <br />'Reliant' intermediate wheatgrass was developed from <br />sources adapted to the Northern Great Plains region. <br />It was developed by the Northern Great Plains <br />Research Laboratory and released by ARS, North <br />Dakota AES and Bismarck PMC in 1991. It was <br />selected for resistance to leaf spot, vigor, forage and <br />seed production, forage quality and winter survival. It <br />is of medium height, late maturing and adapted for <br />hay, pasture and conservation purposes. Persistence <br />and sustained productivity under hayland <br />management in mixes with alfalfa are the primary <br />advantages of Reliant' over other intermediate <br />wheatgrass cultivars. Certified seed is available and <br />the Great Plains Research Laboratory maintains <br />breeder seed. <br />'Rush' intermediate wheatgrass was developed from <br />seed originating from sources in Germany. It was <br />developed by the Aberdeen PMC and released by the <br />Idaho AES and Aberdeen PMC in 1994. It was <br />selected for superior seedling emergence and vigor <br />compared to other intermediate wheatgrasses, good <br />spring recovery, good rate of spread by rhizomes, <br />uniform seedheads, wide leaves, high forage