Details for: PI 300857, Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake, 'WW-B.Dahl'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake
Cultivar:
'WW-B.Dahl'
Origin:
Collected – Manipur, India
Received by NPGS:
1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake
Cultivar:
'WW-B.Dahl'
Origin:
Collected – Manipur, India
Received by NPGS:
1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
1960.
Manipur, India

Developed
1964.
Oklahoma, United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'WW-B.Dahl'
Type: Cultivar name
Named after the late Dr. Bill E. Dahl, long time professor, Dept. of Range and Wildlife Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

A 8965
Type: Other or unclassified name

A-8965
Type: Other or unclassified name
Oklahoma Agr. Exp. Sta. Accession

WW-857
Type: Other or unclassified name
Woodward designation.

Narrative
Warm-season, tufted bunchgrass. Growth habit upright. Foliage dark green with basal and cauline leaves, 5-10mm wide and 25-50cm long at maturity. Foliage height average .70-.90m with seed stalks reaching lengths of 1.25 - 1.75m. Central axis of panicle longer than longest raceme with outer glumes distinctly pitted. Sparse glandular hairs on upper leaf surface which emits a strong aromatic odor when foliage is crushed.
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake
Genus:
Bothriochloa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Nomen number:

103434
Place of publication:

Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 80:62. 1969
Verified:
09/26/1997 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake subsp. bladhii (0 active accession[s])
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake subsp. glabra (Roxb.) B. K. Simon (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon bladhii Retz.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAustralian bluestem  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
EnglishBurnett River-bluegrass  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishCaucasian bluestem as Bothriochloa caucasica1Harlan, J. R. & H. R. Chheda. 1963. Studies on the origin of Caucasin bluestem, Bothriochloa caucasica (Trin.) C. E. Hubbard. Crop Sci. (Madison) 3:37-39. Note: probable hybrid Bothriochloa intermedia × Capillipedium sp. (prob. C. parviflorum)
Englishforest-bluegrass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishplains bluestem  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishpurple plume grass  1Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Afrikaansblouklosgras  2Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 19 Nov 1987, from Bothriochloa intermedia (R. Br.) A. Camus to Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake
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Pedigree
Description:
Selected for release following extensive evaluation and adaptation trials in an eight state area. Seeds produced apomictly and all seedlings are genetically identical and uniform.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-10, BLUESTEM. Issued: 30 Nov 1994.
  • Dewald, C. L., P. L. Sims, & W. A. Berg. 1995. WW-B.Dahl Old World Bluestem. Crop Sci. (Madison) 35(3):937.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters9 S9.GRASSESPI 300857 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters9 S9.GRASSESPI 300857 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 300857 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSESPI 300857 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters42 S9.GRASSESPI 300857 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters7 S9.GRASSESPI 300857 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 300857 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 300857 01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower130 S9.GRASSESPI 300857 01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 300857 01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 300857 01 SDNot Available
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage1 - Little or no damage S9.GRASSESPI 300857 01 SDNot Available