Description:
Stabilizer originated from six collections of pubescent, narrow-spiked Siberian wheatgrass from Kazakhstan [PI 598669, PI 598670, PI 598671, PI 598674, PI 598675, and PI 598714]. The parent material was selected based on dry matter yield, seed yield and mass, and seedling emergence from a 7.6-cm planting depth, pilose leaves, leaf sheaths, and spikes, 39 genotypes were selected representing PI 598669 (11 genotypes), PI 598670 (2), PI 598671 (11), PI 598674 (5), PI 598675 (8), and 598714 (2).