Description:
UTDG-101 traces back to open-pollinated seed from in 1999 at Evans Farm, Millville, UT, four accessions [PI 659612 (X97-035), PI 659613 (X93-042), W6 20243 (X97-064), and W6 20247 (X97-073)] were identified in the field as being very late-maturing with wide leave. These orchardgrass collections were made within 100 km west-southwest of Zhaosu County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China; where they were growing in mountain meadows used for winter pastures or hay.