Description:
DAPU-251-HZ5a was developed from seed collected from native tallgrass prairie sites in Nebraska (5), Iowa (3), and Missouri (4) in the northern half of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5. DAPU-251-HZ5b was developed from seed collected from native tallgrass prairie sites in Kansas (6) and Missouri (2) which are in the southern half of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5. The collections for each germplasm were intermated in isolation for 2 generations.