Details for: PI 645256, Panicum virgatum L., 'BOMASTER'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Panicum virgatum L.
Cultivar:
'BOMASTER'
Origin:
Developed – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
12 Jan 2007
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Panicum virgatum L.
Cultivar:
'BOMASTER'
Origin:
Developed – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
12 Jan 2007
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'BOMASTER'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
BoMaster was selected for increased dry matter and cellulosic yields while holding nutritive value constant as measured by in vitro dry matter disappearance. BoMaster is a tall growing plant and yields from two locations averaged 15,773 lbs/Ac of dry matter and 11,854 lbs/Ac of cell wall. The cellulosic fraction averaged 34.2 % of dry matter. BoMaster is well adapted in the Southeast. It can be used as a livestock feed but also offers potential as a feed stock for the production of biofuel. No major pests have been observed on BoMaster , but limited acreage does not generally foster infestations.
Panicum virgatum L.
Genus:
Panicum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Panicinae
Nomen number:

26657
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:59. 1753
Verified:
05/11/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Panicum virgatum L. var. virgatum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Panicum virgatum L. var. cubense Griseb.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishBlackwell switch grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishswitch grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English (Canada)switch grass Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 45.
Frenchpanic érigé  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchpanic vierge  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)panic raide Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 45.
GermanRutenhirse  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianpanico vergato  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Swedishjungfruhirs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseliu zhi ji  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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Citations
  • Burns, J., E. B. Godshalk, & D. H. Timothy. 2008. Registration of ‘BoMaster’ Switchgrass. J. Pl. Registr. 2(1):031. DOI: 10.3198/jpr2007.02.0094crc. Number of accessions cited: 1
Pedigree
Description:
BoMaster resulted from three cycles of selection. The original source population (Cycle 0) consisted of a selected group of 161 switchgrass plants of the lowland form, representing 11 different germplasm sources. Three cycles of selection were conducted, selecting for forage yield. A total of eight Cycle 3 plants, selected on forage yield over initial growth and regrowth, were transplanted in a crossing block, with 16 replicates per plant. They were allowed to open-pollinate and the seed was harvested and bulked to constitute the cultivar BoMaster.
Intellectual Property Rights
Journal of Plant Registration. CV-248, OTHER GRASSES. Issued: 01 Jan 2008.
  • Burns, J., E. B. Godshalk, & D. H. Timothy. 2008. Registration of ‘BoMaster’ Switchgrass. J. Pl. Registr. 2(1):031. DOI: 10.3198/jpr2007.02.0094crc.
Restriction. REST 645256,