Observations on the development of C4 grass species in Poland
Gabriela Majtkowska
g.majtkowska@ihar.edu.plOgród Botaniczny Instytutu Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Bydgoszcz (Poland)
Włodzimierz Majtkowski
Ogród Botaniczny Instytutu Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Bydgoszcz (Poland)
Abstract
The aim of studies on perennial C4 grass species — Andropogon gerardi, Miscanthus sinensis, Panicum virgatum and Sorghastrum nutans was to determine the range of variability of morphological and phenological traits under climatic conditions of Central Poland. Results of the preliminary evaluation indicated wide range of variation of traits examinated during 2001. It should be noted that plants of Andropogon gerardi ecotype no. 373/98 reached 270 cm of height and were much taller than plants of other varieties of this species received from US genebanks (height of varieties ranged from 205 to 230 cm). The differentiation of plant height of varieties of Panicum virgatum and Sorghastrum nutans covered the range of 153 to 225 cm. All North-American species examined produced seeds, collected in October. Observation taken on 9 hybrid strains of Miscanthus sinensis indicated that the majority of plants (65%) were at vegetative or heading phase while rest of plants produced inflorescence. Only few plants from strait no. 3 produced seeds. Plants of this strain were the highest (to 270 cm) among all Miscanthus sinensis plants examined.
Keywords:
Andropogon gerardi, Miscanthus sinensis, Panicum virgatum, Sorghastrum nutans, biomass, C4 grassesReferences
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Gabriela Majtkowskag.majtkowska@ihar.edu.pl
Ogród Botaniczny Instytutu Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Bydgoszcz Poland
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Włodzimierz MajtkowskiOgród Botaniczny Instytutu Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Bydgoszcz Poland
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