Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Cultivar Adaptation, Biomass Production, and Cellulose Concentration as Affected by Latitude of Origin
Table 1
Switchgrass cultivars grown for biomass production and cellulosic concentration at Brandon, MB and Swift Current, SK, Canada in 1995 and 1996.
Cultivar
Breeding institution(s)∧
Year of release
Site of origin
Latitude (°N)
Blackwell
KS AES, NRCS Manhattan KS
1934
Blackwell, OK
37
Cave-in-Rock
MO AES, NRCS Elsberry MO
1958
Cave-in-Rock, IL
37
Dacotah
ARS NRCS Bismarck ND
1989
Breien, ND
46
Forestburg
ARS NRCS Bismarck ND
1987
Forestburg, SD
44
Nebraska 28
NE AES, ARS, NRCS Lincoln NE
1935
Holt County, NE
42
Pathfinder
NE AES, ARS Lincoln NE
1953
Sites in NE and KS
37 to 43
Summer
SD AES Brookings SD
1953
Nebraska City, NE
41
Sunburst
U. of South Dakota
1998
Union County, SD
43
ND 3743
NRCS Bismarck ND
—
Upham, ND
49
Trailblazer
ARS, U. of Nebraska
1984
Sites in NE and KS
37 to 43
AES: Agricultural Experiment station; ARS: agriculture Research Service USDA; NRCS: Natural Resource Conservation Service USDA; U. of South Dakota: University of South Dakota; U. of Nebraska: University of Nebraska; state name abbreviations as per US postal service.