Abstract

Tom, a new diploid cultivar of Russian wildrye, Psathyrostachys juncea (Fisch.) Nevski, was developed by the Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre, Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK. Tom is an eight-clone synthetic developed by recurrent selection for heavy seed weight and improved seedling emergence from deep planting. Tom represents a significant improvement in herbage yielding ability over the check cultivars Swift and Tetracan. Key words: Cultivar description, Russian wildrye, Psathyrostachys juncea (Fisch.) Nevski, seedling emergence, seed weight

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