ldaho Certified Seed

Selection Guide for Some Varieties of

Grasses, Forbs, and Shrubs

Progress Report 329

ldaho Seed Certification Program

The ldaho Seed Certification Pro- gram provides basic seed stock of new and exisrng varieries developed through public and private breeding programs for distribution to growers through a limlted-generation system of Certified Seed.

The purpose of the certification pro- gram is to ensure that seed sources meet standards for genetic purity, ger- mination, other crop and weed contami- nation, and are free of certair. diseases. Seed lots having certified tags have been field inspected and laboratory tested so that growers can be confident that the crop planted has ihe potential lo meet quality and pro- duction expectations.

T ie process of ceftifying seed re- quires the combined effort and coop eration of the University of Idaho, the ldaho Crop Improvement Association. and the ldaho State Depanment of Ag- riculture. Each agency and organization serves a specific purpose in ensuring that seed stocks meet standards at ev- ery level and generation ieacing to Cer- tified Seed.

It is important to know the levels of Ilmited-generation seed production In order to understand the process. These are summanzed below:

Breeder Seed Breeder Seed is the original seed of

a variety that the plant breeder or au- thorized expert verified as the genome selection. This seed primarily is usad to produce Founoation Seed. Breeder Seed of public varieties 1s maintained

arm controlled by the idaho Agricultural Exoeriment Statton and the Foundatlon Seed Program.

Foundation Seed Foundation Seed (whiie tag) is prog-

eny of Breeder Seed. The production of Foundation Seed of public varieties in ldaho is the responsibility of the idaho Agricultural Experiment Station and its designees. Foundation Seed of public varieties is allocated by the ldaho Crop lmprovement Association and distrib- uted through the University of ldaho Agricultural Research and Extension Centers.

Registerecl Seed Registered Seed (purple tag) is the

progeny of Breeder or Foundation Seed. The Registered Seed class may be eliminated for some crops in order to maintain quality standards. Regis- tered Seed is available through ap- proved dealers and growers throughout the state.

Certified Seed Certified Seed (blue tagj is the prog-

eny of Breeder. Foundation. or Regis- tered Seed classes depending on crop species. Certified Seed is available through approved dealers and growers throughout the state.

ldaho Agricultural Experiment Station

ldaho Agricultural Experiment Sta- tion (IAES) of the Unrversily of ldaho has been des~gnated as the organiza- tion responsible for maintainlng and producing a source of qualily seed for ldano growers. Thus, the Foundation Seed Program wlthin IAES is the basic component of the seed program in Idaho.

The program rncludes the develop ment and maintenance of Breeder Seed of ldaho released varieties and production of Foundation Seed for vari- eties developed in ldaho or other

states. The goat of the Foundation Seed Program is to make high qualiy basic seed stocks available to ldaho crop producers througn a iimited-gen- eration production system.

ldaho Crop lmprovement Association

The ldaho Crop Improvement Asso- ciation (ICIA) is operated through the Executtve Secretary-Manager and a seven-member Board of Directors elected from grower members. The As- sociation, through a Memorandum of Understanding wth the Universrty d ldaho Board of Regents, is authorized to carry out the responsibility of enforc- ing the ldaho Certification Rules and Fegulations that provide certificabon stanaards.

The lClA also issues appropriate tags for all classes of lirnited-genera- tion seed. Idaho seed certification s:an- dards meet or exceed national standards set by the Assocration of Gf- ficial Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA).

Seed cenificadon is a voluntary pro- gram administered and conducted by the ICIA. Growers and seed processors work within the seed certification pro- gram to improve the quality of seed produced and marketed in Idaho.

Plant Materials Center ( P W

PMCs, whih are a part of the Natural Resources Conversation Service, test and develop new plants for conservation uses. idano is sewed by two of the 27 PMCs nationwide. Aberdeen supports southern ldaho and the intermountain region, and Pullman, Washington, supports northern ldaho and the Columbia River basm of Oregon and Washington. Production and distnbution of Foundation Seed cf plant materiais in ldaho is a combined effort of the Aberdeen PMC and the UI Foundation Seed Program.

ldaho State Seed Laboratory

The ldaho State Seed Laboratory operates and is admmistered vrithin the ldaho State Department of Agriculture. Seed samples are submitted to me lab as a part of me certification process to determine the quality by testing for ger- mination, variety purity, weed seed. presence of certain seedborne dis- eases, etc. All seed samples must meet the standards of the idaho Certification Rules and Regulations and ldaho State Seed Law.

Foundation Seed Stocks Committee

The Foundation Seed Stocks Com- mittee (FSSC) consists of representa- tives from the University of ioaho. CIA, and ldaho State Seed Lab. Tne func- tion of the Committee IS to advise the Director of the IAES in matters related to new variety release. Me vaneties to be included ~n ldaho certification pro- grams, and changes in !he ldaho Certi- fication Rules and Regulations.

Infomadon contained :n this ~ u i d e was provided by the University of ldaho and the Plant Materials Center. Acrual variety performance may vary by locatmn, year, and due to manage- ment oractlces.

Guide for some varieties of grasses, forbs, and shrubs

Foundat ion Seed Program ldaho Agricultural Experiment Station

Kathy Slewad-William, Kimberly ......... 423-6655 Jln? Whitmore, Tetonia ........................... 456-2879 Steve Wheeler. Aberdean ..................... 3974181 Richard Hayes. Kimberly ....................... 423.6654 Roy Patten, Moscow ............................. 885.6199

In wperar"on witn:

Idaho Crop Improvement Association, lnc.

55 SW Fifth Ave., Sui te 150 Meridtan, ldaho 83642-8638

Breg Lowry Meridian ............................ 884-8225 Jonathan Whtworth, Idaho Falls ............ 522-9198 Ken Monls. Twin Falls ........................... 732-2468 $con Bhke, post Falls .......................... 773-0156 Sam ~ennings, Meridian ........................ W-8225

and Plant Materials Center

USDA-NRCS P.O. BOX 296

Aberdeen, ldaho 83210 Loren St. John. Aberdeen ..................... 397d333 Dan Ogk. Boise .................................... 378-5730

tdllho Agllcutlural Eraeriment Stallon Dr. Rkhad C. Heimsch, Obaclor

To onrlch educatiw rhmugh dlversiN %he UUnersily of Idaho is an equal owatunilylat@nnaltvg action

employer and educathnal innnlulion. 300 2.99: 300 revised 892

Variety Common name (speales) Originator (1) Release Native~lntroP~wcip. Op4lmalsoll Principle use C:asses permitted Veriety

Grasses Sherman Hig? Plains germ@. (4) Regar Bronar Garnet (5)

Durar Joseph (2) Nezpvrs (2) Covar Garriso.:

Latar Pa ute Nezpar Rimrock Sand Hollow gennpl. (4) Whiimar Goldar P7 germplasm (4) Oocglas (3) Ephraim

CD-ll (2) Hycrest Roadcrest (2) Rush (3) Newlry (3) Luna P-27 Vavilov (3) Pryor Secar

Sodar Alkar Jose 8annock (3; Critana

Schwendimar Amba Rosana Magnar Traiihead Shoshone Bozoisky-select

Forbs and Shrubs Delar

big bluegrass Sandberg bluegrass meadow brome mountain brome mountain brome

nard tescue ldano fescue ldano fescue sheep fescue creeping foxtail

orcnardgrass orchardgrass Indian ricegrass Indian rtcegrass bottlebrush sqdrreltail

beardless wheatgrass bluebunch wheatgrass bLebunch wheatgrass crested vtheatgrass AGCR crested wheatgrass AGCR

crested wheargrass X crested whea:grass X crested whea:grass intermediate wheatgrass PJS hybnd whea:grass

pubescent wheatgrass sibarian wheatgrass siberian wheatgrass smder wneatgrass Snake River wheatgrass

sneambank wheatgrass tail vtheatgrass tail wheatgrass thicxspike whealgrass lhtcxspike wheatgrass

thicxspike wheatgrass westem wheatgrass westem wheatgrass basin wildrye basin wildrye beardless w~larye Russian wildrye

small burnet blue nax Appar

Clearwater selec. (4; 9tchfieid selec. (4) Snake River Plains germpl. (4) fourwing saltbush V . Cold Desert gerrnpl. (4) wi-terfat

alpine penstemon firecracker penstemon

NRCS. UI. WSU. OSU 1945 NRCS. MSU. UW 2000 NRCS. Ui. WSU 1966 NRCS, U1. WSU. OSU 1946 NRCS, MSU. CSU, UW 2030

NRCS. UI, WSU 1949 UI 1993 ill 1993 NRCS. UI. WSU. OSU 1977 NRCS, U'N 1972

NRCS. UI. WSU 1957 NRCS, UI, USU, USFS 19a3 NRCS, UI 1978 NRCSIARS. MSU. UW 1996 USDAIARS. USU. NRCS 1996

NRCS. UI, WSU, OSU 1946 NRCS. UI. USU. ARS 1989 USDNARS , -2000 USDNARS 1935 USFS. UNVR, NRCS 1983

USDA/ARS. USU 1996 USDNARS, USU. NRCS. CSU 1984 USDNARS. USU 1998 NRCS. Ul USDNARS. NRCS

NRCS. USU NRCS, UI. WSU USDAIARS. USU, NRCS NRCS, MSU, UW NRCS. UI. WSU. OSU

NRCS. Ul. WSU NRCS; UI. wsu NMSU. NRCS NRCS, U1 NRCS. MSU

NRCS. UI, WSU. OSU NRCS. CSU. NMSU NRCS, MSU NRCS, UI NRCS. MSG. UW NRCS; MSG, UI. uw USDAIARS. USU. NRCS

NRCS. UI NRCS. UI NRCS. UI NRCS. UI NRCS. UI NRCS, UI

slit loam-day loam s!lt lozm-clay :oam fine sandy-silt :oam-clay loam silt loamday kern silt loam-day ioam

silt loamday &am silt loam-clay .oam silt loam.clay .oam silt bam-clay .cam the sandy-sdt ;oam.clay !cram

silt loam4ay loam silt loam-clay loam sand-fice sandy-silt loam sand-fine sandy-srlt loam fine sand loam-silty clay loam

silt loamday loam siit loam-day loam Silt I0am.day loam sit: loam-clay loam Sii: loam-day loam

silr loam-day ioam s~lt loam-clay loam silt loam-day loam siit loam4ay loam silt loam-clay loam

silt loam-clay loam fine sandy-silt loam-day loam loam.sanoy loam silt loam-clay loam silt loam-clay loam

siit 13am-clay loam silt loam-clay loam siit loam-clay loam line sandy-silt loam-day loam Hne sandy-stlt loamday loam

fine sandy-silt loamday loam fine sandy-silt loam Ane sandy-silt loam silt loam-clay loam Silt loam.ciay loam silt Icam.ciay loam sill Icam-eay loam

clay loam-silt loam Silt-Silt loam si!t loamuay loam siit loam-clay loam loam-sandy loam-silt loam

range/paslurelwildife rangeland/eroSion control paslure!wildlife nngdrsoiamarion rangelreclamation

emsaon c3ntr3llwed suppress wildl:'fe!ranSe wildl:te/rance erosEon controlweed suppress pasturelerosion coclro'

pasture pasture rangeiwildliie rangeJwildlite rangetandlerosion control

rangetreciamation rangelerosion control rangeleroston control pasturderosion control pasturderosion control

pasturelerosion control pasture'erosion control eroslo-. control, madside pasrUrelerosion control saline pasture

pasturelerosion control erosion controllrange erosion conlrollrange range/rsc(amaaicn range

erosion con!rovrange pasture!erosien control DasIure/emsm control erosion con:rollrange erosion con:ro~lrange

emsion conxolirange erosion ConwVreClamalion erosion con:rol/reclarnation wildlifeieroston control w~ldlife/ems#on control pasture/reclamation pastureIrangeland

vnldlifenange vnldlif&eaulificarion rangelbeautification rangelbeaur~lication ran~elwildnife ran~elwlhi*ife

B. F, R. C Sherman GI, 62.03 Win Plains (4) 8. F. 3. C Eegar 8. E G 8rornar G2 only Garnet (5)

8, E C Curar 8. F. C Joseon (2) 8. E C Nezpurs (2) B. c, C Covar 8. =. C Garrison 8. F. R. C Latar B. ? R, C Parute 8. F, R. C Nezpar 8. F, R. C Rlnrock G3. G4. G5 (6) Sand Mllow (L:t

5. F. R. C Whitmar B. F, R. C Goldar 63.64 P7 germpl. (4) 8. F. C Docglas (3) B, F, R. C Ephram

8, F, C CD4 (2) 8. F. C tfycrest B. F. C RoadCrest(2) 8, F. P., C Rush (3) B. R, C Newny (3)

B. E R. C Luna B. F. R. C P-27 8. F. C Vavilov 8. E R. C Pfyor 8. F A. C Secar

B. E R. C Sodar 8. E R, C Aikar 8. E R. C Jose

Bannock (3) Crilana

Schwendimar kdba R o s m Magnar Trailhead Shoshone Bozo~sky-Select

Delar W a r C:earwater selec. (4) Rlcklield selec. {4) Snake River Plains gem@. (4) N Cold Desed gennpl. (4)

(1) NRCS: Natural Resome Conse~ation Sewice/P$nt Materials Center: UI: Univers~bf of Idaho; RISV: Washington State University: USU: Utah Sta:e University; USFS: United States Forest Sewice; OSU: Oregon State University: NYSU: Yew Menco Stare University; USDNARS: United States Department ot Agricul~re.AgricuItural Researm Service. UW: University of Wyoming: U7WR: Utah Depl. of Wildlife Resources. {2) Plant varie.y protected-proprietary-TIe V. (3) Plant vartsty protec:ed-public.Title V. (4) Selected otass germplasm. (5) Tested class gemplasm. (6) Stand life = 5 years. (7) No IengUl of stand.