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Agropyron cristatum

Authority (L.) Gaertner Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names agropiro de crista, crested wheatgrass Editor Ecocrop code 2919

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A tufted bunchgrass reaching a height of up to 60 cm. USES Used for regrassing abandoned and depleted croplands, and used for pasture. KILLING T Very frost resistant. GROWING PERIOD Long-lived perennial. Productive stands can be up to 20-35 years old. COMMON NAMES Crested wheatgrass (Fairway), Fairway crested wheatgrass. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: Bromus cristatum. Have certain winter requirements. In the subtropics the plant is adapted to altitudes between 1500-2800 m.
Sources
SOURCES (A. cristatum (L.) Gaertn.) Kernick M 1978 pp 35-61 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, DRA, FER, PH, USE] Roecklein J 1987 pp 74 [USE] Maas E 1990 pp 276 [SAL] Kernick M 1961 pp 38 291 [KTMP] Heath M 1985 pp 170-173 [RAIN, KTMP, DRA, DEP, TEXT, SAL] Duke J 1975 pp 5 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Shing T 1992 pp 305 [KTMP, TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, DRA, DEP, PH, FER, LIG]