Wheatgrass

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Species	Crested Wheatgrass (Fairway Type)	Crested Wheatgrass (Standard Type)	Crested Wheatgrass (Standard Type)
Variety	Fairway	AC Goliath	Kirk
Typical Use	Hay & Pasture	Hay & Pasture	Hay & Pasture
Rooting Habit	Bunchgrass	Bunchgrass	Bunchgrass
Plant Type	Basal	Basal	Basal
Preferred Growing Conditions	Widely adapted; does best in medium to coarse well drained soils; does better than Standard types under more moist conditions	Widely adapted; does best in medium to coarse well drained soils	Widely adapted; does best in medium to coarse well drained soils
Key Features	♦ Diploid type ♦ Finer stemmed ♦ Tolerates more moisture	♦ Tetraploid type ♦ Higher yielding than Kirk Crested ♦ Larger seed (25% heavier) ♦ Tolerant to heavy grazing	♦ Tetraploid type ♦ Suitable for hay or pasture
Limitations	Forage quality drops after heading	Forage quality drops after heading	Forage quality drops after heading
Production Period	Early Spring	Early Spring	Early Spring
Winter Hardiness	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Drought Tolerance	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Flooding Tolerance	Low	Low	Low
Optimum PH	6.6–8.4	6.6–8.4	6.6–8.4
Acidity Tolerance	Low	Low	Low
Alkalinity Tolerance	Moderate to High	Moderate to High	Moderate to High
Salinity Tolerance	Low to Moderate	Low to Moderate	Low to Moderate
Approx. Seeds/lb	300,000	195,000	195,000

Species	Intermediate Wheatgrass	Northern Wheatgrass	Pubescent Wheatgrass
Variety
Typical Use	Hay & Pasture	Hay & Pasture	Hay & Pasture
Rooting Habit	Slow sod forming	Sod forming	Slow sod forming
Plant Type	Elongating	Elongating	Elongating
Preferred Growing Conditions	Widely adapted; prefers well drained soils with adequate moisture	Prefers dry medium to coarse textured soils	Widely adapted; prefers well drained soils with adequate moisture
Key Features	♦ Deep-feeding root system ♦ Produces excellent pasture yields ♦ Short-lived under intensive use	♦ Cures well on stem; suitable for late season or winter pasture	♦ Widely adapted ♦ Moderately tolerant to salinity ♦ Good in mixtures with alfalfa "
Limitations	Shorter-lived under intensive use "		Short-lived under intensive grazing
Production Period	Late Spring – Mid Summer	Mid Spring – Mid Summer	Spring – Summer
Winter Hardiness	Good	Good	Good
Drought Tolerance	Moderate to High	Very High	Moderate to High
Flooding Tolerance	Low	Moderate	Low
Optimum PH	6.0–8.4	6.6–8.4	6.0–8.4
Acidity Tolerance	Low	Low to Moderate	Low
Alkalinity Tolerance	Moderate	Moderate to High	Moderate
Salinity Tolerance	Low to Moderate	Moderate	Low to Moderate
Approx. Seeds/lb	80,000	145,000	80,000

Species	Slender Wheatgrass	Tall Wheatgrass	Western Wheatgrass
Variety	Adanac
Typical Use	Hay & Pasture	Hay & Pasture	Hay & Pasture
Rooting Habit	Bunch-grass	Bunch-grass	Sod forming
Plant Type	Elongating	Basal	Elongating
Preferred Growing Conditions	Adapted to a wide range of soils; prefers well drained loamy soils	Adapted to poorly drained alkali soils; prefers a high water table	Widely adapted; prefers heavy soils
Key Features	♦ Saline tolerant ♦ Spring flood tolerant	♦ Excellent winter hardiness ♦ Good flood tolerance ♦ Very tolerant to saline soil conditions	♦ Drought tolerant ♦ Saline tolerant
Limitations	Short-lived perennial	Lower palatability
Production Period	Mid Spring – Summer	Late Spring – Mid Summer	Spring – Fall
Winter Hardiness	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Drought Tolerance	Moderate	High	Moderate to High
Flooding Tolerance	Moderate	Moderate to High	Moderate to High
Optimum PH	6.6–8.4	6.6–8.4	6.6–8.4
Acidity Tolerance	Low to Moderate	Low to Moderate	Low to Moderate
Alkalinity Tolerance	Moderate to High	High	Moderate to High
Salinity Tolerance	High	Very High	High
Approx. Seeds/lb	135,000	75,000	115,000