Establishment of Seeded Grasslands for Wildlife Habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region
Tables
Table 6. Guide to seeding rates (pounds per acre) calculated on the basis of the number of pure live seeds per square foot.
|
Plants |
Seeds per pound* |
Seeding Rates-PLS (lb/acre) | |||
| 10 PLS/ft2 | 20 PLS/ft2 | 30 PLS/ft2 | 40 PLS/ft2 | ||
| Native grasses | |||||
| Big bluestem | 165,000 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 10.6 |
| Indiangrass | 175,000 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 10.0 |
| Switchgrass | 389,000 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| Western wheatgrass | 110,000 | 4.0 | 7.9 | 11.9 | 15.8 |
| Slender wheatgrass | 159,000 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 11.0 |
| Thickspike Wheatgrass | 154,000 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 11.3 |
| Streambank wheatgrass | 156,000 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 11.2 |
| Green needlegrass | 181,000 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 9.6 |
| Needle and Thread | 115,000 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 11.4 | 15.2 |
| Little bluestem | 260,000 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| Sand bluestem | 113,000 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 11.6 | 15.4 |
| Prairie sandreed | 274,000 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 6.4 |
| Sideoats grama | 191,000 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 9.1 |
| Blue grama | 825,000 | 0.53 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| reed canarygrass | 553,000 | 0.79 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| Introduced grasses | |||||
| Tall wheatgrass | 79,000 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 16.5 | 22.1 |
| Intermediate wheatgrass | 88,000 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 20.0 |
| Smooth bromegrass | 136,000 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 12.8 |
| Legumes | |||||
| Alfalfa | 200,000 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 8.7 |
| Sweetclover | 260,000 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 6.7 |
* Stefferud(1948).
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