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Flower Color, Plot Development Over Time, Data and Comments |
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Data and pictures will be added as time allows. |
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Vinca |
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Vinca |
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Botany |
| Family: | Poaceae (grasses). | ||
| Scientific names: | Eragrostis elliottii S. Wats. [Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)]; not listed in The Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). | ||
| Common names: | Field lovegrass (ITIS) or Elliot's Lovegrass. | ||
| Native habitat: | Florida. | ||
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| Common plant arthropods (insects/other)/other: | Reported arthropod symptoms in literature: None found for species. | ||
| Arthropod symptoms observed in this trial: none observed. | |||
| Common plant diseases/other: | Reported disease symptoms in literature: Alternaria sp. leaf spot; Balansia epichloe (Weese) Diehl, black choke, sterility disease; Helminthosporium sp., leaf spot (Index of Plant Diseases in Florida, 1984 revision.). | ||
| Diseases symptoms observed in this trial: none observed. | |||
| Commercial control: | Greenhouse. | Field/shade house. | |
| Arthropod information: | Pests identified on crops. | Florida pest facts and images. | |
| Disease information: | Plant Disease Facts (Pennsylvania State University) | The American Phytopathological Society | |
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More Links and Information |
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| Performance evaluations: | Trial reports and other publications. | ||
| More resources: | Additional information. | ||
| Honors: | Best-of-class (BC). We select the best performer in each class, based on the "overall performance rating". This rating may not be high, if the class does not perform well (indicating a possible need for improvement in the class). The rating may be significantly different from one or more members of the class. If two or more members of a class received the same highest overall performance rating, we used another rating (such as overall foliage/flower rating or flower average rating) to determine BC. If only one cultivar was entered in a class, it automatically becomes uncontested BC. BC is evaluated in future trials against the performance of new entries in the same class. Refer to a report in "Articles, Papers & Reports" for detailed information. In addition to BC, other "honors" received for these cultivars may be added to BC at a later date, time permitting. Seed companies may forward these honors (awards) to Rick Kelly. |
| Rating System: | The rating is a 1 to 7 scale: 7- all foliage and flowers free from defects; 4- average foliage and flower condition, minimal plant defects or pest damage to tissue, but still acceptable; 1- foliage and/or flowers with severe defects and/or severely infested with pests and damage unacceptable, making plant undesirable. Plant death due to soilborne pests may be factored into the overall performance rating, if it is a significant problem. Refer to a report in "Articles, Papers & Reports" for details. If listed, ratings with an "a" are the best in a class. If cultivars share the same letters, those ratings are considered to be similar to each other. If there are no letters, there is only one cultivar in a class or all the members of a class have similar ratings. |
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Eragrostis elliottii class |
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1 May (week 121) | 14 May (week 13) | 31 May (week 16) | ||||
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'Wind Dancer ' |
Plot B
Plot C Sprayed Field
Unsprayed Field |
Plot B Sprayed Field
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Picture date: |
31 May (week 16) Sprayed |
31 May (week 16) Unsprayed |
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Seed Sowing Date |
Flower Diameter2 |
Days to First Flower3 |
Overall Foliage/Flower Rating4 |
Overall Pest Rating5 |
Overall Performance Rating6 |
| 12 Feb. | N/A | See comments. | 4.8 | 7.0 | 5.9 |
| Honors: Best-of-class, uncontested. |
| Comments: New for spring 2004. Each plant had one or more inflorescences by 28 April (76 days). For other grasses evaluated, see Ornamental millet. ‘Wind Dancer’ (new for spring 2004) was uncontested best-of-class for this Florida native. In early May the grass plants were uniform in size, but very flat and unappealing. Inflorescences were numerous, but the display was not thick or full, resulting in fair ratings. By mid May, the foliage was fuller and inflorescences very full, foliage fullness continuing into early June, but not exceptionally. Lack of any pests and continual improvement of foliage and flower display produced a very good adjusted overall performance rating. No plant deaths occurred. At maturity, this plant produces a very attractive display, not unlike a misty spray of color, lost in a photograph, but would be enhanced by a darker background. No pests were observed; however, some diseases have been isolated from plants in Florida. |
| Details of performance for this cultivar will be posted on the web in "Articles, Papers & Reports" at the completion of this trial. These details will include ratings over the entire season and pest problems. |
| ROK |
| 1. The number of weeks from seed sowing to the date the plant was photographed. Photographs were taken in a field sprayed on demand as needed, after scouting for pests, and a field that is not sprayed at all. |
| 2. Measured in centimeters and inches [cm (inches)]. |
| 3. Average number of days from sowing to unfurling of the first flower in the plots. Flowering for alyssum was completed in the flat prior to planting in the field. Values with an "a" are considered significantly greater than those with a "b", "c", etc., and those without a letter are not considered to be significantly different. |
| 4. The average of the combined foliage and flower data in the sprayed field as an expression of cultivar quality. Values with an "a" are considered significantly greater than those with a "b", "c", etc., and those without a letter are not considered to be significantly different. |
| 5. The average of the combined foliage and flower data in the unsprayed field as an expression of arthropod and disease symptoms. Values with an "a" are considered significantly greater than those with a "b", "c", etc., and those without a letter are not considered to be significantly different. |
| 6. The average of the combined overall foliage/flower rating and overall pest rating. If plant death from a soilborne pathogen resulted, this was factored into the rating. Values with an "a" are considered significantly greater than those with a "b", "c", etc., and those without a letter are not considered to be significantly different. See Articles, Papers & Reports for further explanation in the reports. |
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