Pine Valley Ridge Source: A Superior Selected Germplasm of Black Sagebrush

摘要

A superior germplasm of black sagebrush (Artemisia nova) has been evaluated forrevegetating arid rangeland with annual precipitation of 7 to 16 inches. This germplasm, Pine Valley Ridge, can increase the level of energy, protein, phosphorus, and carotene in the diet of wintering pronghorn, domestic sheep, cattle, and mule deer. Pine Valley Ridge is better adapted to drier sites than two previously released germplasm of big sagebrush, 'Hoble Creek' and Gordon Creek. The need for the germplasm, its nutrient content, characteristics of areas where it can be grown, and procedures for establishing it are described.