‘Grasslands Wana’ cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerataL.)

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‘Grasslands Wana’ cocksfoot was developed from an accession (Bc5659) received from the Welsh Plant Breeding Station in 1968. It had been collected by W.P.B.S. staff from low-altitude grassland near Arteijo, N.W. Spain. The accession was included in a spaced-plant trial at Palmerston North in 1969. After observations on seasonal growth, disease, flowering etc., 30 promising plants (half of the number originally planted) were selected from Bc5659 and inter-pollinated in a field isolation. Following spaced-plant progeny tests at Palmerston North, and sward trials at Palmerston North and other regional stations, the number of parent genotypes was reduced to 12 of these in 1975. They were used to build up a seed supply (coded ‘G17’) for use in official trials by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. In 1980 the Ministry approved the release of ‘G17’ cocksfoot for certification and it was subsequently renamed ‘Grasslands Wana’. Grasslands Division maintains the parent plants at Palmerston North to provide nucleus seed.

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