Grass - Miscanthus
Varieties
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FREEDOM was released by Mississippi State University. Giant Miscanthus, is a newly developed biomass crop. It has superior height, standability, and vigorous growth habit. It is heat and drought tolerant, and tolerates poor soils. Plants produce large amounts of dense dark green foliage with an alternate leaf arrangement and semi-hollow woody stems. The leaves are serrated and slightly greater than two feet in length with prominent mid-vein, hair-like ligules, and contain dense plant crowns consisting of 23 stems per ft2. ‘Freedom’ can be distinguished from Miscanthus x giganteus ‘Illinois’ clone cultivar by a less acute leaf angle of 32o measured from the vertical stem above the leaf. Freedom is exclusively licensed to Repreve Renewables, Soperton, GA.
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NAGARA was released by Mendel Biotechnology. Miscanthus x giganteus) is a perennial, seed sterile triploid (2n=3x=57) that is propagated asexually via rhizomes and tillers. It was developed by Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. as ‘MBS 7001’, US Plant Patent PP22,033 P2, and introduced by AgGrow Tech into North Carolina for the purpose of biomass production. Nagara demonstrates vigorous growth, top leaf height of 106”, green leaves without stripes, high biomass (20-33 dry tons/acre), high tiller density, and increased drought tolerance. Mature plants flower under long photoperiods, resulting in formation of compound spike inflorescence beginning in early to late October in South Georgia. Nagara can be distinguished from the industry standard Miscanthus x giganteus ‘Illinois’ clone cultivar by increased yield, increased basal circumference, longer culm length, and higher dry mass yield. Nagara can be distinguished from ‘Freedom” by the absence of white stripe in leaf, a much lower mature leaf angle (5⁰ vs 32⁰), and a reddish membranous (about 2.5 mm) ligule. Protected by US Plant Patent # 22,033 P2 and may only be propagated with the permission of AgGrow Tech.
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