Establishment, Yield, and Forage Quality of Selected Rangeland Grasses, Legumes, and Forbs.

The choice of plant materials is an important component of revegetation following disturbance.  An evaluation trial of selected plant materials commonly used for revegetation of disturbed rangeland sites was conducted near Beaver, Utah. This study compared stand establishment, persistence, forage yield, and forage quality of 15 grass species, 3 legumes, and 2 forbs. Multiple cultivars and entries were evaluated within each species. Initial stand establishment ranged from 7% to 98%. Plots were evaluated over a 5 year period. Year 5 stand persistence values ranged from 0% to 100%. The highest overal forage yield was Forage Kochia (Kochia prostrata). Within the grasses, Intermediate Wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium [Host] Barkworth & D. R. Dewey), Crested Wheatgrass (Agropyron spp.), and Basin Wildrye (Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.)  had the highest forage yields.