PINE VALLEY RIDGE SOURCE - A SUPERIOR SELECTED GERMPLASM OF BLACK SAGEBRUSH

A superior germplasm of black sagebrush (Artemisia nova) has been eval uated for revegetating arid rangeland with annual precipitation of 7 t o 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 i s better adapted to drier sites than two previously released germplasm s of big sagebrush, 'Hobble 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.