Achenbach, a typical Southern type, is the variety commonly grown in Kansas. It is a heavy producer of both seed and forage. Achenbach was named in 1944 by the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station. No certified seed is available. Southland has greater resistance to leaf diseases than most Southern strains, but its chief advantages are greater yield capacity, better seedling vigor, and better adaptation to southern conditions.
Certified seed is available.
Lincoln is well adapted for conservation purposes because of good seedling vigor and ease of establishment on critical planting sites. Lincoln shows good early spring growth and fall regrowth. Certified seed is available. Other varieties of the Southern type of smooth brome available either as certified seed or commercial seed include Baylor, Blair, and Fischer. This text was extracted from the publication, C-402.