Table 1.

Miscanthus, sugarcane and maize accessions included in the leaf elongation study

Name	Accession identifier	Source
M. sacchariflorus (2x)
‘PMS-075’	PMS-075	J. Peng, Wuhan Botanical Garden, China
‘Robustus-Bluemel’	UI10-00009	Kurt Bluemel, INC nursery, MD, USA
var. lutarioriparius ‘PF30022’	UI11-00031	New Energy Farms, Canada
M. sacchariflorus (4x)
‘Bluemel Giganteus’	UI10-00117	Kurt Bluemel, INC nursery, MD, USA
‘EMI-5’	MATEREC11	U. Jørgensen, Aarhus Univ., Denmark← M. Deuter, Tinplant, Germany
‘Gotemba Gold’	UI11-00005	Glasshouse Works nursery, OH, USA
‘PF30150’	UI11-00032	Honshu, Japan by New Energy Farms, Canada
‘PF30151’	UI11-00033	Honshu, Japan by New Energy Farms, Canada
‘PF30153’	UI11-00035	Honshu, Japan by New Energy Farms, Canada
‘PF30154’	UI11-00036	Honshu, Japan by New Energy Farms, Canada
‘PF30155’	UI11-00037	Honshu, Japan by New Energy Farms, Canada
‘PF30156’	UI11-00038	Honshu, Japan by New Energy Farms, Canada
‘PF30157’	UI11-00039	Honshu, Japan by New Energy Farms, Canada
M. sinensis (2x)
‘Autumn Light’	UI10-00025	Emerald Coast Growers nursery, FL, USA
‘Blondo’	UI11-00017	Kurt Bluemel, INC nursery, MD, USA
‘Burgander’	UI10-00035	Walla Walla Nursery Co., WA, USA
‘Dixieland’	UI10-00036	Emerald Coast Growers nursery, FL, USA
‘Emerald Shadow’	UI10-00038	Kurt Bluemel, INC nursery, MD, USA
‘Emmanuel LePage’	UI10-00039	Kurt Bluemel, INC nursery, MD, USA
‘Ferner Osten’	UI10-00040	Kurt Bluemel, INC nursery, MD, USA
‘Gracillimus’	UI10-00048	Emerald Coast Growers nursery, FL, USA
‘Huron Sentinel’	UI10-00057	Paradise Garden nursery, TN, USA
‘Huron Sunrise’	UI10-00058	Paradise Garden nursery, TN, USA
‘Kleine Silberspinne’	UI12-00008	Earthly Pursuits nursery, MD, USA
‘Morning Light’	UI10-00071	Walla Walla Nursery Co, WA, USA
‘Nippon’	UI10-00074	Emerald Coast Growers nursery, FL, USA
‘November Sunset’	UI10-00075	Kurt Bluemel, INC nursery, MD, USA
‘Roland’	UI10-00080	Earthly Pursuits nursery, MD, USA
‘Sarabande’	UI11-00010	Emerald Coast Growers nursery, FL, USA
‘Silberfeder’	UI12-00006	Earthly Pursuits nursery, MD, USA
‘Teshio’	UI11-00003	T. Yamada, Hokkaido Univ., Japan
‘Tripple Brook Farm’	UI10-00011	Tripple Brook Farm nursery, MA, USA
‘Undine’	UI12-00009	Earthly Pursuits nursery, MD, USA
‘Uryu’	UI11-00004	T. Yamada, Hokkaido Univ., Japan
var. condensatus ‘Cabaret’	UI10-00012	Emerald Coast Growers nursery, FL, USA
var. condensatus ‘Cosmopolitan’	UI10-00015	Emerald Coast Growers nursery, FL, USA
var. purpurascens	UI10-00019	Kurt Bluemel, INC nursery, MD, USA
var. transmorrisonensis	UI10-00106	Walla Walla Nursery Co, WA, USA
‘Variegatus’	UI10-00097	Emerald Coast Growers nursery, FL, USA
‘Zebrinus’	UI11-00016	Kurt Bluemel, INC nursery, MD, USA
M. ×giganteus (3x)
‘Illinois’	UI10-00107	T. Voigt, UI, USA← Chicago Botanic Garden, USA
‘10UI-032.001’	10UI-032.001	J. Gifford, J Juvik & E. Sacks, UI, USA
‘10UI-032.002’	10UI-032.002	J. Gifford, J Juvik & E. Sacks, UI, USA
‘10UI-032.003’	10UI-032.003	J. Gifford, J Juvik & E. Sacks, UI, USA
‘10UI-032.004’	10UI-032.004	J. Gifford, J Juvik & E. Sacks, UI, USA
M. ×giganteus colchicine-induced polyploids
‘Illinois-5x.02 (Mxg2x-2)’	UI10-00110	W. Chae & J. Juvik, UI, USA
‘Illinois-6x.01 (Mxg2x-1)’	UI10-00109	W. Chae & J. Juvik, UI, USA
‘Illinois-6x.07 (Mxg2x-7)’	UI10-00113	W. Chae & J. Juvik, UI, USA
M. ×giganteus (2x)
var. purpurascens ‘Herkules’	UI10-00018	Kurt Bluemel, INC nursery, MD, USA
Other Miscanthus accessions
Miscanthus sp. ‘PF1-7’	UI11-00046	New Energy Farms, Canada
M. oligostachyus ‘Purpurascens’	UI10-00005	Walla Walla Nursery Co, WA, USA
Control sugarcane and maize lines
S. officinarum ‘Louisiana Purple’	PI495639	USDA-NPGS, USA
Saccharum sp. ‘L79-1002’	PI651501	USDA-NPGS, USA
Z. mays hybrid ‘DK065-44VT3’	DK065	Dekalb Brand Corn, USA
Z. mays inbred line ‘FR1064’	FR1064	S. Moose, UI, USA← Illinois Foundation Seeds, IL, USA