Leymus chinensis is a perennial plant that is normally 40–90 cm tall and is native to northern China.

Temperature and light greatly affect the germination of several species of grasses.

De-husking (removing outer-covering of seeds) at constant temperature was shown to also improve germination.

The effects were shown to have statistical significance but leave doors open as to why this trend had occurred.

The results were significantly lower for both the dark and light populations at the fluctuating temperatures.

Increasing salt and pH decreases the rate of germination in Leymus chinensis.

[4] When nitrogen was added at the early-vegetative stage of Leymus chinensis, it increased the inflorescence number.

The variables tested here are storage at 5 and 20 °C with a control at 0 °C, along with if the seeds were in light or dark conditions at each temperature.