United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Plant Materials Program Go to Accessibility Information
Skip to Page Content





Tucson Plant Materials Center

Updated 02/22/2008

Publications

The Tucson Plant Materials Center has published the following documents to solve specific resource conservation needs. Click on the PDF icon or document title to view each document.

These documents require Adobe Acrobat

Publication Types
Release Brochure
Technical Notes
Major Publications
Plant Fact Sheets
Plant Guides
Information Brochures and Flyers
Plant Materials Progress Report of Activities
PMC Annual Technical Report
Newsletters
Miscellaneous Popular Articles
Progress Report
Poster
Published Symposium Proceedings
Release Notices
Field Office Technical Guide

Technical Notes

AdobeIrrigated Pasture Trials in Arizona. (115 KB) Bruce Munda, Ramona Garner. 2005. Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, Arizona. TN-Plant Materials 5-1 Arizona. 9p. (ID# 6891)

AdobeHerbaceous Wind Barriers for Irrigated Lands in Arizona. (36KB) Bruce Munda, Don Walther, Jim Briggs. 2005. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, Arizona. TN-Plant Materials-5-2-Arizona, June 2005. 3p. (ID# 6893)

AdobeUse of Non-Dormant Cottonwood Poles for Riparian Revegetation. (34 KB) Bruce Munda. 2005. Arizona Plant Materials Specialist, Tucson, Arizona. 5-3. 3p. (ID# 6892)

AdobeGlossary of Terminology Commonly Used In Mining and Reclamation Technology. (150 KB) Munda, B. and M. Pater. 2001. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. TN-PM-1-1, Aug. 2001. 12p. (ID# 98)

Release Brochure

AdobeScratchgrass. (172 KB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2007. Tucson PMC, Tucson, Arizona. 2007. 1p. (ID# 7399)

AdobeRelease Brochure: Santa Rita fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens). (346 KB) Tucson Plant Materials Center. 1989. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. Program Aid 1427. 2p. (ID# 3099)

Major Publications

AdobeNative Plant Production. (1.68 MB) Garner, E.R. 2004. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, Arizona. 45p. (ID# 5603)

Plant Fact Sheets

AdobeFact Sheet - Scratchgrass. (89 KB) Garner R, and M. Hershdorfer. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. 2007. 2p. (ID# 7395)

AdobePlant Fact Sheet: Desert Saltbush. (517 KB) Garner, E.R. 2003. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, 2p. (ID# 5106)

AdobePlant Fact Sheet: Black Grama. (248 KB) Garner, E.R. 2002. USDA-NRCS Tuscon Plant Materials Center, 2p. (ID# 5602)

AdobePlant Fact Sheet: Cane Bluestem. (51 KB) Garner, E.R., B. Munda, and M Pater. 2002. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. 2p. (ID# 3873)

Plant Guides

AdobeAlkali sacaton. (143 KB) Hershdorfer, M. and R. Garner. 2007. Tucson PMC, Tucson, Arizona. 2006. 1p. (ID# 7422)

AdobePlanting Guide - Scratchgrass. (90 KB) Garner R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. 2007. 2p. (ID# 7396)

AdobePlant Guide: Desert Saltbush. (641 KB) Garner, E. Ramona and B. Munda. 2003. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, 4p. (ID# 5107)

AdobePoisonous Plants of Southeastern Arizona. (39.25 MB) Bailey, C., S. Barker, M. Pater, D. Robinett, K. Egen, D. Vettleson, and B. Munda. 1997. Coronado RC&D, Inc. and Conservation Districts of Southeastern Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 38p. (ID# 100)

AdobePlanting Guide: Eragrostis curvula A-67 (weeping lovegrass). (57 KB) Tucson Plant Materials Center. 1972. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, 2p. (ID# 3093)

AdobePlanting Guide: Panicum antidotale A-130 (blue panicgrass). (61 KB) Tucson Plant Materials Center. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, 2p. (ID# 3091)

Information Brochures and Flyers

AdobeTucson Plant Materials Center. (478KB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2006. Tucson, AZ. 5/06. 2p. (ID# 6645)

AdobeWildfire Risk Reduction and Recovery Tips for Homeowners. (2.4 MB) Munda, B., D.G. Ogle, D. Dyer, and S.M. Lambert. 2002. USDA- NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Phoenix, AZ. Jun. 2002. 19p. (ID# 1969)

AdobeTen-Year Research Findings on Selected Water Efficient Ornamental Plants Using Tertiary Treated and Potable Water. (12.3 MB) Munda, B., S. Aslan, M. Bergan, D.A. Dyer, M. Pater, E. Beardsley, and S. Cobb. 2000. Desert Water Agency, Palm Springs, CA. 18p. (ID# 1972)

Plant Materials Progress Report of Activities

AdobeTucson Plant Materials Center Year 2005 Progress Report of Activities. (282KB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2006. (ID# 6652)

AdobeTucson Plant Materials Center Year 2003 Progress Report of Activities. (411 KB) Garner, E.R. 2004. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. May 2004. 4p. (ID# 5587)

AdobeTucson Plant Materials Center Year 2002 Progress Report of Activities. (243 KB) Garner, E.R. and B. Munda. 2003. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, Arizona. April 2002. 4p. (ID# 5000)

Adobe2000 Progress Report of Activities. (200 KB) Tucson Plant Materials Center. 2001. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. Mar. 2001. 4p. (ID# 3108)

AdobeLa Semilla: 1993-1995 Annual Report. (290 KB) Pater, M. and B. Munda. 1996. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. 106p. (ID# 2374)

PMC Annual Technical Report

AdobeLa Semilla 2006 Technical Report: Tucson Plant Materials Center. (3.9 MB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2007. Tucson PMC, Tucson,Arizona. September 2007. 72p. (ID# 7398)

Adobe2005 Annual Tech Report - La Semilla. (2.1MB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2006. (ID# 6633)

AdobeLa Semilla: 1997-1998 Annual Technical Report. (714 KB) Pater, M. and B. Munda. 1998. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tuscon, AZ. 117p. (ID# 2376)

Adobe1996 Annual Technical Report. (458 KB) Pater, M. and B. Munda. 1997. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. 66p. (ID# 2375)

Newsletters

AdobeLa Semilla- Tucson PMC Newsletter. (560 KB) Hershdorfer, Mary and Ramona Garner. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. Vol. 3, Issue 1. 4p. (ID# 7297)

AdobeLa Semilla. (762 KB) Ramona Garner. 2005. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson AZ. 1,1 November 2004. 4p. (ID# 5954)

AdobeTech Talk. (290 KB) Edwards, S.D., B. Simmonson, L. Sticka, E. Aune, and H. Buck. 2001. Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center, Coffeeville, MS. 6p. (ID# 2643)

Miscellaneous Popular Articles

AdobePima Germplasm Pima Pappusgrass. Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2006. Tucson, AZ. 7/06. 1p. (ID# 6644)

AdobeManaging Irrigated Pastures - Tips for Southeastern Arizona. (200 KB) Pater, M., B. Munda and E.R. Garner. 2002. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. 4p. (ID# 3910)

AdobeCommercial Sources of Conservation Plant Releases for the Southwest. (194 KB) Munda, B. and M. Pater. 2001. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. May 2001. 47p. (ID# 1968)

AdobeWinter Forage Cover Crop Trials. (33 KB) Munda, B., T.C. Knowles, A. Meen, V. Wakimoto, and B. Worthy. 1998. University of Arizona Forage and Grain Agricultural Report, Tucson, AZ. AZ-1059. 5p. (ID# 1973)

AdobeRegistration Notice: Santa Rita fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens). (363 KB) Tucson Plant Materials Center. 1987. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. 20p. (ID# 3097)

Progress Report

Adobe2006 Field Plantings in Southern Arizona. (229 KB) Hershdorfer, M. and R. Garner. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. 2006. 2p. (ID# 7421)

AdobeIntroduction of Native Species Diversity into Exotic Lovegrass Infestations. (522 KB) Hershdorfer, M. and R. Garner. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. 2006. 9p. (ID# 7423)

AdobeSanta Rita Experimental Range: Control of Buffelgrass in PMC Exclosure. (348 KB) Hershdorfer, M. and R. Garner. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. 2007. 3p. (ID# 7424)

AdobeTucson Plant Materials Center and Saguaro National Park: Growing Native Plants. (70 KB) Hershdorfer, M. and R. Garner. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. 2006. 2p. (ID# 7425)

AdobeYear Two of Mojave Desert Project with BLM and High Desert RC&D. (1 MB) Hershdorfer, M. and R. Garner. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. July 2007. 6p. (ID# 7426)

AdobeSporobolus airoides and Muhlenbergia asperifolia population developments for southern Nevada: Midterm Report of 2055 Activities. (1229) Hershdorfer, M. and R. Garner. 2006. (ID# 6634)

AdobeNational Park Service Plant Materials 1991 Annual Report - Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. (549 KB) Tucson Plant Materials Center. 1991. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tuscon, AZ. 8p. (ID# 3100)

Poster

AdobeRegionally-Adapted Alkali Sacaton (Sporobolus Airoides) Allows for Market-Based Approach to Conservation in Southern Nevada. (991 KB) Hershdorfer, M., R. Garner, G. Marrs-Smith and T. Knight. 2007. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Reno, NV. February 2007. (ID# 7427)

AdobeAn Integrated Approach to Eradicate Sweet Resin Bush (Euryops subcarnosus vulgaris) on the Santa Rita Experimental Range in Southern Arizona. (148KB) Howery, L.D., B. Munda, D. Robinett, and H. Buck. 2001. Society of Range Management Annual Meeting, 2001. (ID# 3884)

Published Symposium Proceedings

AdobeRevegetation Practices on the Santa Rita Experimental Range. Munda, B. and M. Pater. 2003. McClaran, Mitchel P., Peter F. Folliott, Carleton B. Edminister, tech. coords. 2003. Santa Rita Experimental Range: 100 years (1903 to 2003) of accomplishments and contributions., Odgen, Utah. 2003 Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Proc. RMRS-P-30. 197p. (ID# 5163)

AdobeGenetic Variation and Revegetation Strategies for Desert Rangeland Ecosystems. (447 KB) Munda, B. and S. Smith. 1993. Proceedings: Wildland Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, October 19-21, 1993, Ogden, UT. 6p. (ID# 1974)

Release Notices

AdobeRelease of Moapa Germplasm Scratchgrss. (49 KB) Garner R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2007. 5p. (ID# 7397)

AdobeNotice of a Release of a Selection of Alkali Sacaton. Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2006. (ID# 6643)

AdobeNOTICE OF RELEASE OF A SELECTION OF PIMA PAPPUSGRASS NOTICE OF RELEASE OF A SELECTION OF PIMA PAPPUSGRASS SELECTED CLASS OF GERMPLASM. (27KB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2006. (ID# 6642)

AdobeNotice of Release of a Selection of Cane Bluestem Saltillo origin. (163 KB) Pater, M. and B. Munda. 2002. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. 6p. (ID# 3906)

AdobeNotice of Release: Santa Rita fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canascens). (1 MB) Tucson Plant Materials Center. 1987. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. May 1987. 17p. (ID# 3096)

AdobeNotice of Release: Kuivato lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana). (174 KB) NRCS and ARS. 1976. USDA-NRCS, 3p. (ID# 2232)

Field Office Technical Guide

AdobeArizona Threatened, Endangered & Protected Plants. (131 KB) Munda, B. 2005. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, 23p. (ID# 5818)

< Back to Tucson Plant Materials Center