The Corvallis Plant Materials Center
is involved in the following studies and activities to address conservation resource issues. For more information on these
studies please contact the PMC at (541) 757-4812.
| Study Number |
Study Name |
Description |
Duration |
| 14-alsi-si |
Seed Increase Activities/Methods for Sitka Alder |
To evaluate seed increase potential for sitka alder (9040484) and provide seed to
producers upon release |
1982-2004 |
| 19-acci-ie |
Inital Evaluation of Vine Maple |
To evaluate and release ecotypes of vine maple and for use in riparian areas,
streambank stabilization, and soil bioengineering practices in ORPMC service area |
1987-2006 |
| 24-daca |
Evaluation and increase of California oatgrass |
1. Evaluation, selection, increase and release of California oatgrass
2. Production and maintenance of seed stocks (G1, G2, etc.)
3. Evaluation of germination and establishment technology |
1981-2011 |
| 25-dece-si |
Evaluation, increase and release of tufted hairgrass |
Evaluation, selection, increase and release of tufted hairgrass for wetland restoration
and creation, streambank stabilization, and wildlife habitat improvement |
1980-2011 |
| 26-elgl-si |
Blue wildrye |
1. Evaluation, selection and release of blue wildrye for woodland and critical area
erosion control.
2. Maintain breeder and foundation seed as needed |
1980-2011 |
| 40-dece-sf |
Effect of fertilization on the seed production of tufted hairgrass |
To determine the effect of fertilization rate, date and timing on the seed production of
tufted hairgrass |
1997-2005 |
| 46-hodi-pi |
Seed and Plant Increase of Oceanspray |
To evaluate seed increase and propagation methods (seed and vegetative) of
oceanspray and provide propagules to producers in anticipation of the release of six ecotypes |
1998-2011 |
| 47-besy-si |
Seed Increase of American Sloughgrass |
To increase seed of two ecotypes of American sloughgrass in anticipation of their
release as source-identified plant materials; to evaluate ease of stand establishment and
maintenance and stand development/yield using transplants (plugs or conetainers) |
1998-2002 |
| 49-topa-si |
Seed increase and evaluation of weak alkaligrass |
To evaluate seed increase and production technology of weak alkaligrass |
1998-2007 |
| 50-caqu-es |
establishment of common camus from seed in a wetland |
To determine the effect of various site preparation, amendments, and/or weed control
practices on the establishment of common camus from seed in a wetland
(several experiments) |
1998-2006 |
| 51-cale-es |
establishment and germination of great camas |
1. To determine the effect of various site preparation, amendments and/or weed
control practices on the establishment of great camus from seed in a wetland.
2. To evaluate seed stratification on the germination of great camas. |
1998-2007 |
| 57-sbio-bl |
Evaluation of native shrubs for soil bioengineering along a seasonal creek |
To compare 8 native shrubs for their ability to establish and grow as live stakes and
fascines along a seasonal wetland creek at Brooklane Park. |
1999-2002 |
| 5-hobr-si |
Evaluation and Increase of meadow barley |
(1)To collect, evaluate, propagate and release one or more sources of meadow barley
(2)To evaluate the effect of post harvest residue management (burning vs. no burning on seed
| 1996-2007 |
| 61-caca-si |
to determine seed germination requirements and seed increase potential of pacific
bluejoint, a possible competitor with reed canarygrass |
To evaluate seed germination requirements and seed increase potential of Pacific
bluejoint, a potential competitor with reed canarygrass |
1999-2011 |
| 62-glel-si |
Evaluation of seed germination and increase potential of tall managrass |
To evaluate the seed stratification requirements and seed increase potential of tall
managrass |
1999-2006 |
| 63-leor-si |
Evaluation of seed germination and seed increase potential of rice cutgrass, a
potential competitor with reed canarygrass |
To evaluate the effect of 4 seed stratification periods on germination of rice cutgrass,
and increase seed of rice cutgrass for future competition studies with reed canarygrass |
1999-2004 |
| 67-shrb-cb |
Vegetative increase of select native shrubs for riparian and wetland restoration and
erosion control |
Establish and maintain cutting blocks of easy to root, select native shrubs (loin, syal,
phca, rusp, etc.) for the Willamette Valley and Puget lowlands ecoregions |
1999-2011 |
| 71-cv-cb |
Maintenance and Harvest of Woody Cultivar Cutting Block |
To establish and maintain cutting blocks of eight woody cultivar releases (from
Corvallis PMC) |
1990-2005 |
| 8-besy-c |
Initial Evaluation of Western Sloughgrass |
To collect, evaluate, and propagate select ecotypes of western sloughgrass and
release two ecotypes as source-identified releases |
1996-2015 |
| ORPMC-0305-WE |
Abililty of six native shrubs and one tree to establish under various soil drainage
conditions in a wetland cell |
To determine the ability of 7 native woody plants (6 shrubs plus Oregon ash) to
establish under various soil conditions, from shallow inundation, to saturated, to well drained during a
Nov to May hydroperiod. |
2002-2005 |
| ORPMC-0309-RI |
Ability of Six Native Shrubs to root from hardwood cuttings collected and planted in
| To evaluate the ability of Pacific ninebark, red flowering currant, black twinberry,
chokecherry, mockorange, and Indian plum to root from hardwood cuttings collected and planted in
the fall |
2002-2004 |
| ORPMC-P-0604-WE |
Initial Evaluation of Lupinus Polyphyllus |
Develop seed transefer guidelines as well as technology development and potential
release of Lupinus polyphyllus. |
2006-2011 |
| ORPMC-P-0605-WE |
Initial Evaluation of Potentilla gracilis. |
Develop seed transefer guidelines, seed increase technology and potentially a
release. |
2006-2011 |
| ORPMC-P-0606-WE |
Initail Evaluation of Prunella vulgaris. |
To d3evelop seed transfer guidelines, seed increase technology and a release. |
2006-2008 |
| ORPMC-P-0607-WE |
Initial Evaluation of Saxifraga oregana. |
To develop seed transfer guidelines, seed increase technology, and a release. |
2006-2010 |
| ORPMC-P-0608-WE |
Initial Evaluation of Wyethia angustifolia. |
To develop seed transfer guidelines, seed increase technology, and a release. |
2006-2011 |
| ORPMC-S-0103-WL |
Seed increase of Roemers Fescue |
(1)To increase and evaluate seed production potential of Roemer's fescue
(2) To evaluate post harvest residue management (burn vs. no burn) on seed production
(3) To seed increase of 4 composite populations for future release (from Roemers fescue common
garden study) |
2001-2016 |
| ORPMC-S-0202-WE |
Seed increase of native annuals for BLM |
To produce seed of species that are hard to collect from wild sources. |
2002-2005 |
| ORPMC-S-0203-WE |
Seed increase and Technology Development of difficult wetland species for the
Eugene district, BLM |
To increase seed in small plots to evaluate agromomic potential of wetland
| 2002-2005 |
| ORPMC-S-0304-CR |
Seed and Plant Increase and Technology Development for Revegation of Highway 62
Switchbacks, Crater Lake National Park |
To increase seed and plants and develop propagation protocols for native grasses
and forbs for revegetation along Highway 62 in Crater Lake National Park. |
2002-2005 |
| ORPMC-S-0306-WE |
Seed increase and evaluation of annual hairgrass |
To increase seed of annual hairgrass and evaluate establishment requirements for
wetland revegetation, shoreline, and restoration applications |
2002-2005 |
| ORPMC-S-0307-CR |
Seed increase and evaluation of slender wheatgrass (wildrye) |
To increase seed of slender wheatgrass and evaluate its use on upland prairies for
restoration and critical areas for erosion control |
2002-2004 |
| ORPMC-S-0308-WL |
Seed increase and evaluation of Lemmon's needlegrass |
To increase seed of lemmons needlegrass and evaluate establishment
requirements for upland prairie restoration and other revegetation purposes. |
2002-2005 |
| ORPMC-S-0310-WL |
Seed increase and evaluation of pine bluegrass |
To evaluate seed germination, increase, and processing requirements of pine
bluegrass (Poa scrabella) for revegetation, upland prairie restoration, low maintenance turf, and cover
| 2003-2007 |
| ORPMC-S-0402-CR |
Evaluation and seed increase of Hall's bentgrass |
To evaluate seed increase methods and seed yield potential.
To increase seed for prairiie restoration studies |
2004-2010 |
| ORPMC-S-0403-CR |
Seed increase and Technology development for Elwah River restoration. |
To produce plants and seed that will be used to stabilize slopes, control erosion, and
exclude invasive weeds after dam removal on the Elwah River in Olympic National Park. |
2004-2009 |
| ORPMC-S-0404-WL |
Seed Increase for Fire Rehabilition in the Medford District BLM. |
Increase of grass and forb seed for restoration in the Medford Oregon district of the
BLM. |
2004-2006 |
| ORPMC-S-0405-OT |
Seed increase and Technology Development for Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National
Park |
To increase seed for roadside seeding on Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National
| 2004-2007 |
| ORPMC-S-0501-WE |
Seed iccrease and evaluation of slender hairgrass |
To evaluate the seed increase potential of slender hairgrass and provide seed for
field evaluation plantings |
2005-2011 |
| ORPMC-S-0601-CR |
Seed Increase and Technology Development for Hurricane Ridge Road. |
Seed Increase and Technology Development of low and high elevation grasses and
forbs for Hurricane Ridge Road, Olympic National Park. |
2006-2007 |
| ORPMC-S-0602-WL |
Seed Increase and Technology Development of natvie grasses and forbs for
Roseburgh BLM |
Seed Increase and technology development of one legume and three species of
grasses for wildlife habitat improvement in the Roseburgh BLM district. |
2006-2008 |
| ORPMC-S-0603-TE |
Seed Increase and Technology Development of violets and nectar sources for the
Oregon Silverspot Butterfly |
To increase seed and develop technology for creation and restoration of critical
habitat for the endangered Oregon Silverspot Butterfly. |
2005-2009 |
| ORPMC-T-0001-WE |
Evaluation of seedbed amendments on production of great camas for seed and
| (1)To determine the effect of slow release fertilizer, coir mulch and carbon banding
with diuron herbicide on the establishment and growth of great camas (Camassia leichtlini) for seed
increase and bulb production under farmed upland conditions.
(2) To increase seed and bulbs
of great camas for research
and field plantings |
1999-2011 |
| ORPMC-T-0102-RI |
Evaluation of salmonberry and sitka willow as fascines along Boyce Creek, Kitsap
Co., WA |
To evaluate salmonberry and sitka willow as fascines along a creek in Western
Washingont |
2001-2006 |
| ORPMC-T-0104-WE |
Evaluation of 5 herbicide treatments for control of annual bluegrass in four wetland
grasses |
To evaluate five herbicide combinations on the control of annual bluegrass in CA
oatgrass, American sloughgrass, tufted hairgrass, and meadow barley under seed increase at the
| 2001-2002 |
| ORPMC-T-0105-OT |
Demonstration of native upland, woodland, wet prairie and marsh grasses |
To demonstrate the growth habit and flowering of native wetland, forest, and upland
grasses in a garden planting. |
2001-2011 |
| ORPMC-T-0106-RI |
Increase and evaluation of common chokecherry |
(1)To increase container stock of common chokecherry for the Warm Springs
Reservation and evaluate standard seed stratification protocols and establishment in a riparian zone.
(2)To evaluate rooting ability
| 2001-2004 |
| ORPMC-T-0204-WE |
Investigating germination requirements of 21 species for BLM |
To develop protocols for germinating difficult-to-collect species. |
2002-2005 |
| ORPMC-T-0205-WE |
Ability of select native grasses and forbs to establish in reed canarygrass |
To evaluate native grasses and forbs for their ability to establish and compete in a
surpressed stand of reed canarygrass |
2002-2006 |
| ORPMC-T-0301-UR |
Evaluation of native upland grasses as low maintenance turf |
To evaluate select native upland grasses for their ability to grow and function as low
maintanance turf in the Willamette Valley Ecoregion |
2002-2010 |
| ORPMC-T-0303-WL |
Adaptive Genetic Variation in Roemers Fescue |
To assemble populations of Festuca roemeri from its native range and conduct a
common garden study to evaluate adaptive genetic variation and determine preliminary seed transfer
guidelines (seed zones) |
2002-2008 |
| ORPMC-T-0305-WE |
Abililty of six native shrubs and one tree to establish under various soil drainage
conditions in a wetland cell |
To determine the ability of 7 native woody plants (6 shrubs plus Oregon ash) to
establish under various soil conditions, from shallow inundation, to saturated, to well drained during a
Nov to May hydroperiod. |
2002-2005 |
| ORPMC-T-0309-RI |
Ability of Six Native Shrubs to root from hardwood cuttings collected and planted in
| To evaluate the ability of Pacific ninebark, red flowering currant, black twinberry,
chokecherry, mockorange, and Indian plum to root from hardwood cuttings collected and planted in
the fall |
2002-2004 |
| ORPMC-T-0502-WE |
Evaluation of Inundation Inundation Tolerance of 11 Wetland Grasses under Four
Static Water Depths |
To evaluate the ability eleven native wetland grasses to survive and flower under 5
hydrologic conditions: moist and freely draining, continuous saturation, continuous 3.5 inch
inundation, continuous 7 inch inundation, and continuous 14.5 inch inundation (fully submerged basal
| 2005-2006 |
| ORPMC-T-0503-BU |
Evaluation of 10 native wetland grasses in 2 grassed waterways (Linn County,
Oregon) |
To evaluate the establishment, growth, adaptation and sustainability of 5 to 10 native
wetland grasses in grassed waterways in western Oregon cropland. Cooperative with Linn County
Extension Service.
Site 1: Pugh Seed Farm, Linn County, Oregon
Site 2. Gerig Seed Farm, Linn County, Oregon
Site 2: |
2005-2007 |
| ORPMC-T-0609-RI |
Effect of pre-soaking on root initiation in native willows, dogwood, snowberry, and
black twinberry |
To evaluate the effect of 4 water temperatures on the rate of root initiation in 6 native
willows, redosier dogwood, black twinberry, and common snowberry |
2006-2006 |
| ORPMC-T-0611-WE |
Evaluation of the adaptation of select native grasses and herbacous species to
variable inundation and soil moisture conditions |
To evaluate the ability of 10 native grasses, 1 forb and 2 sedges to survive under a
gradient of soil moisture and flood inundation conditions. |
2006-2008 |
| ORPMC-T-0612-WL |
Weed control in lupines grown for seed |
To evaluate various pre and post emerge herbicides for weed control in broadleaf
lupine grown for seed |
2006-2010 |
| ORPMC-T-0613-WL |
Evaluation of seed yield and production methods of native upland and wetland
grasses |
To evaluate the yield potential and seed increase methods for native upland and
wetland grasses grown for seed. |
1998-2015 |
| ORPMC-T-O610-RI |
Effect of wood mulch, end sealing, and fertilizer on rooting success, growth, and
survival of one evergeen and sxi broadleaf shrubs |
To determine the effect of wood mulch, wax sealiing, and slow release fertilizer on 7
native shrubs known to root well from hardwood cuttings. |
2005-2007 |
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