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Updated 05/08/2013

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Publications Types
Technical Notes
Plant Fact Sheets
Plant Guides
Release Brochure
Books
Information Brochures and Flyers
Miscellaneous Technical Article
Refereed Journal Articles
Published Symposium Proceedings
Popular Journal or Magazine Articles
Other Publication Types

Technical Notes

VEGETATIVE REHABILITATION OF HIGHWAY CUT SLOPES IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. (PDF; 702K) J. R. King. 2011. Final report 5 year study for ODOT, Booneville, AR. 12/20/2011. 16p. (ID# 10719)

Installation of Vegetative Sod Strips for Use as Vegetative Barriers. (PDF; 969 KB) John Leif. 2008. Rose Lake PMC, East Lansing, MI. September, 2008. 7p. (ID# 8121)

CP601 Update-Stem Density. (PDF; 14 KB) Morris J Houck. 2006. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TX. January 2006. 1p. (ID# 6493)

Final Report for AHTD TRC-9802. (PDF; 47 KB) Randy King. 2005. Booneville PMC, Little Rock AR. 03/2005. 10p. (ID# 5876)

Perennial Lespedeza Evaluations. (PDF; 820 KB) Snider, J., J. Grabowski, and J. Douglas. 2003. Jamie L. Whitten PMC, Coffeeville, MS. Vol. 16, No. 9. 14p. (ID# 5079)

Technical Note: Grass Hedges for Gully Erosion Control. (PDF; 84 KB) USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center. 1998. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Vol. 1(2), Aug. 1998. 23p. (ID# 2750)

Technical Note 39: Effectiveness of annual and perennial grasses and legume species for early emergence and erosion control. (PDF; 1.3 MB) Bishop, G. 1995. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN39, Aug. 1995. 18p. (ID# 152)

Technical Note 51: Hand crimping straw mulch on critical area planting sites provides superior results. (PDF; 180 KB) Owens, J., K. Christensen, and D. Dyer. 1997. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA- TN51, Sept. 1997. 2p. (ID# 2289)

Technical Note 52: Legume species for erosion control in the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains. (PDF; 770 KB) Owens, J. and D. Dyer. 1997. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN52, Sept. 1997. 8p. (ID# 2288)

Plant Fact Sheets

Plant Fact Sheet Knotgrass. (PDF; 117 K) Brandon Carr. 2010. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, TX. July 2010. 2p. (ID# 9858)

Bahiagrass Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 101 KB) Morris Houck. 2009. Louisiana NRCS, Alexandria, LA. September 2009. 3p. (ID# 9034)

Miscanthus Vegetative Barriers for Soil Conservation. (PDF; 677 KB) Dave Burgdorf, Chris Coulon. 2009. Rose Lake PMC, East Lansing, MI. February, 2009. 1p. (ID# 8499)

Plant Fact Sheet: California Brome. (PDF; 219 KB) Darris, D.C. 2007. NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, OR. July 2007. 2p. (ID# 7371)

Western indigo Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 48 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2006. James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. January 2006. 2p. (ID# 6494)

Plant Fact Sheet: Annual Hairgrass (Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro). (PDF; 188K) Darris, D.C.; A. Bartow. 2004. Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, Oregon. 12/2004. 2p. (ID# 10947)

Plant Fact Sheet: Dwarf Wax Myrtle. (PDF; 283 KB) Kadin, Elizabeth. 1999. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Dec. 1999. 2p. (ID# 732)

Plant Guides

Big deervetch (Lotus crassifolius) plant guide. (PDF; 195K) Young-Mathews, A. & D. Darris. 2011. Corvallis, OR. September 2011. 4p. (ID# 10662)

Plant Guide for Mammoth wildrye. (PDF; 345K) St. John, L., Ogle, D., Stannard, M., and P. Pavek. 2011. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho. November 16, 2010. 4p. (ID# 10071)

Plant Guide: Big Deervetch (Lotus crassifolius). (PDF; 195K) Young-Mathews, A. & D. Darris. 2011. Corvallis, OR. September 2011. 4p. (ID# 10953)

Sheep Fescue Plant Guide. (PDF; 287K) Ogle, Daniel G, Mark Stannard, Pamela L. Scheinost and Loren St John. 2010. USDA NRCS, Boise, Idaho. April 2010. 5p. (ID# 9624)

Planting Guide for Fort Cooper Splitbeard Bluestem. (PDF; 71 KB) J.M. Grabowski, M.J. Williams, and M.A. Gonter. 2008. FLPMC, Brooksville, FL. July 2008. 2p. (ID# 8062)

Seeding Xeric Riparian Sites Following Removal of Invasive Phreatophytes. (PDF; 47 KB) David Dreesen, Greg Fenchel, Danny Goodson, and Keith White. 2006. Handout for Riparian Management Course for NRCS New Mexico employees, Los Lunas, NM. June 5-9, 2006. 8p. (ID# 6608)

Sericea Lespedeza Planting Guide. (PDF; 59 KB) J. Vandevender. 2006. Alderson, WV PMC, Alderson, WV. 2p. (ID# 7034)

Planting Guide: Kinchafoonee Virginia Wildrye Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. (PDF; 194 KB) Owsley, C.M. and M. Kirkland. 2004. USDA-NRCS Homepage Plant materials Athens Ga, Athens Ga. Feb 2004. 3p. (ID# 5458)

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

Planting Guide: Bouteloua curtipendula Iowa Germplasm (sideoats grama). (PDF; 60 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 3p. (ID# 977)

Planting Guide: Dalea purpurea Iowa Germplasm (purple prairieclover). (PDF; 31 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 3p. (ID# 979)

Planting Guide: Elymus canadensis Iowa Germplasm (Canada wildrye). (PDF; 182 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 3p. (ID# 981)

Planting Guide: Eryngium yuccifolium Iowa Germplasm (rattlesnake master). (PDF; 34 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 3p. (ID# 982)

Planting Guide: Liatris pynostachya Iowa Germplasm (prairie blazing star). (PDF; 53 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 4p. (ID# 983)

Planting Guide: Oligoneuron rigidum Northern Iowa Germplasm (stiff goldenrod, syn. Solidago rigida). (PDF; 48 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 2p. (ID# 984)

Planting Guide: Sorghastrum nutans Iowa Germplasm (indiangrass). (PDF; 40 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 1999. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Jun. 1999. 3p. (ID# 975)

Release Brochure

Batamote Germplasm desert zinnia Release Brochure. (PDF; 260K) Dial, Heather and Manuel Rosales. 2012. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, Arizona. January 2012. 2p. (ID# 11002)

Bonita Germplasm plains lovegrass Release Brochure. (PDF; 194K) Dial, H. 2012. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, Arizona. February 2012. 2p. (ID# 11003)

Coastal 500 germplasm California Brome. (PDF; 126K) CAPMC. 2012. Lockeford, CA. March, 2012. 2p. (ID# 10839)

Cochise Germplasm spike dropseed (Sporobolus contractus) Release Brochure. (PDF; 170K) Dial, H. and M Rosales. 2012. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, Arizona. April 2012. 2p. (ID# 11024)

'Duro' California buckwheat Release Brochure. (PDF; 242K) CAPMC. 2012. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford, CA. August 2012. 2p. (ID# 11380)

Release brochure for 'Hederma' riverbank lupine (Lupinus rivularis). (PDF; 268K) Young-Mathews, A. 2012. ORPMC, Corvallis, OR. March 2012. 2p. (ID# 10954)

Release brochure for 'Sodar' streambank wheatgrass. (PDF; 121K) St. John, L. 2012. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho. December 5, 2012. 2p. (ID# 11486)

'Sierra' Sulphur-flower Buckwheat Release Brochure. (PDF; 201K) CAPMC. 2012. Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford CA. June 27, 2012. 2p. (ID# 11065)

Newberry Germplasm Indiangrass Brochure. (PDF; 341K) Mike Owsley. 2010. PM Website, Feb 2010. 2p. (ID# 9251)

Fort Cooper Splitbeard Bluestem Release Brochure. (PDF; 157 KB) J.M. Grabowski, M.J. Williams, M.A. Gonter. 2008. FLPMC, Brooksville, FL. July 2008. 2p. (ID# 8063)

Release Brochure: Steiner Group black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia). (PDF; 135 KB) Belt, S.V. 2007. USDA, NRCS National Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, MD. May 2007. 2p. (ID# 7624)

Release Brochure: 'Tufcote' Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon). (PDF; 89 KB) Ugiansky, R.J. 2007. USDA, NRCS National Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, MD. August 2007. 2p. (ID# 7621)

Scratchgrass. (PDF; 172 KB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2007. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, Arizona. 2007. 1p. (ID# 7399)

Release Brochure: Missouri Germplasm Prairie Coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata). (PDF; 246 KB) Henry, J., S. Bruckerhoff, and J. Kaiser. 2001. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Jun. 2001. 2p. (ID# 964)

Release Brochure: Iowa Germplasm Canada Wildrye (Elymus canadensis). (PDF; 196 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Mar. 2000. 2p. (ID# 988)

Release Brochure: Iowa Germplasm oxeye false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides). (PDF; 131 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Feb. 2000. 2p. (ID# 989)

Release Brochure: Iowa Germplasm roundhead lespedeza (Lespedeza capitata). (PDF; 160 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Feb. 2000. 2p. (ID# 990)

Release Brochure: Iowa Germplasm tall dropseed (Sporobolus asper). (PDF; 176 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Mar. 2000. 2p. (ID# 991)

Books

A Guide to: Conservation Plantings on Critical Areas for the Northeast. (PDF; 6,333K) Paul Salon and Chris Miller. 2012. USDA-NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center, Chicago, Illinois. September, 2012. 148p. (ID# 11417)

Information Brochures and Flyers

Plant Collection Guide Sheet Texas frog-fruit. (PDF; 107 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2008. NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith PMC, Knox City, Texas. 8/`3/2008. 2p. (ID# 8219)

Fact Sheet for the Reclamation of Plant Seedings on Coal Bed Methane Pipelines and Drilling Sites. (PDF; 144 KB) Hybner, R. and L.K. Holzworth. 2001. MT & WY NRCS & CES offices, Laramie, WY. Apr. 2002. 3p. (ID# 1154)

Fact Sheet: Gully Stabilization in North Florida. (PDF; 57 KB) USDA-NRCS Brooksville Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS Brooksville Plant Materials Center, Brooksville, FL. Jul. 2000. 2p. (ID# 345)

Miscellaneous Technical Article

Knotgrass- Species Collection Description Sheet. (PDF; 102K) Brandon Carr. 2010. TXPMC, KnoxCity, Tx. April, 2010. 2p. (ID# 9490)

Western Wheatgrass- Species collection Description. (PDF; 114K) Brandon Carr. 2010. TXPMC, Knox City, TX. April 2010. 2p. (ID# 9492)

Refereed Journal Articles

'Windbreaker' Cultivar Big Sacaton a Foundation Class of Certified Seed. (PDF; 891K) Danny G Goodson, Gregory A Fenchel, David R Dreesen. 2012. Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM, Madison, WI. Native Plants Journal, 13, 1, Spring 2012. 8p. (ID# 10940)

Registration of Icy Blue Canada Wildrye Germplasm in Crop Science Society of America, Inc.. (PDF; 31 KB) John C. Durling, John W. Leif, David W. Burgdorf. 2006. Rose Lake PMC, East Lansing, MI. August, 2006. 1p. (ID# 6760)

Published Symposium Proceedings

Disturbed Forestland Revevetation Effectiveness Monitoring - Results of 30 Years. (PDF; 548 KB) Holzworth, L.K., H. Hunter, and S. R. Winslow. 2004. 9th Billings Land Reclamation Symposium & 20th Annual Meeting of American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Billings, MT. June 3 - 6, 2003. 28p. (ID# 5404)

The Use of Native Warm Season Grasses for Critical Area Stabilization. (PDF; 36 KB) Miller, C.F. and J.A. Dickerson. 1999. Proceedings of the Second Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Nov. 17-19, 1999, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, MD. 7p. (ID# 405)

City of Anaconda erosion control and stabilization of "C" hill. (PDF; 19 KB) Holzworth, L.K., J. Schaefer, G. Green, and T. Wiersum. USDA-NRCS Bridger Plant Materials Center, Bridger, MT. 7p. (ID# 1099)

Popular Journal or Magazine Articles

Gully Erosion Control with Vegetative Barriers. (PDF; 10 KB) Farek, G. and J. Lloyd-Reilley. 2000. Land and Water Magazine, Ft. Dodge, IA. Mar./Apr. 2000. 1p. (ID# 870)

Other Publication Types

Hall's Panicum- Species Collection Description Sheet. (PDF; 173K) Brandon Carr. 2011. TXPMC, Knox City, TX. April 2011. 2p. (ID# 10174)