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Publications Relating to Cropland

Updated 05/08/2013

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

Technical Notes

Nutrient Management Technical Note. (PDF; 79K) Munda, Bruce & Art Meen. 2011. Arizona eFOTG, Tucson Arizona. September 2011. 6p. (ID# 10492)

CROP TOLERANCE AND YIELD POTENTIAL OF SELECTED CROPS AS INFLUENCED BY IRRIGATION WATER SALINITY (Ecw) OR SOIL SALINITY (Ece). (PDF; 101K) Munda, Bruce & Art Meen. 2011. Arzona NRCS, eFOTG, Tucson, Arizona. June 2011. 4p. (ID# 10485)

Cover Crop Resources: A literature Review. (PDF; 557K) Shawnna Clark. 2011. Big Flats Plant Materials Center, Corning, New York. Sept 21, 2011. 25p. (ID# 10646)

Cover Crops. (PDF; 549K) Winger, Marlon, Dan Ogle, Loren St John and Mark Stannard. 2010. USDA NRCS, Boise, Idaho. TN56, October 2010. 9p. (ID# 10095)

PLANNING SITE AND SEEDBED PREPARATION FOR CROPLAND CONVERSION TO NATIVE SPECIES. (PDF; 54 KB) Morris Houck. 2009. Alexandria, LA. August 2009. 5p. (ID# 9047)

Herbaceous Wind Barriers for Irrigated Lands in Arizona. (PDF; 36 KB) 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)

COVER CROPS FOR NO-TILL COTTON. (PDF; 119 KB) Douglas, J.L., W.J. Jackson, and J Parkman. 2004. Jamie L. Whitten PMC, Coffeeville, MS. December 2003. 2p. (ID# 5475)

Cover Crops for Conservation Tilled Cotton. (PDF; 119 KB) Douglas, J.L., W.J. Jackson, and J Parkman. 2004. Jamie L. Whitten PMC, Coffeeville, MS. December 2003. 2p. (ID# 5746)

Technical Note 19: An early developing hairy vetch for cover crop use. (PDF; 158 KB) Owsley, C.M., M. Kirkland, and S. Roach. 1994. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, Americus, GA. GA-TN19, Sept. 1994. 3p. (ID# 2300)

Technical Note 20: New cool season annual legume for use in conservation tillage. (PDF; 164 KB) Owsley, C.M., M. Kirkland, and S. Roach. 1994. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, Americus, GA. GA-TN20, Sept. 1994. 3p. (ID# 2301)

Technical Note 27: Wind Erosion Control in Washington Potatoes. (PDF; 52 KB) Stannard, M.E. and Dr. R. Thornton. 1994. USDA-NRCS Pullman Plant Materials Center, Spokane, WA. WA-TN27; Dec. 1994. 14p. (ID# 2921)

Technical Note 48: Organic processing tomatoes in Yolo County: Moving Towards Sustainability. (PDF; 38 KB) Lee, J., Woodland Field Office staff, and D. Dyer. 1997. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN48, Jan. 1997. 10p. (ID# 1596)

Technical Note 60: Review of Information Manual "Riparian Vegetation Management for Pierces Disease in North Coast California Vineyards. (PDF; 291 KB) Dyer, D., North Coast Pierce Disease Task Force Staff. 2001. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. TN-60. 46p. (ID# 503)

Stretchberry Forestiera pubescens: A Shrub for Potential Conservation Applications in Montana and Wyoming. (PDF; 156 KB) Scianna, J.D. and R. Hybner. 2009. Bridger PMC, Bozeman, MT. 2009. 4p. (ID# 9085)

Major Publications

A Comprehensive Guide of Cover Crop Species Used in the Northeast United States. (PDF; 804K) Shawnna Clark. 2011. Big Flats Plant Materials Center, Corning, New York. Sept 21, 2011. 45p. (ID# 10645)

Cover Crops for the Southeast. (PDF; 1.9 MB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, et al. 2000. Georgia Plant material program NRCS, Athens, GA. May 2000. 37p. (ID# 3011)

Plant Fact Sheets

Hairy Vetch Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 181K) Mike Owsley and Ramona Garner. 2011. PM Website, Feb 2011. 2p. (ID# 10203)

Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa Michx.. (PDF; 100 KB) Scianna, J.D. 2009. Bridger PMC, PLANTS. 2009. 2p. (ID# 9084)

Plant Fact Sheet: Crimson Clover. (PDF; 93 KB) Mike Owsley and Ramona Garner. 2009. National PM Homepage, Wash Dc. May 2009. 2p. (ID# 8595)

Plant Guides

Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria juncea) Plant Guide. (PDF; 199K) Christopher Sheahan. 2013. Cape May Courthouse, NJ. February 2013. 4p. (ID# 11706)

Plant Guide: Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum). (PDF; 326K) Young-Mathews, A. 2013. Corvallis, OR PMC, Corvallis, OR. February 2013. 6p. (ID# 11726)

Sorghum Plant Guide. (PDF; 1,009K) Dial, H. 2013. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, Arizona. February 2013. 5p. (ID# 11583)

Plant Guide: Field Mustard (Brassica rapa var. rapa). (PDF; 691K) Young-Mathews, A. 2012. USDA NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, OR. August 2012. 5p. (ID# 11337)

Sunshine Vetivergrass. (PDF; 123 KB) Robert J. Joy. 2009. NRCS Pacific Islands Area, Hawaii. May 2009. 6p. (ID# 9015)

Release Brochure

'Lana' Woollypod Vetch Release Brochure. (PDF; 261K) CAPMC. 2012. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford, CA. September 2012. 2p. (ID# 11381)

Release Brochure AU EarlyCover Hairy Vetch. (PDF; 254K) Mike Owsley. 2012. PM Website, June 2012. 2p. (ID# 11075)

Release Brochure AU Sunup Crimson Clover. (PDF; 227K) Mike Owsley. 2012. PM Website, June 2012. 2p. (ID# 11076)

'Zorro' Annual Fescue Release Brochure. (PDF; 233K) CAPMC. 2012. Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. June 2012. 2p. (ID# 11064)

AU GroundCover Caley Pea Brouchure. (PDF; 572 KB) Mike Owsley. 2009. Georgia NRCS State office Homepage--PMC Section, Athens, Georgia. Jan 2009. 2p. (ID# 8426)

AU Sunrise Crimson Clover-Brouchure. (PDF; 290 KB) Mike Owsley. 2009. NRCS National PM Homepage, Wash DC. March 2009. 2p. (ID# 8431)

Tropic sun, sunn hemp. (PDF; 224 KB) Glenn Sakamoto, Robert Joy and Jolene Lau. 2009. Hoolehua Plant Materials Center, March 2009. 2p. (ID# 8433)

Release Brochure: Bridger-Select Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum). (PDF; 766 KB) Scianna, J., M.E. Majerus, and L.K. Holzworth. 2000. USDA-NRCS Bridger Plant Materials Center, Bridger, MT. 2p. (ID# 2604)

Information Brochures and Flyers

Cover Crops in Corn - A Guide for Corn Producers. (PDF; 4.7 MB) NRCS, Big Flats PMC; Cornell U.; Finger Lakes RC&D Council. 2007. NRCS, Big Flats PMC, Corning, NY. second version, 11/07. 2p. (ID# 7690)

Cover crops for conservation tillage. (PDF; 2 MB) Surrency, D. and C.M. Owsley. 1999. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, Americus, GA. Aug 1999. 3p. (ID# 3022)

Miscellaneous Technical Article

PLANT MATERIALS SPECIALIST REPORT: A SUMMARY OF PROMISING SPECIES IN FIELD PLANTINGS. (PDF; 196K) Robert J. Joy. 2010. NRCS-Pacific Islands Area, Hawaii. September 2010. 5p. (ID# 9760)

Review of AU Earlycover Hairy Vetch. (PDF; 56 KB) Mike Owsley. 2009. Georgia NRCS State Office Website- PMC Homepage, Athens, Georgia. Jan 2009. 4p. (ID# 8425)

Review of AU Sunrise Crimson Clover. (PDF; 53 KB) CM Owsley. 2007. NRCS Georgia Homepage -Technical Resources -Jimmy Carter PMC-Releases, Athens, Ga. June 2007. 7p. (ID# 7237)

Plants for Field and Increase Plantings. (PDF; 1.3 MB) Robert J. Joy. 2006. Hoolehua PMC, Hoolehua, HI. 3/06. 14p. (ID# 6713)

Refereed Journal Articles

Dehydropyrrolizidine Alkaloids, Including Monoesters with an Unusual Esterifying Acid, from Cultivated Crotalaria juncea (Sunn Hemp cv. 'Tropic Sun'). (PDF; 330K) Steven M. Colegate, Dale R. Gardner, Robert J. Joy, Joseph M. Betz, and Kip E. Panter. 2012. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Logan, Utah/Honolulu, Hawaii. March 2012. 10p. (ID# 11078)

Published Symposium Proceedings

Diverse Cover Crop Mixes for good soil health. (PDF; 59K) Paul Salon. 2012. Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo, Syracuse, NY. January 24 - 26, 2012. 9p. (ID# 11419)

Plants Available from the USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 359 KB) Robert Joy. 2006. Agroforestry Workshop, Kona, HI. 5/06. 7p. (ID# 6711)

Windbreaks for Agroforestry. (PDF; 460 KB) R.J. Joy. 2006. Agroforestry Workshop, Kona, HI. 5/06. 9p. (ID# 6712)

Other Publication Types

CSP covercrop on farm demonstration project. (PDF; 24 KB) Paul Salon. 2007. Conservation Security Program Project for the 2007 enhancement program submitted for national rewiew within NRCS to qualify for pilot project for on farm demonstrations, Syracuse, NY. 2007. 4p. (ID# 7529)