Publications Relating to Establishment - General

Technical Note No. 7 Mixing Seed with Rice Hulls. (PDF; 596K) St. John, L., Tilley D., Scianna J., Jacobs, J. 2013. Aberdeen, ID Plant Materials Center and Bridger, MT Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho. October 17, 2012. 16p. (ID# 11458)

Technical Note No. 43. Tree and Shrub Planting, Care and Management. (PDF; 813K) Ogle, D., St. John, L., Stange, C., and D. Tilley. 2012. Idaho Plant Materials Program, Boise, Idaho. 11/19/12. 37p. (ID# 11470)

Seedling Survivability of Zeba-Treated Seeds of Two Native Hawaiian Plant Species: Eragrostis variabilis and Dodonaea viscosa. (PDF; 584K) David Duvauchelle. 2012. Hoolehua Plant Materials Center, Hoolehua, Hawaii. September 2012. 6p. (ID# 11387)

CRP 43 Guidance & Additional Comments, Specifications for Seeding. (PDF; 132K) Guinn, Fleenor, Stannard, Kuhlmann. 2012. WA NRCS, Spokane, WA. 5p. (ID# 11373)

CRP 43, Appendix 1 - Certifying CRP Fields. (PDF; 111K) Guinn, Fleenor, Stannard, Kuhlmann. 2012. WA NRCS, Spokane, Wa. 4p. (ID# 11374)

CRP 43, Appendix 3 - CRP Seed Mixes. (PDF; 191K) Guinn, Fleenor, Stannard, Kuhlmann. 2012. WA NRCS, Spokane, WA. April 2012. 9p. (ID# 11372)

CRP 43, CRP Specifications for Maintenance & Management. (PDF; 107K) Guinn, Fleenor, Stannard, Kuhlmann. 2012. WA NRCS, Spokane, WA. 3p. (ID# 11375)

Calculating Seeding Rates When Using Alternate-Row and Cross-Hatch Planting Techniques. (PDF; 216K) Scianna, J.D. 2012. Bridger PMC, Bozeman, MT. MT78. 4p. (ID# 11274)

Overcoming Seed Dormancy in Indian Ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides. (PDF; 138K) Scianna, J.D. 2012. Bridger PMC, Bozeman, MT. MT77. 4p. (ID# 11280)

Conservation Plant Species for the Intermountain West. (PDF; 462K) Ogle, Dan, Loren St John, Mark Stannard, Larry Holzworth. 2011. USDA NRCS, Boise, Idaho. October 2011. 57p. (ID# 10793)

Pasture and Range Seedings. (PDF; 825K) Ogle, Dan, loren St John, Mark Stannard, Jim Cornwell, Larry Holzworth. 2011. USDA NRCS, Boise, Idaho. October 2011. 35p. (ID# 10790)

Guidelines for Determining Stand Establishment. (PDF; 312K) Ogle, Dan, Loren St John, Mark Stannard, Brendan Brazee. 2011. USDA NRCS, Boise, Idaho. October 2011. 8p. (ID# 10791)

Conservation Plant Species for the Intermountain West. (PDF; 462K) Ogle, Dan, Loren St John, Mark Stannard, Larry Holzworth. 2011. USDA NRCS, Boise, Idaho. October 2011. 57p. (ID# 10793)

Guidelines for Determining Stand Establishment. (PDF; 312K) Ogle, Dan, Loren St John, Mark Stannard, Brendan Brazee. 2011. USDA NRCS, Boise, Idaho. October 2011. 8p. (ID# 10791)

Technical Note No. 13 Principles of Seedbed Preparation for Conservation Seedings. (PDF; 773K) St. John, L., D, Tilley, D. Ogle, J. Jacobs, L. Holzworth, L. Wiesner. 2011. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. October 3, 2011. 13p. (ID# 10748)

Pasture and Range Seedings. (PDF; 825K) Ogle, Dan, loren St John, Mark Stannard, Jim Cornwell, Larry Holzworth. 2011. USDA NRCS, Boise, Idaho. October 2011. 35p. (ID# 10790)

Seedbed Preparation. (PDF; 242K) John Lloyd-Reilley. 2010. STPMC, Kingsville, TX. 2010. 4p. (ID# 10001)

Evaluation of Planting Timeand Survivability of 16 Forbs and 2 Grass Species Native to the NW. (PDF; 746K) Scheinost, Pamela L., David M. Skinner and Mark E. Stannard. 2010. USDA NRCS, Boise, Idaho. TN54; October 2010. 20p. (ID# 10094)

Seeding Native Grasses in the Arid Southwest. (PDF; 302 KB) David Dreesen. 2009. NRCS New Mexico Website, Los Lunas, NM. November 2008. 8p. (ID# 8352)

Perennial Food Plot Study - Final Report 2007. (PDF; 1.6 MB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. August 2008. 37p. (ID# 8159)

Synthetic Mulch (Fabric) Management Fact Sheet. (PDF; 396 KB) Stange, Craig; Tober, Dwight; Duckwitz, Wayne. 2007. USDA-NRCS, Bismarck, ND. March 2005. 2p. (ID# 7588)

Response of Two Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Ecotypes to Seed Storage Environment, Storage Duration, and Prechilling (Technical Note). (PDF; 351 KB) Grabowski, J., J. Douglas, D. Lang, P. Meints, and C. Watson, Jr. 2003. Jamie L. Whitten PMC, Coffeeville, MS. Vol. 16, No. 3. 10p. (ID# 5080)

Technical Note 5: Basic seed data supporting NRCS vegetative guides (2nd revision). (PDF; 125 KB) Bishop, G. and W. Bunter. 1999. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. Jun. 1999. 16p. (ID# 150)

Technical Note 7: Mixing Seed with Rice Hulls. (PDF; 306 KB) St. John, L., Ogle, D., Tilley, D., Majerus, M., Holzworth, L. 2005. Boise, ID, Boise, ID. ID-TN7, May 17, 2005. 15p. (ID# 5976)

Techincal Note 16: Seed dilution with rice hulls. (PDF; 146 KB) USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center. 1996. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN 16, Mar. 1996. 2p. (ID# 1628)

Technical Note 24: Conservation Reserve Program CRP Enhancement Seeding Summary. (PDF; 54 KB) Conway, T. 2000. USDA-NRCS, Salina, KS. KS-TN24, Mar. 2000. 4p. (ID# 445)

Technical Note 24: No-till planting guide for big bluestem in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. (PDF; 14 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 1995. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. MO-TN24. 3p. (ID# 969)

Technical Note 28: Description, Use, and Establishment of Pacific Serviceberry. (PDF; 138 KB) Flessner, T.R. 2001. USDA-NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Portland, OR. Apr. 2001. 7p. (ID# 842)

Technical Note 35: Testing plant materials & cultural methods in the field. (PDF; 10 KB) Slayback, R.D. 1994. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Davis, CA. CA-TN 35, Mar. 1994. 2p. (ID# 2707)

Considerations for Establishing Native Grasses From Seed for Restoration, Revegetation, and Erosion Control in Western Washington and Western Oregon. (PDF; 75 KB) Darris, D.C. 2003. USDA-NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Portland, OR. Plant Materials Tech. Note No. 36, Oregon. 14p. (ID# 5165)

Technical Note 37: Seeding rates and germination of selected species. (PDF; 690 KB) Bishop, G. 1994. USDA- NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN 37, May 1994. 2p. (ID# 151)

Technical Note 44 (Agron): Planting Dates for Fall Cover Crops in the Irrigated Columbia Basin.. (PDF; 64 KB) Stannard, M.E., J. Brunty, and B. Pan. 2000. USDA-NRCS Pullman Plant Materials Center, Spokane, WA. WA-TN44; Jul. 2000. 9p. (ID# 2924)

Technical Note 45: Field planting summary Marana four-wing saltbrush. (PDF; 290 KB) Slayback, R.D. and D. Dyer. 1997. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN45, Jun. 1997. 5p. (ID# 2709)

Plant Suitability and Seeding Rates for Conservation Plantings in Colorado (revised September 2011). (PDF; 736K) Sharkoff, Jim and Christine Taliga. 2011. USDA NRCS Colorado State Office, Denver, Colorad. September 2011. 35p. (ID# 10712)

Technical Note 62: Soil Quality Improvement Using Mycorrhiza Inoculation and its Effects on the Propagation of California Native Plants. (PDF; 77 KB) Dyer, D. 2001. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. TN- 62. 3p. (ID# 489)

Technical Note 63: Soil Quality Improvement Using Worm Castings and its Effects on Propagation of Conservation Plants. (PDF; 46 KB) Dyer, D. 2001. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. TN-63. 2p. (ID# 496)

Effects of Water Delivery Method and Herbaceous Competition on Seedling Survival, Height Growth, and Vigor Rating: Four-Year Summary Results. (PDF; 285 KB) Scianna, Graham, Kilian, Zentner, Hybner. 2009. Bridger PMC, Bozeman, MT. 2009. 6p. (ID# 9086)

Seed Source Selection, Use of Certified Seed, and Appropriate Seed Release Class Improve Conservation Planting Success.. (PDF; 574K) Scianna, J.D.; Jacobs, J. and L. St.John. 2011. Bridger PMC, Bozeman, MT. MT-67. 18p. (ID# 10429)

Technical Note 71 Percent Cover and Height Data for RUSLE2. (PDF; 26 KB) D.Dyer. 2005. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford, CA. Feb. 2005. 4p. (ID# 5884)

Rangeland Drill Calibration. (PDF; 60K) Taliga, Christine E. 2011. USDA NRCS Colorado State Office, Denver Colorado. September 2011. 3p. (ID# 10539)

Use of the SLEWS and FARMS Programs. (PDF; 32 KB) Susan Douglas. 2006. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford, CA. TN-74. 5p. (ID# 6545)

Elkhorn Slough Watershed Grass Performance Conservation Field Trial Results. (PDF; 867 KB) Cheryl Lambert. 2008. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford, CA. PM TechNote 75. 10p. (ID# 7880)

The Potential of Mycorrhiza Use in Improving Grass Performance. (PDF; 449 KB) David Dyer. 2008. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford CA. PM TechNote 79. 15p. (ID# 7883)

Vegetating with Native Grasses in Northeastern North America. (PDF; 13,653K) Paul Salon , John Dickerson, Dave Burgdorf, Tony Bush, Chris Miller, Brent Wark, Ron Maher, Bill Poole. 2011. Update and online version of "Vegetating with Native Grasses in the Northeast.", 2011. 135p. (ID# 10321)

Intermountain West Military Training Lands Planting Guide. (PDF; 1,609k) Palazzo, Antonio J., Susan E. Hardy, Timothy J, Cary, Kay H. Asay, Kevin B. Jensen, Daniel G. Ogle. 2009. US Army Corps of Engineers, Hanover, NH. ERDC/CRREL TR-09-9; June 2009. 61p. (ID# 9391)

Trees and shrubs for the Red River Valley. (PDF; 721 KB) Michael Knudson. 2005. Bismarck, ND. August 2005. 31p. (ID# 6151)

Plant Fact Sheet: Anatone Bluebunch Wheatgrass. (PDF; 273 KB) Tilley, D. 2004. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. July 2004. 2p. (ID# 5630)

Plant Fact Sheet: Appar Blue Flax. (PDF; 98 KB) Tilley, D.J. 2004. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. July 2004. 2p. (ID# 5632)

Plant Fact Sheet: Maple Grove Germplasm Lewis Flax. (PDF; 56 KB) Tilley, D.J. 2004. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. July 2004. 2p. (ID# 5634)

Plant Fact Sheet: Nezpar Indian Ricegrass. (PDF; 102 KB) Tilley, D.J. 2004. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. July 2004. 2p. (ID# 5635)

Plant Fact Sheet: Paiute Orchardgrass. (PDF; 173 KB) Tilley, D.J. 2004. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. July 2004. 2p. (ID# 5636)

Plant Fact Sheet: Regar Meadow Brome. (PDF; 148 KB) Tilley, D.J. 2004. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. July 2004. 2p. (ID# 5637)

Plant Fact Sheet: Ephraim Crested Wheatgrass. (PDF; 102 KB) Tilley, D.J. 2003. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jul. 2004. 2p. (ID# 5633)

Reseeding Methods of Arrowleaf Clover. (PDF; 268 KB) Edwards, S. 2003. Jamie L. Whitten PMC, Coffeeville, MS. Number 4, December 5, 2001. 2p. (ID# 5042)

Stiff Sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt.). (PDF; 99 KB) Tober, Dwight; Knudson, Mike. 2002. USDA NRCS, Bismarck, ND. February 2002. 2p. (ID# 7597)

Plant guide for oneflower sunflower (Helianthella uniflora). (PDF; 304K) Tilley, D. 2012. Idaho Plant Materials Program, Aberdeen, Idaho. 11/16/12. 3p. (ID# 11468)

Plant Guide: Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa). (PDF; 98 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2009. USDA NRCS, Bismarck, North Dakota. October 2008. 3p. (ID# 8351)

Timothy Plant Guide. (PDF; 150k) Ogle, Daniel G., Loren St. John. 2009. USDA NRCS, Boise, Idaho. October 1, 2009. 4p. (ID# 9392)

Silver Buffaloberry planting guide. (PDF; 54 KB) Bismarck PMC. 2006. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck. January 2006. 3p. (ID# 6805)

'Van Horn' Green Sprangletop Plant Guide Brochure. (PDF; 80 KB) Morris J Houck. 2006. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TX. January 2006. 2p. (ID# 6521)

Handling Tips for Improving Tree and Shrub Plantings. (PDF; 184 KB) Douglas, J.L., J. Grabowski, A. Holditch, and L. Ellison. 2003. Jamie L. Whitten PMC, Coffeeville, MS. Plant Note No. 4 December 2002. 3p. (ID# 5038)

Plant Guide: Pacific Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia). (PDF; 157K) Flessner, T.R. 2001. USDA-NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Apr. 2001. 7p. (ID# 10950)

Planting Guide for Antelope Germplasm white prairieclover, Bismarck Germplasm purple prairieclover, Bismarck Germplasm stiff sunflower, Medicine Creek Germplasm Maximilian sunflower, and Bismarck Germplasm narrow-leaved purple coneflower. (PDF; 248 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center and Bridger Plant Materials Center. 2001. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. Mar. 2001. 2p. (ID# 209)

Harrison Germplasm Florida Paspalum Release Brochure. (PDF; 193K) Melinda Brakie, Alan Shadow. 2012. ETPMC, Nacogdoches, Texas. 3/20/12. 2p. (ID# 10846)

'Bonilla' big bluestem. (PDF; 765K) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2010. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, North Dakota. March 2010. 2p. (ID# 9416)

Cuivre River Virginia Wild Rye Brochure. (PDF; 208 KB) Bruckerhoff, S.B., Cordsiemon, R.L. II. 2008. Elsberry, MO. 1p. (ID# 8126)

Tips for Successful Conservation Seeding. (PDF; 333K) St. John, L., D. Ogle, and D. Tilley. 2011. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. October 3, 2011. 2p. (ID# 10747)

Natural Resources Reporter - Seeding Native Grasses in the Arid Southwest. (PDF; 94 KB) Barbara Garrett. 2009. New Mexico Natrural Resource Reporter, Albuquerque, NM. November December 2008. 1p. (ID# 8354)

Aberdeen PMC Grass Display Nursery, 2007. (PDF; 148 KB) Tilley, D.J., Ogle, D.G., and L. St. John. 2007. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. 10/01/2007. 10p. (ID# 7663)

Five Keys to Successful Grass Seeding in Indiana. (PDF; 170 KB) John Leif, Dave Burgdorf, John Durling. 2007. Rose Lake PMC, East Lansing, MI. Revised 4/2007. 2p. (ID# 7263)

Five Keys to Successful Grass Seeding in Michigan. (PDF; 180 KB) John Leif, Dave Burgdorf, John Durling. 2007. Rose Lake PMC, East Lansing, MI. Revised 4/2007. 2p. (ID# 7264)

Five Keys to Successful Grass Seeding in Ohio. (PDF; 173 KB) John Leif, Dave Burgdorf, John Durling. 2007. Rose Lake PMC, East Lansing, MI. Revised 4/2007. 2p. (ID# 7262)

Five Keys to Successful Grass Seeding in Wisconsin. (PDF; 171 KB) John Leif, Dave Burgdorf, John Durling. 2007. Rose Lake PMC, East Lansing, MI. Revised 4/2007. 2p. (ID# 7265)

Five Keys to Successful Grass Seeding. (PDF; 596 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2003. USDA-NRCS, Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. April 2003. 2p. (ID# 4959)

Ease of Establishment and Persistance of Native Wildflowers after 4 years. (PDF; 105K) Shawnna Clark. 2012. (ID# 11399)

Environmental Influences on Seed Quality of Windmillgrass Ecotypes in South Texas. (PDF; 687 KB) F. Herrera- C., W.R. Ocumpaugh, J.A. Ortega-S., J. Lloyd-Reilley, G.A. Rasmussen, and S. Maher. 2008. Agronomy Journal, Vol. 100, Issue 4, 2008. 6p. (ID# 7951)

Effect of Container Size and Fertilization on Field Establishment of Sweetgrass Plants. (PDF; 80K) J.M. Grabowski, M.J. Williams, T. Socha, D. Findlay, M.A. Gonter. 2013. 8th Eastern Native Grass Symposium, VA Tech. Univ. publisher, Charlottesville, VA. Oct. 1-4, 2012. 6p. (ID# 11433)

Propagation Protocol, Canyon Grape (Vitis arizonica). (PDF; 60K) Dial, Heather. 2012. Native Plant Network - University of Idaho, College of Natural Resources, Forest Research Nursery - http://nativeplants.for.uidaho.edu/Network/ViewProtocols.aspx?ProtocolID=3918, Tucson, Arizona. July 2012. 2p. (ID# 11404)

Propagation protocol for Douglas' dustymaiden (seed stratification). (PDF; 71K) Tilley, D. 2013. Idaho Plant Materials Program, Aberdeen, Idaho. 1/8/13. 2p. (ID# 11623)