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

Technical Notes

Seasonal forage quality of five tame pasture grasses on dryland pastures in Montana. (PDF; 173K) Jim Jacobs. 2012. www.mt.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ecs/plants/technotes/, Bozeman, MT. MT-81, September 2012. 12p. (ID# 11293)

Forage Production, Nutritive Quality and Growth Pattern of Various Warm Season Grasses. (PDF; 1,152K) Brandon Carr. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, TX. May 2012. 7p. (ID# 11188)

Siberian Wheatgrass Agropyron fragile: An Introduced Conservation Grass for Use in Montana and Wyoming. (PDF; 90K) Roger Hybner. 2012. Bridger PMC, Bridger, MT. September 2012. 4p. (ID# 11289)

Pubescent Wheatgrass Thinyopyrum inermedium spp barbulatum: An Introduced Conservation Grass for Use in Montana and Wyoming. (PDF; 92K) Roger Hybner. 2012. Bridger PMC, Bridger, MT. September 2012. 5p. (ID# 11273)

Orchardgrass Dactylis glomerata L., An Introduced Conservation Grass for Use in Montana and Wyoming. (PDF; 181K) Roger Hybner. 2012. Bridger PMC, Bridger, MT. September 2012. 4p. (ID# 11287)

Intermediate Wheatgrass Thinopyrum intermedium L.: An Introduced Conservation Grass for Montana and Wyoming. (PDF; 97K) Roger Hybner. 2012. Bridger PMC, September 2012. 8p. (ID# 11288)

Summer-Dormant Tall Fescue Management and Use in Texas. (PDF; 420K) Rob Ziehr, Gary Rea. 2011. USDA- NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City. TX-PM-12-01 Nov. 2012. 5p. (ID# 10779)

Improved Forage Grass Releases by the Bismarck Plant Materials Center and Partners (8.5 x 11). (PDF; 3,790K) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2010. USDA, NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, North Dakota. January 2010. 4p. (ID# 9415)

Total Digestible Nutrients and Protein per Acre Produced by Five Indiangrass Cultivars. (PDF; 75 KB) Tharel. 2008. Booneville PMC Study, Booneville, AR. CP 512 Pasture and Hay August 2008. 4p. (ID# 8012)

Dry-Matter Production of Five Indiangrass Cultivars. (PDF; 56 KB) Tharel. 2008. Booneville PMC Study, Booneville, AR. CP 512 Pasture and Hay, July 2008. 3p. (ID# 8013)

Evaluating Eastern Gamagrass Stands When Planted in 28-40" Rows. (PDF; 45 KB) Morris Houck. 2007. Louisiana PM Program, Alexandria, LA. May 2007. 2p. (ID# 7509)

Nitrogen Use 'Medina' eastern gamagrass. (PDF; 80 KB) M. Brakie. 2006. East Texas Plant Materials Center, Nacogdoches, Texas. May 2006. 4p. (ID# 6673)

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

Technical Note: Forage Production Study of Wildrye Accessions in South Texas. (PDF; 53 KB) USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center. 1998. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Aug. 1998. 8p. (ID# 2748)

Technical Note 3: Selection and Use of Native Warm-Season Grasses For The Mid-Atlantic Region. (PDF; 592 KB) Ugiansky, R.J., J.M. Englert and C. Miller. 2008. USDA, NRCS, National Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, MD. Technical Note 3, September 2008. 8p. (ID# 8100)

Pasture - Species Selection and Grazing Management Guidelines. (PDF; 304k) Ogle, Daniel G., Loren St. John, Mark Stannard. 2009. USDA-NRCS, Boise, Idaho. TN 11; December 2009. 27p. (ID# 9400)

Technical Note 23: Forage Quality Analysis of Several Pullman Plant Materials Center Releases. (PDF; 34 KB) Stannard, M.E. and C. Kelley. 1993. USDA-NRCS Pullman Plant Materials Center, Spokane, WA. WA-TN23; Oct. 1993. 8p. (ID# 2920)

Perennial Ryegrass for Irrigated Pasture in the Intermountain West. (PDF; 119 KB) Ogle, Dan, Scott Engle and Glenn Shewmaker. 2008. USDA NRCS, Boise, ID. Idaho Plant Materials TN No. 30 - April 2008. 7p. (ID# 7907)

Switchgrass for the Intermountain West. (PDF; 130 KB) Ogle, Dan and Jay Davison. 2009. USDA NRCS, Boise, ID, Reno, NV, SLC, UT. TN 31 October 2008. 8p. (ID# 8312)

Technical Note 36: Optimize Forage Quality by Afternoon Harvesting. (PDF; 52 KB) Mayland, H.F. 2004. USDA - ARS, Boise, Idaho. ID PM TN No. 36; May 2004. 4p. (ID# 5581)

Tame pasture grass and legume species and grazing guidelines. (PDF; 45 KB) Jim Jacobs and Jon Siddoway. 2008. www.mt.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ecs/plants/technotes/, Bozeman, MT. MT-63, December 2007. 7p. (ID# 7733)

Cut Hay in the Afternoon to Improve Forage Quality. (PDF; 37 KB) Jim Jacobs and Roger Hybner. 2008. www.mt.usda.gov, Bozeman, MT. PM-MT-64. 4p. (ID# 8112)

Standard and Preferred Forage and Reclamation Plants for Use in Montana and Wyoming. (PDF; 83K) R. Hybner, J. Scianna, D. Ogle, L. St. John, D. Tober, W. Duckwitz, S. Parr, K. Clause. 2011. Bridger PMC, on Bridger PMC website. August 1, 2011. 11p. (ID# 10704)

Shoshone Manystem Wildrye: An Introduced Conservation Grass for Montana and Wyoming TN MT-72. (PDF; 274K) Winslow, S.R. 2011. Bridger PMC, Bridger, MT. MT-72, September 2011. 3p. (ID# 10707)

Indian Ricegass Achnatherum hymenoides: A native Conservation Grass for Use in the Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. (PDF; 179K) Roger Hybner. 2011. Bridger Plant Materials Center, Bridger, MT. September 2011. 4p. (ID# 10694)

Technical Note No. Ga 80 190-VI Americus Indiangrass-A Native Grass for the Southeast. (PDF; 197 KB) Owsley, C.M. and D. Surrency. 2004. USDA NRCS Athens Ga State Ofice, Athens, Ga. Technical Note GA 80 190 - VI May 28 2004. 3p. (ID# 5583)

Major Publications

Grass Varieties for North Dakota. (PDF; 983K) Sedivec, Kevin, Dwight Tober, Wayne Duckwitz, and John Hendrickson. 2011. North Dakota State University Extension Service, Fargo, ND and USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND, Fargo, ND. June 2011. (ID# 10625)

Chapter 2: Species Selection and Grazing Management Guidelines. (PDF; 5,098K) Ogle, D.G., L. St. John and K. Jensen. 2010. In G.E. Shewmaker and M.G. Bohle (eds.) Pasture and Grazing Management in the Northwest. University of Idaho Extension, Moscow, Idaho. PNW 614, 2010. 208p. (ID# 10096)

Grasses for the Northern Plains, Volume 2 - Warm-Season. (PDF; 4,844k) Sedivec, K,, D. Tober, W. Duckwitz, D. Dewald, J. Printz, and D. Craig. 2009. NDSU Extension Service, Fargo, North Dakota, Fargo, ND. August 2009. 67p. (ID# 9425)

Idaho Forage Handbook, Third Edition. (PDF; 58 KB) D.G. Ogle, G.E.Shewmaker, B.Hazen and K. D.Sanders - Chapters 2 and 3. 2005. University of Idaho, USDA-NRCS, USDA-ARS, Idaho Department of Agriculture, Moscow, Idaho. U of ID Ext. Bul. 547, Third Edition, May 2005. 105p. (ID# 5985)

Plant Fact Sheets

Big Bluestem Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 235K) Mike Owsley Ramona Garner. 2011. PM Website, July 2011. 2p. (ID# 10550)

Indiangrass Plant fact sheet. (PDF; 185K) Mike Owsley /Ramona Garner. 2011. PM Web site, July 2011. 2p. (ID# 10549)

Switchgrass Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 159K) Mike Owsley and Ramona Garner. 2011. PM Website, Feb 2011. 2p. (ID# 10202)

Kleingrass Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 98 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2008. NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. 9/3/2008. 2p. (ID# 8221)

PLANT SHEET Big Bluestem. (PDF; 381 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland. 2003. GA NRCS Home page Under JCPMC, Athens Ga. Jan 2003. 6p. (ID# 4605)

PLANT SHEET: Eastern Gamagrass. (PDF; 1 MB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland. 2003. GANRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens, Ga. Jan 2003. 7p. (ID# 4610)

PLANT SHEET: Indiangrass. (PDF; 395 KB) 3. 2003. GANRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens , GA. Jan 2003. 7p. (ID# 4608)

PLANT SHEET: Little Bluestem. (PDF; 297 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland. 2003. GA NRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens Ga. Jan 2003. 6p. (ID# 4606)

PLANT SHEET: Switchgrass. (PDF; 498 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland. 2003. GA NRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens, Ga.. Jan 2003. 6p. (ID# 4607)

OH-370 Germplasm Big Bluestem Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 144 KB) Henry, J. and S. Bruckerhoff. 2002. USDA- NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Nov.21.02. 2p. (ID# 4259)

Plant Fact Sheet: Virginia Wildrye. (PDF; 207 KB) Kadin, Elizabeth. 2001. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Oct. 2001. 2p. (ID# 758)

Plant Fact Sheet: Three-flower Melic. (PDF; 752 KB) Kadin, Elizabeth. 1999. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Dec. 1999. 2p. (ID# 738)

Plant Guides

Plant Guide for Siberian Wheatgrass (Agropyron fragile). (PDF; 166K) St. John, L. (editor). 2013. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho. January 18, 2013. 5p. (ID# 11631)

Plant Guide for Small Burnet (Sanguisorba minor). (PDF; 258K) St. John, L. (editor). 2013. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho. January 16, 2013. 4p. (ID# 11634)

Southeastern wildrye Plant Guide. (PDF; 331K) Belt, S., Rushing, B., Tangren, S. 2013. Beltsville, MD. March 2012. 5p. (ID# 11666)

Eastern Gamagrass Plant Guide. (PDF; 251K) Alan Shadow. 2012. ETPMC and Plants Database, Nacogdoches, Texas. June 2012. 10p. (ID# 11215)

Plant Guide for Meadow Brome. (PDF; 107K) St. John, L., Tilley, D., Jensen, K. 2012. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. October 19, 2012. 4p. (ID# 11459)

Plant Guide for Orchardgrass (Dactyls glomerata). (PDF; 200K) St. John, L. 2012. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho. December 7, 2012. 5p. (ID# 11489)

Plant Guide for Red Fescue. (PDF; 269K) St. John, L. Tilley, D., Hunt, P., Wright, S. 2012. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho. January 19, 2012. 5p. (ID# 10872)

Plant Guide for Russian Wildrye (Psathyrostachys junceus). (PDF; 315K) St. John (ed.). 2012. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. November 13, 2012. 4p. (ID# 11467)

Plant Guide for Altai Wildrye. (PDF; 308K) St. John, L., D. Ogle, W. Duckwitz, D. Tober. 2011. Aberdeen, Idaho and Bismarck, North Dakota Plant Materials Centers, Aberdeen, Idaho. January 5, 2011. 4p. (ID# 10223)

Plant guide for Strawberry Clover. (PDF; 114K) St. John, L., Ogle, D. and D. Tilley. 2011. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho. October 1, 2010. 4p. (ID# 10090)

Plant Guide for Sweet Clover. (PDF; 264K) Tilley, D., Ogle, D. and L. St. John. 2011. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. revised May, 2011. 6p. (ID# 10359)

Plant Guide for White Clover. (PDF; 111K) St. John, L. and D. Ogle. 2011. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. revised May, 2011. 3p. (ID# 10358)

Cicer Milkvetch Plant Guide. (PDF; 246 KB) Tilley, DJ, Ogle, DG, and L. St. John. 2008. Aberdeen, PMC, Aberdeen, ID. 12 Feb 2008. 6p. (ID# 7789)

Perennial Ryegrass Plant Guide. (PDF; 101 KB) Ogle, Dan, Scott Engle and Glenn Shewmaker. 2008. USDA - NRCS, Boise, ID. April 2008. 4p. (ID# 7906)

Sainfoin Plant Guide. (PDF; 121 KB) Tilley, D.J., Ogle, D.G. and L. St John. 2008. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. 031208. 4p. (ID# 7792)

Bermudagrass Planting Guide. (PDF; 82 KB) J. Vandevender. 2006. Alderson, WV PMC, Alderson, WV. 3p. (ID# 7038)

Kura Clover Planting Guide. (PDF; 79 KB) J. Vandevender. 2006. Alderson, WV PMC, Alderson, WV. 2p. (ID# 7040)

Switchgrass Planting Guide. (PDF; 71 KB) J. Vandevender. 2006. Alderson, WV PMC, Alderson, WV. 4p. (ID# 7033)

Green Needlegrass Planting Guide. (PDF; 96 KB) Bismarck PMC. 2005. Bismarck, ND. June 2005. 3p. (ID# 6033)

Plant Sheet-- Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) Special Edition: For Farm Bill Implementation. (PDF; 659 KB) Don Surrency, Mike Owsley, Malcome Kirkland. 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage-USDA-NRCS Georgia, Athens, Ga. September 2005. 8p. (ID# 6092)

Plant Sheet--Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) Special Edition:For Farm Bill Implementation. (PDF; 241 KB) Don Surrency,Mike Owsley,Malcome Kirkland. 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage--NRCS-USDA-GA, Athens, Ga. September 2005. 8p. (ID# 6100)

PLANT SHEET--Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Special Edition: For Farm Bill Implementation. (PDF; 497 KB) Don Surrency,Mike Owsley,Malcome Kirkland. 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage--USDA-NRCS-Georgia, Athens Ga. September 2005. 9p. (ID# 6093)

San Marcos Germplasm Eastern gamagrass. (PDF; 93 KB) Morris J Houck. 2005. Knox City PMC, Knox City,TX. June 2005. 2p. (ID# 6201)

OZ-70 Germplasm Big Bluestem. (PDF; 177 KB) Bruckerhoff, S. B. 2004. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. 6/8/04. 2p. (ID# 5655)

Planting Guide - Americus Indiangrass. (PDF; 239 KB) Surrency, D. and C. M. Owsley. 2003. Georgia NRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens Ga. Jan 2003. 4p. (ID# 4974)

Planting Guide: Schizachyrium scoparium Iowa Germplasm (little bluestem). (PDF; 45 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 3p. (ID# 985)

Release Brochure

Bozoisky-Select Russian wildrye release brochure. (PDF; 142K) Hybner, R. 2013. Bridger PMC, Bridger, MT. 2013. 2p. (ID# 11686)

Garrison creeping meadow foxtail release brochure. (PDF; 143K) Hybner, R. 2013. Bridger PMC, Bridger, MT. 2013. 2p. (ID# 11688)

Lutana cicer milkvetch release brochure. (PDF; 162K) Hybner, R. 2013. Bridger PMC, Bridger, MT. 2013. 2p. (ID# 11689)

Bounty Germplasm Big Bluestem. (PDF; 514K) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2012. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. August 2012. 2p. (ID# 11308)

'Mankota' Russian Wildrye. (PDF; 455K) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2012. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. August 2012. 2p. (ID# 11302)

'Nacogdoches' Eastern Gamagrass Release Brochure. (PDF; 210K) Alan Shadow. 2012. ETPMC, Nacogdoches, Texas. June 2012. 2p. (ID# 11216)

OZ-70 Germplasm Big Bluestem Release Brochure. (PDF; 198K) Elsberry Plant Materials Center. 2012. Elsberry, MO. 2p. (ID# 11260)

Release brochure Americus indiangrass. (PDF; 221K) Mike Owsley. 2012. PM Website, May 2012. 2p. (ID# 11074)

Release brochure for 'Paiute' orchardgrass. (PDF; 186K) St. John, L. 2012. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho. December 12, 2012. 2p. (ID# 11492)

Release brochure for 'Regar' Meadowbrome. (PDF; 177K) St. John, L. 2012. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho. December 10, 2012. 2p. (ID# 11491)

Release Brochure for Selection 75 Kleingrass. (PDF; 199K) Brandon Carr. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, TX. August 27, 2012. 2p. (ID# 11371)

Release brochure for 'Tegmar' dwarf intermediate wheatgrass. (PDF; 446K) St. John, L. 2012. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho. December 3, 2012. 2p. (ID# 11485)

Release brochure for Vavilov II Siberian wheatgrass. (PDF; 160K) St. John, L. 2012. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho. November 30, 2012. 2p. (ID# 11484)

'Rodan' Western Wheatgrass. (PDF; 261K) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2012. USDA NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. August 2012. 2p. (ID# 11299)

Rumsey Indiangrass Release Brochure. (PDF; 349K) Elsberry Plant Materials Center. 2012. Elsberry, MO. 2p. (ID# 11261)

'Manifest' intermediate wheatgrass. (PDF; 212K) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2011. USDA NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. August 2011. 2p. (ID# 10626)

Shoshone Manystem Wildrye Release Brochure. (PDF; 219K) Winslow, S.R. 2011. Bridger PMC, Bridger, MT. September 2011. 2p. (ID# 10698)

Ozark Germplasm Little Bluestem. (PDF; 197K) Cordsiemon, R.C. II, Kaiser, J.K. 2010. Elsberry, MO. 2p. (ID# 9805)

Rountree Big Bluestem Release Brochure. (PDF; 857 KB) Bruckerhoff, S.B., Cordsiemon, R.C. II. 2009. MOPMC, Elsberry, MO. 5/09. 2p. (ID# 9067)

'Nordan' crested wheatgrass release brochure. (PDF; 334 KB) Wayne Duckwitz. 2006. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. August 2012. 2p. (ID# 6787)

'Bison' big bluestem. (PDF; 217 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2005. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. August 2012. 2p. (ID# 6152)

'Lodorm' green needlegrass. (PDF; 515 KB) Bismarck PMC staff. 2005. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. August 2012. 2p. (ID# 6147)

Release Brochure for 'Medina' eastern gamagrass. (PDF; 463 KB) Stevens, J. 2004. Nacogdoches, Texas. September 2004. 2p. (ID# 5616)

Release brochure for Baskett Slough Germplasm California oatgrass (Danthonia californica). (PDF; 326K) Darris, D.C. and S.M. Lambert. 2001. ORPMC and WAPMS, Corvallis, OR. Feb 2001. 1p. (ID# 11169)

Information Brochures and Flyers

Pasture and Hay Species Recommended for Maryland. (PDF; 255 KB) Englert, J.M., E. Dengler and L. Vough. 2008. USDA-NRCS and Maryland Cooperative Extension, Beltsville, MD. August 2008. 2p. (ID# 8095)

Big Bluestem - High Quality Summer Forage for the Northern Plains. (PDF; 802 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2002. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. March 2004. 2p. (ID# 3587)

Miscellaneous Technical Article

Use of Multivariant Analysis to Develop Forage Suitability Groups - Interpretive Summary. (PDF; 9 KB) M.J. Williams, R.A. Robbins, C. Ellis, and K.E. Spaeth. 2009. 2009 American Forage and Grasslands Council Annual Conference - Interpretive Summaries, 21-23 June 2009, Grand Rapids, MI., Elmhurst, IL. 2009. 1p. (ID# 9002)

Eastern Gamagrass Forage Performance at Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center Americus Georgia. (PDF; 430 KB) Charles M Owsley. 2008. Georgia NRCS Homepage-PMC, Athens, Georgia. July 2008. 6p. (ID# 8071)

Bermudagrass Yield and Quality Through the Grazing Season. (PDF; 47 KB) S.W. Coleman and M.J. Williams. 2007. USDA, ARS, Subtropical Agricultural Research Station 75th Anniversary Field Day Proceedings, Brooksville, FL. May 25, 2007. 4p. (ID# 7578)

Miscellaneous Popular Articles

Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) Grassland Project Plan Update. (PDF; 68 KB) R. cragar. 2007. WV News and Views, Morgantown, WV. August 2006. 3p. (ID# 7134)

Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) Grassland Project Plan Update 2006. (PDF; 65 KB) R. Cragar. 2007. WV News and Views, Morgantown, WV. November 2006. 2p. (ID# 7133)

Maximilian Sunflower: An Ornamental and Pasture Plant for Landscapes and Palatable for Livestock. (PDF; 18 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2006. NRCS/James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. 12/20/2006. 2p. (ID# 7625)

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

Eastern gamagrass Grazing Trial. (PDF; 103 KB) Kirkland, M. 2001. Lamar Co Soil and Water Conservation District Newsletter, Barnesville, GA. Winter 2001. 3p. (ID# 1952)

Eastern Gamagrass Breeding in New York and Oklahoma. (PDF; 55 KB) Salon, P. and C. Dewald. 2000. USDA- NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center and USDA-ARS, Corning, NY. 11p. (ID# 2561)

Eastern Gamagrass Response to Accent (nicosulfuron), Basis (rimsulfuron) and Plateau (imazapic) Herbicides in Comparison to a Few Common Corn Herbicides - PMC article. (PDF; 29 KB) Salon, P.R. and M. Van der Grinten. 2000. USDA-NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center, Corning, NY. 7p. (ID# 2569)

Grazing Management of Eastern Gamagrass in Southwestern Georgia. (PDF; 412 KB) Owsley, C.M. 2000. NRCS USDA, Americus, GA. Winter 2000. 9p. (ID# 2290)

Review of Big Bluestem. (PDF; 121 KB) Owsley, C.M. 2000. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, Americus, GA. Jun. 2000. 16p. (ID# 2291)

Native Warm Season Grasses for Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. (PDF; 800 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, S. Brantly, and V. Pickard. 1999. USDA-NRCS Athens Ga, Athens, GA. July 1999. 14p. (ID# 4602)

Eastern Gamagrass Forage Quality as Influenced by Harvest Management. (PDF; 39 KB) Salon, P. and D. Cherney. 1998. USDA-NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center and Cornell University, Corning, NY. 1998. 11p. (ID# 2562)

Performance of eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) at the Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 287 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owlsey, M. Kirkland, and S.B. Brantly. 1998. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, Americus, GA. Technical Guide No. Ga 101 450-VI June 16, 1998. 7p. (ID# 3026)

Winter Forage Cover Crop Trials. (PDF; 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)

Refereed Journal Articles

Effect of Flooding Duration and Nitrogen Fertilization on Yield and Protein Content of Three Forage Species. (PDF; 1,138K) G.C. Sigua, M.J. Williams, J.Grabowski, C. Chase, and M. Kongchum. 2012. Agronomy Journal, 104. 8p. (ID# 11392)

Notice of Release of Bounty Germplasm Big Bluestem: A Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. (PDF; 1,849K) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2012. Native Plants Journal, Bismarck, ND. 13(2):91-94. 4p. (ID# 11309)

Published Symposium Proceedings

Biofeedstock Yield, Quality and Cell Wall Components of Tetraploid Meadowcrest Eastern Gamagrass Grown Under Varying Nitrogen Rates. (PDF; 15 KB) Paul Salon, Jocelyn Rose, Martin vaan der Grinten, b. Urbanowicz & J. Backe. 2009. Proceedings of the Sixth Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Columbia, SC. October 7-10, 2008. 1p. (ID# 9133)

A New Eastern Gamagrass Cultivar for the Southern United States. (PDF; 50 KB) Grabowsk, J., S. Edwards, and J. Douglas. 2003. Third Eastern Native Grass Symposium reprinted as MSPMC Tech Note Vol16 No. 4, pending. 7p. (ID# 5035)

Popular Journal or Magazine Articles

North Dakota - Grass Variety Development and Performance Testing. (PDF; 933K) Tober, Dwight, and Wayne Duckwitz. 2010. Forage Focus, Midwest Forage Association, St. Paul, MN. December 2010. 1p. (ID# 10141)

Hay and pasture management: Establishing warm season grasses. (PDF; 13 KB) Dewald, C.L., J. Henry, and S.B. Bruckerhoff. 1996. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. May 1996. 3p. (ID# 619)

Other Publication Types

Managing ‘Highlander’ Eastern Gamagrass for Sustainable Forage Production in the Upper Southeastern United States. (PDF; 83 KB) Douglas, S.D., Edwards, W.J. Jackson, and D.J. Lang. 2004. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and Jamie L. Whitten PMC, 1p. (ID# 5676)