Publications - James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center

Forage Production, Nutritive quality and Growth Pattern of Various Warm Season Grasses. (PDF; 337kb) Rob Ziehr. 2009. USDA- NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith PMC, Knox City, TX. June 2009. 7p. (ID# 9139)

Pollinator Plants for Texas Conservation Practices. (PDF; 231 KB) Robert Ziehr. 2008. North American Range Plants, Southern Forages, Wildflowers in Bloom, AggieClover Website, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, The Xerces Society, and Pollinator Patnership., Temple, Texas. 9/11/2008. 6p. (ID# 8222)

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

Conservation Seed Production. (PDF; 18KB) Morris J Houck. 2006. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TX. February 2006. 1p. (ID# 6495)

Eastern Gamagrass Technology Update. (PDF; 3 MB) Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center, Coffeeville, MS. 64p. (ID# 1204)

Plant Fact Sheet Awnless Bushsunflower. (PDF; 138kb) Brandon Carr. 2009. USDA/NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith PMC, Knox City, TX. July 29, 2009. 2p. (ID# 9178)

Plant Fact Sheet Engelmann's Daisy. (PDF; 117kb) Brandon Carr. 2009. USDA/NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith PMC, Knox City, Texas. July 15, 2009. 2p. (ID# 9177)

Plant Fact Sheet Purple Prairie Clover. (PDF; 130kb) Brandon Carr. 2009. USDA/NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, TX. August 12, 2009. 2p. (ID# 9181)

Plant Fact Sheet Spike Dropseed. (PDF; 96kb) Brandon Carr. 2009. USDA/NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, TX. August 5, 2009. 2p. (ID# 9182)

Plant Fact Sheet Texas Dropseed. (PDF; 104kb) Brandon Carr. 2009. USDA/NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, TX. September 8, 2009. 2p. (ID# 9183)

Plant Fact Sheet Velvet Bundleflower. (PDF; 134kb) Brandon Carr. 2009. USDA/NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith PMC, Knox City, TX. July 31, 2009. 2p. (ID# 9179)

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)

Texas Indian Mallow Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 112 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2008. NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. 8/4/2008. 2p. (ID# 8216)

Havard Panicum Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 89 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2007. NRCS JEBSPMC Knox City, TX; Agricola National Agricultural Library, and National Plant Data Center Baton Rouge, LA, Knox City, Texas. 6/05/07. 2p. (ID# 7290)

Whorled Dropseed Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 171 KB) Rob Ziehr and Rudy G. Esquivel. 2007. NRCS JEBSPMC Knox City, Texas, See References on Plant Fact Sheet., Knox City, Texas. 6/08/07. 2p. (ID# 7291)

Halfshrub Sundrop Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 78KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2006. James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. March 2006. 1p. (ID# 6524)

Prairie Acacia Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 60 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel and James Henson. 2006. NRCS James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas; Agricola, National Agricultural Library; NRCS National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Knox City, Texas. December 8, 2006. 2p. (ID# 7626)

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

Little Walnut Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 66KB) Morris J Houck. 2005. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TX. December 2005. 2p. (ID# 6322)

Plant Guide Plains Germplasm Prairie Acacia. (PDF; 125 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2008. NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. 3/5/2008. 2p. (ID# 8217)

Prairie Acacia Plant Guide Sheet. (PDF; 93 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2008. JEBS PMC, Knox City, Texas. 3/20/2007. 2p. (ID# 7863)

Partridge Pea plant Guide. (PDF; 62KB) Morris J Houck. 2006. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TC. March 2006. 3p. (ID# 6522)

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

Cottle County Germplasm sand bluestem. (PDF; 112KB) Morris J Houck. 2005. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TX. July 2005. 2p. (ID# 6196)

Cuero Germplasm Purple Prairie Clover. (PDF; 91KB) Morris J Houck. 2005. Knox City PMC, Knox City,TX. July 2005. 2p. (ID# 6197)

'Earl' Big Bluestem Plant Guide Brochure. (PDF; 105KB) Morris J Houck. 2005. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TX. November 2005. 2p. (ID# 6321)

Hondo Germplasm Velvet Bundleflower. (PDF; 92KB) Morris J Houck. 2005. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TX. July 2005. 2p. (ID# 6198)

Kerr Germplasm Wright pavonia. (PDF; 76KB) Morris J Houck. 2005. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TX. June 2005. 2p. (ID# 6199)

OK Select Germplasm little bluestem. (PDF; 80KB) Morris J Houck. 2005. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TX. July 2005. 2p. (ID# 6200)

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

Plains Germplasm Prairie Acacia Release Brochure. (PDF; 102 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2008. NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas, Knox City, Texas. 2/22/2008. 2p. (ID# 7861)

San Marcos Cultivar Brochure .doc. (PDF; 145 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel and Rob Ziehr. 2007. JEBSPMC Knox City, TX, Knox City, Texas. 5/30/2007. 2p. (ID# 7293)

Borden County Germplasm sand dropseed. (PDF; 368 KB) Houck, M.J. 1999. USDA- NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center, Knox City, TX. 2p. (ID# 3508)

Plant Collection Guide Sheet blue grama. (PDF; 800 KB) Gary Rea. 2009. NRCS- James E. "Bud" Smith PMC, Knox city. 3/30/2009. 2p. (ID# 8568)

Plant Species Description Sheet-Indian ricegrass. (PDF; 251 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2009. NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. 3/30/2009. 2p. (ID# 8506)

Revised Plains Germplasm prairie acacia Brochure. (PDF; 495kb) Rob Ziehr, Gary Rea. 2009. NSDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith PMC, Web. 6/10/09. 2p. (ID# 8880)

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)

Plant Collection Guide Sheet showy menodora. (PDF; 137 KB) Cragar, R. T. 2007. Knox City, TX. 12/14/2007. 2p. (ID# 7699)

Plant Collection Guide Sheet three-flower melicgrass. (PDF; 101 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2007. NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith PMC; National Plant Database, Knox City, Texas. 12/26/2007. 2p. (ID# 7700)

Plant Collection Guide Sheet vine-mesquite. (PDF; 91 KB) Cragar, R. T. 2007. Knox City, TX. 12/13/2007. 2p. (ID# 7698)

Determining Seed Fill in Grasses. (PDF; 106KB) Morris J Houck. 2006. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TX. January 2006. 2p. (ID# 6492)

James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 105KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2005. James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center - Knox City, Texas, Knox City, Texas. December 2005. 2p. (ID# 6323)

Celebrating 40 Years Knox City Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 775 KB) Houck, M. R. Esquivel. 2004. USDA-NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center, Knox City,TX. 31p. (ID# 5728)

Fact Sheet: Contour Buffer Strips - Conservation Practice 332. (PDF; 192 KB) Alderson, J. 1999. USDA-NRCS, Temple, TX. Sept. 1999. 2p. (ID# 78)

Fact Sheet: Cross Wind Trap Strips - Conservation Practice 589C. (PDF; 134 KB) Alderson, J. 1999. USDA-NRCS, Temple, TX. Sept. 1999. 2p. (ID# 79)

Fact Sheet: Field Borders - Conservation Practice 386. (PDF; 166 KB) Alderson, J. 1999. USDA-NRCS, Temple, TX. Sept. 1999. 2p. (ID# 80)

Fact Sheet: Filter Strips - Conservation Practice 393. (PDF; 225 KB) Alderson, J. 1999. USDA-NRCS, Temple, TX. Sept. 1999. 2p. (ID# 81)

Fact Sheet: Herbaceous Wind Barriers - Conservation Practice 422A. (PDF; 257 KB) Alderson, J. 1999. USDA-NRCS, Temple, TX. Sept. 1999. 2p. (ID# 82)

Fact Sheet: Riparian Forest Buffers - Conservation Practice 391. (PDF; 189 KB) Alderson, J. 1999. USDA-NRCS, Temple, TX. Sept. 1999. 2p. (ID# 83)

Fact Sheet: Streambank and Shoreline Protection - Conservation Practice 580. (PDF; 498 KB) Alderson, J. 1999. USDA-NRCS, Temple, TX. Sept. 1999. 2p. (ID# 85)

Fact Sheet: Windbreaks and Shelterbelts - Conservation Practices 380 and 650. (PDF; 79 KB) Alderson, J. 1999. USDA-NRCS, Temple, TX. Sept. 1999. 2p. (ID# 86)

2008 Progress Report Of Activities. (PDF; 671kb) Gary L. Rea. 2009. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, TX. 2008. 5p. (ID# 9138)

James E. "Bud" Smith PMC 07 Progress Report of Activities. (PDF; 153 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2008. NRCS/JEBS PMC, Knox City, Texas. 3/19/2008. 3p. (ID# 7862)

James E. 'Bud' Smith PMC 06 Progress Report. (PDF; 131 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2007. JEBSPMC Knox City, Texas, Knox City, Texas. 6/25/2007. 3p. (ID# 7292)

2004 Prograss Report. (PDF; 971KB) Morris J Houck. 2005. Knox City PMC, (ID# 5949)

KCPMC 2008 Annual Tech Report. (PDF; 757kb) Gary L Rea. 2009. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. 2009. 42p. (ID# 9141)

2006 Annual Technical Report. (PDF; 326 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2006. James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. June 2006. 27p. (ID# 6622)

Knox City PMC Annual Technical Report. (PDF; 165KB) Rudy Esquivel. 2005. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TX. 31p. (ID# 6055)

2003 Annual Technical Report. (PDF; 275 KB) Houck, M. and R. Esquivel. 2004. USDA- NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center, Knox City,TX. 41p. (ID# 5715)

Knox City Knowledge Summer 2009. (PDF; 389kb) Brandon Carr. 2009. USDA/NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith PMC, Knox City, TX. Volume 1, Issue 1. 3p. (ID# 9143)

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)

Big Bend 2005 Progress Report. (PDF; 12KB) Morris J Houck. 2006. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TX. February 2006. 1p. (ID# 6523)

Knox City PMC FY05 Progress Report. (PDF; 588KB) Morris J Houck. 2006. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TX. April 2006. (ID# 6519)

BBNP 2004 Annual Report. (PDF; 15KB) Morris J Houck. 2005. Big Bend National Park Annual Report, 2p. (ID# 5948)

2003 Progress Report. (PDF; 509KB) Houck, M. 2004. USDA-NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center, Knox City,TX. 4p. (ID# 5763)

Big Bend National Park 2003 Annual Report. (PDF; 15KB) Houck, M. 2004. USDA-NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center, TX. 1p. (ID# 5764)

Big Bend National Park 2003 Annual Report. (PDF; 113 KB) Houck, M. 2004. USDA-NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center, TX. 1p. (ID# 5499)

Chickasaw National Recreation Area 2003 Annual Report. (PDF; 123 KB) Esquivel, R. 2004. (ID# 5500)

CNRA 2003 Annual Report. (PDF; 13KB) Esquivel, R. 2004. (ID# 5802)

PMC Program Employee Training - Powerpoint presentation. (PDF; 846 KB) Houck, M. 2004. USDA-NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center, (ID# 5717)

Year 2003 Progress Report of Activities. (PDF; 474 KB) Houck, M. 2004. USDA-NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center, Knox City,TX. 4p. (ID# 5714)

2000 Progress Report of Activities. (PDF; 261 KB) James E. 'Bud' Smith, Knox City, TX Plant Materials Center. 2001. USDA-NRCS James E. 'Bud' Smith, Knox City, TX Plant Materials Center, Knox City, TX. 6p. (ID# 1471)

1996-1997 Annual Report. (PDF; 17 KB) Houck, M.J. 1997. USDA-NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center, 25p. (ID# 3474)

Application of Growth Curves of Warm Season Forages for Determining Plant and Animal Needs. (PDF; 13kb) Robert Ziehr, Rudy Esquivel, Ken Spaeth, George Peacock, Arnold Norman and Joel Douglas. 2009. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith PMC, Reno, NV. 4th National Grazingland Conference Abtract published. 1p. (ID# 9142)

Seasonal growth and Nutritive Quality Distribution for 7 Warm Season Perennial Grasses in the Texas Rolling Red Plains. (PDF; 16kb) Rob Ziehr, Rudy Esquivel, Ken Spaeth, George Peacock, Arnold Norman and Joel Douglas. 2009. NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. 2/2/2009. 2p. (ID# 8571)

Going native with legumes in rangeland restoration, cultivated pasture and prairies. (PDF; 55 KB) J.P.Muir, T.J. Butler, W.D. Pittman, J. Lloyd-Reilley, and P.D. Maywald, R.T. Cragar. 2008. Texas AgriLife, Stephenville, TX. 6/13/2008. 1p. (ID# 8204)

Plant Release Types for Ecosystem Restoration. (PDF; 13 KB) R. T. Cragar and R. D. Ziehr. 2008. NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. 8/14/2008. 1p. (ID# 8220)

Seasonal Growth and Nutritional Quality of 7 Warm Season Perennial Grasses in the Texas Rolling Red Plains. (PDF; 646kb) Robert Ziehr, Rudy Esquivel, Ken Spaeth, George Peacock, Arnold Norman, Joel Douglas,. 2009. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith PMC, Albuquerque, NM. 2/10/09. 1p. (ID# 9136)

Going Native With Legumes In Rangeland Restoration, Cultivated Pasture and Prairies!. (PDF; 205 KB) J.P. Muir, T.J. Butler, W.D. Pittman, J. Lloyd-Reilley, and P.D. Maywald, R.T. Cragar. 2008. Texas AgriLife, Stephenville, TX. 6/13/2008. 1p. (ID# 8205)

Seasonal Growth and Nutritive Quality Distribution for 7 Warm Season Perennial Grasses in the Texas Rolling Red Plains. (PDF; 24 KB) Robert Ziehr, Rudy Esquivel, Ken Spaeth, George Peacock, Arnold Norman and Joel Douglas. 2008. NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas. 10/20/08. 1p. (ID# 8218)

Seasonal Growth and Nutritive Quality for Warm Season Perennial Grasses in the Texas Rolling Red Plains. (PDF; 585kb) Robert Ziehr, Rudy Esquivel, Ken Spaeth, George Peacock, Arnold Norman and Joel Douglas. 2008. NRCS/James E."Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. 10/20/09. 1p. (ID# 8363)

Going native with legumes in rangeland restoration, cultivated pasture and prairies. (PDF; 30 KB) J. P. Muir, T. J. Butler, W. D. Pitman, J. Lloyd-Reilley, P. D. Maywauld, R. T. Cragar. 2008. International Grasslands & Rangeland Congress paper, 2008. (ID# 7854)

The NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center-Past and Present. (PDF; 57 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2007. NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. 12/28/2007. 3p. (ID# 7701)

'Alamo' Switchgrass - Could It Be A Friendly Fuel for Cars. (PDF; 111 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2006. James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City , Texas. March 2006. 1p. (ID# 6525)

Plant Species for Phosphorus Uptake. (PDF; 15KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2006. James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. January 2006. 2p. (ID# 6324)

President's State of the Union Address has Grassroots in Texas. (PDF; 18KB) . 2006. Knox City PMC, February 2006. 1p. (ID# 6520)

Windbreaks in Texas. (PDF; 13KB) Morris J Houck. 2005. Knox City PMC, Knox City, TX. November 2005. 2p. (ID# 6325)

Texas USDA-NRCS Announces the 40th Anniversary Field Day of the Knox City Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 98 KB) Houck, M. and R. Henry. 2004. USDA-NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center, 2p. (ID# 5716)

Notice of Release: Earl big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii). (PDF; 68 KB) USDA-NRCS. 1996. USDA-NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center, Washington, D.C.. 2p. (ID# 3145)

Notice of Release: Eldorado engelmanndaisy (Engelmannia pinnatifida). (PDF; 257 KB) Knox City Plant Materials Center. 1985. Soil Conservation Service, 2p. (ID# 1473)

Windbreaks: For New Employees. (PDF; 1.9MB) Houck, M. 2004. USDA-NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center, 41p. (ID# 5769)

Windbreaks: Their Use. (PDF; 2.15 MB) Houck, M. 2004. USDA-NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center, 41p. (ID# 5584)