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Research, Studies and Activities

Updated 10/01/2009

 James E. “Bud” Smith Plant Materials Center

The  James E. “Bud” Smith Plant Materials Center is involved in the following studies and activities to address the following resource issues. For more information on these studies please contact the PMC at (940) 658-3922.

Study Number Study Name Description Duration
48I117S Evaluation of western indigo Evaluation and release of selected accessions of western indigo. 1982-2005
48I136K Evaluation of little walnut Evaluation and release of selected accessions of little walnut. 1985-2005
48I156H Evaluation of giant sandreed Evaluation and release of selected acessions of big sandreed. 1986-2007
48I171K Evaluation of white honeysuckle Evaluation of selected species foe wildlife use 1986-2006
48I179B Native Plants for Big Bend National Park Increase and production of native plants and seeds for BBNP. 1989-2005
48I183B Native Plants for Chickasaw National Recreation Area Native plant and seed production for CNRA 1990-2005
48I186S Filter strip nutrient utilization study Develope fact sheets and guideline for plants for use in filter strips. 1991-2001
48I187J Evaluation of Indianmallow Evaluate and release selected accessions of Indianmallow 1991-2007
48I190S Evaluation of havard's panicum Evaluation and release of selected accessions of havard's panicum. 1991-2006
48I192S Evaluation of prairie acacia Release of selected accessions of prairie acacia. 1992-2007
48I193S Technical evaluation of prairie cordgrass Release of technical information on the production and use of prairie cordgrass. 1992-2008
48I195S Evaluation of bushy bluetem Evaluation and release of bushy bluestem for wildlife habitat in wetlands. 1994-2007
48I196S Evaluation of purpletop tridens Evaluate and release accessions of purpletop for wildlife habitat 1994-2008
48I202J Nutritional Evaluation of Perennial Species for Deer Foor Plots Evaluate perennial species for deer food. 1997-2005
TXPMC-P-0501-RA North Texas Ecotype Project conserve, evaluate and release native plant ecotypes for North Texas 2005-2015
TXPMC-P-0502-WL ICST-ETPMC Florida Paspalum Adaptation of Florida paspalum 2005-2007
TXPMC-P-0503-RA ICST-STPMC-Bristlegrass 2005-2007
TXPMC-P-0504-RA ICST-STPMC Windmillgrass 2005-2007
TXPMC-T-0601-PA Native Grass Forage Production 2006-2010
TXPMC-T-0601-RA Growth Curve Study evaluate forage production, nutritive quality, and growth pattern of warm season grasses under low and high fertility 2006-2010
TXPMC-T-0701-BF Biofuel Study to evaluate timing of harvest on biomass production and fuel quality of switchgrass cultivars, big bluestem, indiangrass, and giant miscanthus. 2007-2011

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