Publications - Tucson Plant Materials Center

Vendor Sources of Native Plant Seed for the Service Area of the Tucson Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 697 KB) Hershdorfer, Mary and Heather Dial. 2008. AZ FOTG, (ID# 8030)

Arizona Riparian Plants. (PDF; 275 KB) Bruce Munda. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. TN-7-1. 8p. (ID# 7363)

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)

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

Use of Non-Dormant Cottonwood Poles for Riparian Revegetation. (PDF; 34 KB) Bruce Munda. 2005. Arizona Plant Materials Specialist, Tucson, Arizona. 5-3. 3p. (ID# 6892)

Glossary of Terminology Commonly Used In Mining and Reclamation Technology. (PDF; 150 KB) Munda, B. and M. Pater. 2001. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. TN-PM-1-1, Aug. 2001. 12p. (ID# 98)

Technical Note 9 -- Terminology of Revegetation. (PDF; 299 KB) Plant Materials staff. 2005. USDA-NRCS-Pullman Plant Materials Center, Pullman, WA. Nov. 2005. 62p. (ID# 6333)

Native Plant Production. (PDF; 1.68 MB) Garner, E.R. 2004. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, Arizona. 45p. (ID# 5603)

Desert Zinnia Fact Sheet. (PDF; 90 KB) Garner, Ramona. 2008. 1p. (ID# 8022)

Fact Sheet - Scratchgrass. (PDF; 89 KB) Garner R, and M. Hershdorfer. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. 2007. 2p. (ID# 7395)

Plant Fact Sheet: Desert Saltbush. (PDF; 517 KB) Garner, E.R. 2003. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, 2p. (ID# 5106)

Plant Fact Sheet: Black Grama. (PDF; 248 KB) Garner, E.R. 2002. USDA-NRCS Tuscon Plant Materials Center, 2p. (ID# 5602)

Plant Fact Sheet: Cane Bluestem. (PDF; 51 KB) Garner, E.R., B. Munda, and M Pater. 2002. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. 2p. (ID# 3873)

Desert Zinna Plant Guide. (PDF; 121 KB) Garner, Ramona. 2008. 2p. (ID# 8023)

Alkali sacaton. (PDF; 143 KB) Hershdorfer, M. and R. Garner. 2007. Tucson PMC, Tucson, Arizona. 2006. 1p. (ID# 7422)

Planting Guide - Scratchgrass. (PDF; 90 KB) Garner R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. 2007. 2p. (ID# 7396)

Plant Guide: Desert Saltbush. (PDF; 641 KB) Garner, E. Ramona and B. Munda. 2003. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, 4p. (ID# 5107)

Poisonous Plants of Southeastern Arizona. (PDF; 39.25 MB) Bailey, C., S. Barker, M. Pater, D. Robinett, K. Egen, D. Vettleson, and B. Munda. 1997. Coronado RC&D, Inc. and Conservation Districts of Southeastern Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 38p. (ID# 100)

Planting Guide: Eragrostis curvula A-67 (weeping lovegrass). (PDF; 57 KB) Tucson Plant Materials Center. 1972. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, 2p. (ID# 3093)

Planting Guide: Panicum antidotale A-130 (blue panicgrass). (PDF; 61 KB) Tucson Plant Materials Center. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, 2p. (ID# 3091)

Batamote Germplasm: Desert Zinnia. (PDF; 490 KB) Garner, Ramona and Mary Hershdorfer. 2008. 1p. (ID# 8033)

Scratchgrass. (PDF; 172 KB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2007. Tucson PMC, Tucson, Arizona. 2007. 1p. (ID# 7399)

Release Brochure: Santa Rita fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens). (PDF; 346 KB) Tucson Plant Materials Center. 1989. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. Program Aid 1427. 2p. (ID# 3099)

Bush Muhly. (PDF; 483 KB) Garner, Ramona. 2008. (ID# 8032)

Tucson Plant Materials Center - Self Guided Tour. (PDF; 601 KB) Hershdorfer, Mary and Ramona Garner. 2008. 2p. (ID# 8031)

Tucson Plant Materials Center Seed Collections 2008. (PDF; 1.7 MB) Hershdorfer, Mary, Heather Dial and Ramona Garner. 2008. (ID# 8034)

Tucson Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 727 KB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2006. Tucson, AZ. 2008. 2p. (ID# 6645)

Wildfire Risk Reduction and Recovery Tips for Homeowners. (PDF; 2.4 MB) Munda, B., D.G. Ogle, D. Dyer, and S.M. Lambert. 2002. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Phoenix, AZ. Jun. 2002. 19p. (ID# 1969)

Ten-Year Research Findings on Selected Water Efficient Ornamental Plants Using Tertiary Treated and Potable Water. (PDF; 12.3 MB) Munda, B., S. Aslan, M. Bergan, D.A. Dyer, M. Pater, E. Beardsley, and S. Cobb. 2000. Desert Water Agency, Palm Springs, CA. 18p. (ID#

Tucson Plant Materials Center 2007 Progress Report of Activities Progress Report of Activities. (PDF; 548 KB) Hershdorfer, Mary. 2008. (ID# 8035)

Tucson Plant Materials Center Year 2005 Progress Report of Activities. (PDF; 282KB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2006. (ID# 6652)

Tucson Plant Materials Center Year 2003 Progress Report of Activities. (PDF; 411 KB) Garner, E.R. 2004. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. May 2004. 4p. (ID# 5587)

Tucson Plant Materials Center Year 2002 Progress Report of Activities. (PDF; 243 KB) Garner, E.R. and B. Munda. 2003. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, Arizona. April 2002. 4p. (ID# 5000)

2000 Progress Report of Activities. (PDF; 200 KB) Tucson Plant Materials Center. 2001. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. Mar. 2001. 4p. (ID# 3108)

La Semilla: 1993-1995 Annual Report. (PDF; 290 KB) Pater, M. and B. Munda. 1996. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. 106p. (ID# 2374)

Tucson Plant Materials Center - 2007 Annual Technical Report. (PDF; 4.1 MB) Garner, Ramona and Mary Hershdorfer. 2008. 81p. (ID# 8024)

La Semilla 2006 Technical Report: Tucson Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 3.9 MB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2007. Tucson PMC, Tucson,Arizona. September 2007. 72p. (ID# 7398)

2005 Annual Tech Report - La Semilla. (PDF; 2.1MB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2006. (ID# 6633)

La Semilla: 1997-1998 Annual Technical Report. (PDF; 714 KB) Pater, M. and B. Munda. 1998. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tuscon, AZ. 117p. (ID# 2376)

1996 Annual Technical Report. (PDF; 458 KB) Pater, M. and B. Munda. 1997. USDA- NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. 66p. (ID# 2375)

La Semilla- PMC Newsletter. (PDF; 906 KB) Hershdorfer, Mary. 2008. TPMC, Tucson, Arizona. Volume 4, Issue 1. 2p. (ID# 7743)

La Semilla- Tucson PMC Newsletter. (PDF; 560 KB) Hershdorfer, Mary and Ramona Garner. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. Vol. 3, Issue 1. 4p. (ID# 7297)

La Semilla. (PDF; 762 KB) Ramona Garner. 2005. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson AZ. 1,1 November 2004. 4p. (ID# 5954)

Tech Talk. (PDF; 290 KB) Edwards, S.D., B. Simmonson, L. Sticka, E. Aune, and H. Buck. 2001. Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center, Coffeeville, MS. 6p. (ID# 2643)

Pima Germplasm Pima Pappusgrass. Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2006. Tucson, AZ. 7/06. 1p. (ID# 6644)

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)

Commercial Sources of Conservation Plant Releases for the Southwest. (PDF; 194 KB) Munda, B. and M. Pater. 2001. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. May 2001. 47p. (ID# 1968)

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)

Registration Notice: Santa Rita fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens). (PDF; 363 KB) Tucson Plant Materials Center. 1987. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. 20p. (ID# 3097)

Camp Creek Restoration Project: A Preliminary Year of Activities. (PDF; 253 KB) Hershdorfer, Mary and Ramona Garner. 2008. 6p. (ID# 8026)

Introduction of Native Species Diversity into Exotic Lovegrass Infestations: Year 2. (PDF; 510 KB) Hershdorfer, Mary and Ramona Garner. 2008. 16p. (ID# 8025)

Muhlenbergia asperifolia and Sporobolus airoides: following a year in commercial production. (PDF; 382 KB) Hershdorfer, Mary and Ramona Garner. 2008. 16p. (ID#

Santa Rita Experimental Range: Buffelgrass Control in PMC Exclosure. (PDF; 688 KB) Hershdorfer, Mary and Ramona Garner. 2008. 5p. (ID# 8027)

2006 Field Plantings in Southern Arizona. (PDF; 229 KB) Hershdorfer, M. and R. Garner. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. 2006. 2p. (ID# 7421)

Introduction of Native Species Diversity into Exotic Lovegrass Infestations. (PDF; 522 KB) Hershdorfer, M. and R. Garner. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. 2006. 9p. (ID# 7423)

Santa Rita Experimental Range: Control of Buffelgrass in PMC Exclosure. (PDF; 348 KB) Hershdorfer, M. and R. Garner. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. 2007. 3p. (ID# 7424)

Tucson Plant Materials Center and Saguaro National Park: Growing Native Plants. (PDF; 70 KB) Hershdorfer, M. and R. Garner. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. 2006. 2p. (ID# 7425)

Year Two of Mojave Desert Project with BLM and High Desert RC&D. (PDF; 1 MB) Hershdorfer, M. and R. Garner. 2007. Tucson, Arizona. July 2007. 6p. (ID# 7426)

Sporobolus airoides and Muhlenbergia asperifolia population developments for southern Nevada: Midterm Report of 2055 Activities. (PDF; 1229) Hershdorfer, M. and R. Garner. 2006. (ID# 6634)

National Park Service Plant Materials 1991 Annual Report - Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. (PDF; 549 KB) Tucson Plant Materials Center. 1991. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tuscon, AZ. 8p. (ID# 3100)

Regionally-Adapted Alkali Sacaton (Sporobolus Airoides) Allows for Market-Based Approach to Conservation in Southern Nevada. (PDF; 991 KB) Hershdorfer, M., R. Garner, G. Marrs- Smith and T. Knight. 2007. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Reno, NV. February 2007. (ID# 7427)

An Integrated Approach to Eradicate Sweet Resin Bush (Euryops subcarnosus vulgaris) on the Santa Rita Experimental Range in Southern Arizona. (PDF; 148KB) Howery, L.D., B. Munda, D. Robinett, and H. Buck. 2001. Society of Range Management Annual Meeting, 2001. (ID# 3884)

Revegetation Practices on the Santa Rita Experimental Range. Munda, B. and M. Pater. 2003. McClaran, Mitchel P., Peter F. Folliott, Carleton B. Edminister, tech. coords. 2003. Santa Rita Experimental Range: 100 years (1903 to 2003) of accomplishments and contributions., Odgen, Utah. 2003 Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Proc. RMRS-P-30. 197p. (ID# 5163)

Genetic Variation and Revegetation Strategies for Desert Rangeland Ecosystems. (PDF; 447 KB) Munda, B. and S. Smith. 1993. Proceedings: Wildland Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, October 19-21, 1993, Ogden, UT. 6p. (ID# 1974)

Release of Moapa Germplasm Scratchgrss. (PDF; 49 KB) Garner R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2007. 5p. (ID# 7397)

Notice of a Release of a Selection of Alkali Sacaton. Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2006. (ID# 6643)

NOTICE OF RELEASE OF A SELECTION OF PIMA PAPPUSGRASS NOTICE OF RELEASE OF A SELECTION OF PIMA PAPPUSGRASS SELECTED CLASS OF GERMPLASM. (PDF; 27KB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer. 2006. (ID# 6642)

Notice of Release of a Selection of Cane Bluestem Saltillo origin. (PDF; 163 KB) Pater, M. and B. Munda. 2002. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. 6p. (ID# 3906)

Notice of Naming and Release of 'Loetta' Arizona Cottontop (Digitaria californica). (PDF; 289 KB) Pater, M. and B. Munda. 2000. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. 8p. (ID# 3907)

Notice of Release: Santa Rita fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canascens). (PDF; 1 MB) Tucson Plant Materials Center. 1987. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. May 1987. 17p. (ID# 3096)

Notice of Release: Kuivato lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana). (PDF; 174 KB) NRCS and ARS. 1976. USDA-NRCS, 3p. (ID# 2232)

Arizona Threatened, Endangered & Protected Plants. (PDF; 131 KB) Munda, B. 2005. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, 23p. (ID# 5818)