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 James E. “Bud” Smith City Plant Materials Center Publications

Updated 10/29/2008

The  James E. “Bud” Smith City Plant Materials Center has published the following documents to solve specific resource conservation needs. Click on the document title to view each document.

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Publication Types
Release Brochure
Technical Notes
Major Publications
Plant Fact Sheets
Plant Guides
Information Brochures and Flyers
Plant Materials Progress Report of Activities
PMC Annual Technical Report
Miscellaneous Popular Articles
Progress Report
Published Symposium Proceedings
Newspaper Articles
Release Notices
Other Publication Types

Technical Notes

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)

Release Brochure

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  James E. “Bud” Smith City Plant Materials Center, Knox City, TX. 2p. (ID# 3508)

Major Publications

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 Sheets

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 Guides

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

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

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)

Information Brochures and Flyers

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  James E. “Bud” Smith 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)

Plant Materials Progress Report of Activities

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)

PMC Annual Technical Report

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  James E. “Bud” Smith City Plant Materials Center, Knox City,TX. 41p. (ID# 5715)

Miscellaneous Popular Articles

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)

Progress Report

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  James E. “Bud” Smith City Plant Materials Center, Knox City, TX. 4p. (ID# 5763)

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

Big Bend National Park 2003 Annual Report. (PDF; 113 KB) Houck, M. 2004. USDA-NRCS  James E. “Bud” Smith 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  James E. “Bud” Smith City Plant Materials Center, (ID# 5717)

Year 2003 Progress Report of Activities. (PDF; 474 KB) Houck, M. 2004. USDA-NRCS  James E. “Bud” Smith 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  James E. “Bud” Smith City Plant Materials Center, 25p. (ID# 3474)

Published Symposium Proceedings

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)

Newspaper Articles

'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  James E. “Bud” Smith City Plant Materials Center, 2p. (ID# 5716)

Release Notices

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

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

Other Publication Types

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

Windbreaks: Their Use. (PDF; 2.15 MB) Houck, M. 2004. USDA-NRCS  James E. “Bud” Smith City Plant Materials Center, 41p. (ID# 5584)

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