Research, Studies and Activities

Updated 08/26/2008

Booneville Plant Materials Center

The Booneville Plant Materials Center is involved in the following studies and activities to address the above resource issues. For more information on these studies please contact the Plant Materials Center at (479) 675-5182.

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Studies

Study Number	Study Name	Description	Duration
Ark Nat Guard 1	Rehablaitation of Manuver areas on Ft. Chaffee	Use native grasses to rehabilitate manuver areas of the installation.	2005-2008
Ark Nat Guard 2	Rehab of manuver areas	Identify mulch materials and methods of application for rehab of distrubed areas.	2005-2008
Ark Nat Guard 3	Establishment of native grasses on manuver areas of Ft. Chaffee.		2006-2009
Ark Nat Guard 4	Drought tolerance of native grasses.		2006-2009
ARPMC-P-8701-PA	Selection of a superior big bluestem for the southern Ozarks region	To select and release a superior big bluestem cultivar for the southern Ozarks region.	1995-2007
ARPMC-T-0511-PA	Rehablaitation of Manuver areas on Ft. Chaffee	Use native grasses to rehabilitate manuver areas of the installation.	2005-2008
ARPMC-T-0512-PA	Rehab of manuver areas	Identify mulch materials and methods of application for rehab of distrubed areas.	2005-2008
ARPMC-T-0513-PA	Establishment of native grasses on manuver areas of Ft. Chaffee.		2006-2009
ARPMC-T-0604-PA	Drought tolerance of native grasses.	Rehabilitation of manuver areas of Ft. Chaffee. Use of native grasses for hay production.	2006-2009
ARPMC-T-0610-PA	Eastern gamagrass growth curves	Clipping study of 'Cheyenne' indiangrass to determine the annual forage production.	2006-2009
ARPMC-T-0611-PA	Indiangrass growth curves	Clipping study to determine the maximum annual dry matter production of 'Cheyenne' indiangrass.	2006-2009
ARPMC-T-0612-PA	Switchgrass growth curves study	Use multiple harvests to establish annual dry matter production of 'Alamo' switchgrass.	2006-2009
ARPMC-T-0613-WO	Silvopasture planting	This study will yield information on grazing and/or haying native grasses planted in multiple row arrangements of pine trees.	2006-2011
ARPMC-T-0614PA	Grazing trial of 'Bumpers' eastern gamagrass		2006-2012
ARPMC-T-0701-PA	Okla. Dept. of Trans. (ODOT) contract to develop seeding specifications	Develop seeding/seedbed/mulch specifications for ODOT.	2007-2012
ARPMC-T-9507-GW	Evaluation of lowland switchgrass accessions for determination of biomass production.	Evaluate biomass production of 10 lowland accessions of switchgrass.	1997-2001
ARPMC-T-9608-GW	Evaluation of upland cultivars of switchgrass for use as a biofuel	Selection of upland cultivar of switchgrass that yields the greatest amount of biomass for use as a biofuel.	2000-2005
Bermudagra	Bermudagrass variety trial	Identify highest yielding/quality bermudagrass cultivar(s) for the Booneville service area.	2000-2006
Biofuels L	Evaluation of switchgrass accessions for determination of biomass production.	Evaluate biomass production of 10 lowland accessions of switchgrass.	1997-2001
Biofuels U	Evaluation of upland cultivars of switchgrass for use as a biofuel	Selection of upland cultivar of switchgrass that yields the greatest amount of biomass for use as a biofuel.	2000-2005
Demo 4	Native grasses demo for Mt. View Cons Dist.		2004-
Silvopasture	Silvopasture planting	This study will yield information on grazing and/or haying native grasses planted in multiple row arrangements of pine trees.	2006-2011

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