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East Texas Plant Materials Center

Updated 11/17/2009

Research, Studies and Activities

The East Texas 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 PMC at (936) 564-4873.

Study Number Study Name Description Duration
59S025D Seed Increase of Herbaceous mimosa To release and increase seed to commercial growers. 1990-2006
59S034G Seed/Plant Increase of Tripsacum dactyloides To increase seed and plants of Eastern gamagrass accessions. To provide technical information guides. 1992-2006
59S035G Seed Increase of Florida paspalum To develop seeding techniques and increase seed of Florida paspalum for commercial growers. 1991-2006
ETPMC-0883PA Using Cool Season Annual Legumes for Sustainable Yields in Alamo Switchgrass for Biomass Production Measure Yields of Biomass Produced by Using Four Cool Season Annual Legumes 2008-2011
ETPMC-0885-WL A Comparison of Emegence of White Berry vs Purple Berry American Beautyberry Compare seedling emergence or white vs purple berry american beautyberry 2007-2008
ETPMC-P-0053-PA Cooperative Study with Agricultural Research Service - Evaluation of Sand Bluestem Cultivars and Experimental Lines To compare existing cultivars to experimental line of Sand Bluestem for value in conservation uses and define geographical adaptation. 2000-2004
ETPMC-P-0463-WL Intercenter Strain Trial of Harrison germplasm Florida paspalum select release To determine the area of adaptation for Harrison germplasm Florida paspalum select release. 2004-2006
ETPMC-P-0774-WL Rust Resistance Screening of Indiangrass Screen NPAT Indiangrass assembly for rust resistance 2007-2010
ETPMC-P-0986-WL Initial Evaluation of Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) 2009-2011
ETPMC-P-0987-WL Adaptability of 'Tropic Sun' sunn hemp 2009-2009
ETPMC-S-0882-WL Seed increase of Liatris accessions 2008-2011
ETPMC-S-9947-CR Seed increase of Velvet rosettegrass (Dicanthelium scoparium) To increase seed of deertongue for field plantings and provide technical information about establishment, etc. 1999-2007
ETPMC-T-0670-WL Germination of Harrison germplasm Florida paspalum To determine the effect of seed age and treatment on germination of Florida paspalim seed lots. 2006-2009
ETPMC-T-0671-PA Effect of N Fertilization upon Seed Production of Three Eastern gamagrass Accessions To compare seed production of eastern gamagrass cultivars Medina, Jackson, and PI595898 from Nacogdoches county, Texas 2006-2009
ETPMC-T-0773-CR Chasmogamous and Cleistogamous Seed Production of Velvet panicum (Dichanthelium scoparium) To determine the per acre production of chasmogamous and cleistogamous seed of velvet panicum. 2007-2009
ETPMC-T-0775-OT Observational 2007 Plantings for Plant Materials Centers 2007-2010
ETPMC-T-0777-OT Observational 2007 Plantings for Plant Materials Centers To evaluate accessions from other Plant Materials Centers for adaptation 2007-2010
ETPMC-T-0878-OT Observational 2008 Plantings for Plant Materials Centers To evaluate accessions from other Plant Materials Centers for adaptation 2008-2011
ETPMC-T-0879-PA Development of Little bluestem germplasm Release to determine the accession which produces the highest seed yield 2008-2011
ETPMC-T-0880-PA Multilocation Evaluation of Prairie acacia to determine area of adaptation for prairie acacia accessions 2008-2010
ETPMC-T-0881-WL Eastablishment of native warm season grasses for quail and wildlife habitat To use native vegetation to reestablish suitable habitat for bobwhite quail 2007-2010
ETPMC-T-0889-BF Selecetion of Adaptive Screening of NPAT Switchgrass Collection for Forage and Biofuel Potential To develop a locally adapted switchgrass with high forage and biofuel production qualities 2008-2012
ETPMC-T-0988-OT Grass adaptation of ARS plant materials To better define regions of adaptation of important biofuel grass species/cultivars and describe factors affecting this adaptation. 2009-2011
ETPMC-T-0990-OT Cold Tolerance Evaluation of Trichloris and Silver Bluestem To determine the cold tolerance of trichloris and silver bluestem accessions from the STXPMC 2009-2012
ETPMC-T-0991-T Germination Testing for Louisiana Native Plant Initiative Determine the seed germination of seedlots from the LNPI 2009-2010
LaPMS-S-0305-TE Coastal Prairie Plant Increase To increase seed of Louisiana coastal species 2003-2008

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