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Publications Types
Technical Notes
Major Publications
Plant Fact Sheets
Plant Guides
Release Brochure
Information Brochures and Flyers
Plant Materials Progress Report of Activities
Newsletters
Miscellaneous Technical Article
Miscellaneous Popular Articles
Progress Report
Published Abstracts
Poster
Published Symposium Proceedings
Popular Journal or Magazine Articles
Release Notices
Other Publication Types
Interview

Technical Notes

Switchgrass for the Intermountain West. (PDF; 130 KB) Ogle, Dan and Jay Davison. 2009. USDA NRCS, Boise, ID, Reno, NV, SLC, UT. October 2008. 8p. (ID# 8312)

Tame pasture grass and legume species and grazing guidelines. (PDF; 45 KB) Jim Jacobs and Jon Siddoway. 2008. www.mt.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ecs/plants/technotes/, Bozeman, MT. MT-63, December 2007. 7p. (ID# 7733)

Total Digestible Nutrients and Protein per Acre Produced by Five Indiangrass Cultivars. (PDF; 75 KB) Tharel. 2008. Booneville PMC Study, Booneville, AR. CP 512 Pasture and Hay August 2008. 4p. (ID# 8012)

Dry-Matter Production of Five Indiangrass Cultivars. (PDF; 56 KB) Tharel. 2008. Booneville PMC Study, Booneville, AR. CP 512 Pasture and Hay July 2008. 3p. (ID# 8013)

Cut Hay in the Afternoon to Improve Forage Quality. (PDF; 37 KB) Jim Jacobs and Roger Hybner. 2008. www.mt.usda.gov, Bozeman, MT. PM-MT-64. 4p. (ID# 8112)

Perennial Ryegrass for Irrigated Pasture in the Intermountain West. (PDF; 119 KB) Ogle, Dan, Scott Engle and Glenn Shewmaker. 2008. USDA NRCS, Boise, ID. Idaho Plant Materials TN No. 30 - April 2008. 7p. (ID# 7907)

Evaluating Eastern Gamagrass Stands When Planted in 28-40" Rows. (PDF; 45 KB) Morris Houck. 2007. Louisiana PM Program, Alexandria, LA. May 2007. 2p. (ID# 7509)

Nitrogen Use 'Medina' eastern gamagrass. (PDF; 80KB) M. Brakie. 2006. East Texas Plant Materials Center, Nacogdoches, Texas. May 2006. 4p. (ID# 6673)

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)

Yield, Quality and Persistence of 13 Genotypes of Eastern Gamagrass. (PDF; 48 KB) Douglas, J.L., M. Owsley, L. Tharel, M. Houck, M. Brakie, and S. Pfaff. 2001. USDA-NRCS Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center Reprinted as MSPMC TechNote Vol. 16 No. 6, Coffeeville, MS. 11p. (ID# 1356)

Technical Note: Clipping effect on yield and quality of eastern gamagrass, switchgrass, and bermudagrass. (PDF; 9 KB) Edwards, S.D., J.H. Douglas, and L.H. Bloodworth. 1999. USDA-NRCS Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center, Coffeeville, MS. Vol. 14(7), Aug. 1999. 7p. (ID# 720)

Technical Note: Clipping Effect on Yield and Quality of Eastern Gamagrass, Switchgrass and Bermudagrass. (PDF; 390 KB) Edwards, S., J.Douglas, H. Bloodworth. 1999. Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center, Coffeeville, MS. Vol 14 7. 7p. (ID# 5556)

Technical Note: Forage Production Study of Wildrye Accessions in South Texas. (PDF; 53 KB) USDA- NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center. 1998. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Aug. 1998. 8p. (ID# 2748)

Technical Note: Initial evaluation of eastern gamagrass ecotypes for the mid-south. (PDF; 19 KB) Snider, J.A. 1995. USDA-NRCS Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center, Coffeeville, MS. Vol. 11(6). 14p. (ID# 2717)

Technical Note 3: Selection and Use of Native Warm-Season Grasses For The Mid-Atlantic Region. (PDF; 592 KB) Ugiansky, R.J., J.M. Englert and C. Miller. 2008. USDA, NRCS, National Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, MD. Technical Note 3, September 2008. 8p. (ID# 8100)

Technical Note 23: Forage Quality Analysis of Several Pullman Plant Materials Center Releases. (PDF; 34 KB) Stannard, M.E. and C. Kelley. 1993. USDA-NRCS Pullman Plant Materials Center, Spokane, WA. WA-TN23; Oct. 1993. 8p. (ID# 2920)

Technical Note 36: Optimize Forage Quality by Afternoon Harvesting. (PDF; 52 KB) Mayland, H.F. 2004. USDA - ARS, Boise, Idaho. ID PM TN No. 36; May 2004. 4p. (ID# 5581)

Technical Note No. Ga 80 190-VI Americus Indiangrass-A Native Grass for the Southeast. (PDF; 197 KB) Owsley, C.M. and D. Surrency. 2004. USDA NRCS Athens Ga State Ofice, Athens, Ga. Technical Note GA 80 190 - VI May 28 2004. 3p. (ID# 5583)

Major Publications

Idaho Forage Handbook, Third Edition. (PDF; 58 KB) D.G. Ogle, G.E.Shewmaker, B.Hazen and K. D.Sanders - Chapters 2 and 3. 2005. University of Idaho, USDA-NRCS, USDA-ARS, Idaho Department of Agriculture, Moscow, Idaho. U of ID Ext. Bul. 547, Third Edition, May 2005. 105p. (ID# 5985)

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

Kleingrass Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 98 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2008. NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. 9/3/2008. 2p. (ID# 8221)

PLANT SHEET Big Bluestem. (PDF; 381 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland. 2003. GA NRCS Home page Under JCPMC, Athens Ga. Jan 2003. 6p. (ID# 4605)

PLANT SHEET: Eastern Gamagrass. (PDF; 1 MB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland. 2003. GANRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens, Ga. Jan 2003. 7p. (ID# 4610)

PLANT SHEET: Indiangrass. (PDF; 395 KB) 3. 2003. GANRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens , GA. Jan 2003. 7p. (ID# 4608)

PLANT SHEET: Little Bluestem. (PDF; 297 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland. 2003. GA NRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens Ga. Jan 2003. 6p. (ID# 4606)

PLANT SHEET: Switchgrass. (PDF; 498 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland. 2003. GA NRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens, Ga.. Jan 2003. 6p. (ID# 4607)

OH-370 Germplasm Big Bluestem Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 144 KB) Henry, J. and S. Bruckerhoff. 2002. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Nov.21.02. 2p. (ID# 4259)

Plant Fact Sheet: Virginia Wildrye. (PDF; 207 KB) Kadin, Elizabeth. 2001. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Oct. 2001. 2p. (ID# 758)

Plant Fact Sheet: Three-flower Melic. (PDF; 752 KB) Kadin, Elizabeth. 1999. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Dec. 1999. 2p. (ID# 738)

Plant Guides

Cicer Milkvetch Plant Guide. (PDF; 246 KB) Tilley, DJ, Ogle, DG, and L. St. John. 2008. Aberdeen, PMC, Aberdeen, ID. 12 Feb 2008. 6p. (ID# 7789)

Perennial Ryegrass Plant Guide. (PDF; 101 KB) Ogle, Dan, Scott Engle and Glenn Shewmaker. 2008. USDA - NRCS, Boise, ID. April 2008. 4p. (ID# 7906)

Sainfoin Plant Guide. (PDF; 121 KB) Tilley, D.J., Ogle, D.G. and L. St John. 2008. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. 031208. 4p. (ID# 7792)

Bermudagrass Planting Guide. (PDF; 82 KB) J. Vandevender. 2006. Alderson, WV PMC, Alderson, WV. 3p. (ID# 7038)

Kura Clover Planting Guide. (PDF; 79 KB) J. Vandevender. 2006. Alderson, WV PMC, Alderson, WV. 2p. (ID# 7040)

Switchgrass Planting Guide. (PDF; 71 KB) J. Vandevender. 2006. Alderson, WV PMC, Alderson, WV. 4p. (ID# 7033)

Green Needlegrass Planting Guide. (PDF; 96KB) Bismarck PMC. 2005. Bismarck, ND. June 2005. 3p. (ID# 6033)

PLANT SHEET -- Eastern Gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) Special Edition: For Farm Bill Implementation. (PDF; 1.3MB) Don Surrency, Mike Owsley, Malcome Kirkland. 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage USDA NRCS Georgia, Athens, Ga. September 2005. 14p. (ID# 6095)

PLANT SHEET-- Indiangrass(Sorghastrum nutans) Special Edition: For Farm Bill Implementation. (PDF; 595KB) Don Surrency,Mike Owsley, Malcome Kirkland. 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage--USDA-NRCS- Georgia, Athens, Ga. September 2005. 9p. (ID# 6094)

Plant Sheet-- Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) Special Edition: For Farm Bill Implementation. (PDF; 659KB) Don Surrency, Mike Owsley, Malcome Kirkland. 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage-USDA-NRCS Georgia, Athens, Ga. September 2005. 8p. (ID# 6092)

Plant Sheet--Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) Special Edition:For Farm Bill Implementation. (PDF; 241KB) Don Surrency,Mike Owsley,Malcome Kirkland. 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage--NRCS-USDA-GA, Athens, Ga. September 2005. 8p. (ID# 6100)

PLANT SHEET--Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Special Edition: For Farm Bill Implementation. (PDF; 497KB) Don Surrency,Mike Owsley,Malcome Kirkland. 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage--USDA- NRCS-Georgia, Athens Ga. September 2005. 9p. (ID# 6093)

San Marcos Germplasm Eastern gamagrass. (PDF; 93KB) Morris J Houck. 2005. Knox City PMC, Knox City,TX. June 2005. 2p. (ID# 6201)

OZ-70 Germplasm Big Bluestem. (PDF; 177 KB) Bruckerhoff, S. B. 2004. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. 6/8/04. 2p. (ID# 5655)

Planting Guide - Americus Indiangrass. (PDF; 239 KB) Surrency, D. and C. M. Owsley. 2003. Georgia NRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens Ga. Jan 2003. 4p. (ID# 4974)

Planting Guide: Schizachyrium scoparium Iowa Germplasm (little bluestem). (PDF; 45 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 3p. (ID# 985)

Release Brochure

'Nordan' crested wheatgrass release brochure. (PDF; 69 KB) Wayne Duckwitz. 2006. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2006. 2p. (ID# 6787)

'Lodorm' green needlegrass. (PDF; 67KB) Bismarck PMC staff. 2005. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2005. 6p. (ID# 6147)

Release Brochure for 'Medina' eastern gamagrass. (PDF; 463 KB) Stevens, J. 2004. Nacogdoches, Texas. September 2004. 2p. (ID# 5616)

Information Brochures and Flyers

Rountree Big Bluestem Release Brochure. (PDF; 857kb) Bruckerhoff, S.B., Cordsiemon, R.C. II. 2009. MOPMC, Elsberry, MO. 5/09. 2p. (ID# 9067)

Pasture and Hay Species Recommended for Maryland. (PDF; 255 KB) Englert, J.M., E. Dengler and L. Vough. 2008. USDA-NRCS and Maryland Cooperative Extension, Beltsville, MD. August 2008. 2p. (ID# 8095)

Big Bluestem - High Quality Summer Forage for the Northern Plains. (PDF; 802 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2002. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. March 2004. 2p. (ID# 3587)

Plant Materials Progress Report of Activities

1996 Annual Activity Report. (PDF; 1583 KB) Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. 1997. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, Americus, GA. April 1997. 41p. (ID# 1329)

1995 Annual Activity Report. (PDF; 653 KB) Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. 1996. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, Americus, GA. April 1996. 8p. (ID# 1327)

Newsletters

Plant Chat, Winter 2009. (PDF; 415 KB) Tober, Dwight, and Bismarck Plant Materials Center staff. 2009. USDA, NRCS, Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, North Dakota. Volume 9, Issue 1. 2p. (ID# 8544)

2006 Spring Newsletter. (PDF; 556KB) Cassandra Meyer. 2006. PMC activities, Coffeeville, MS. Spring, 2006. 4p. (ID# 6588)

The Best Yielding Forages for Irrigated Conditions. (PDF; 69 KB) St. John, L. and D.G. Ogle. 2004. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. April 29, 2004. 1p. (ID# 5592)

Miscellaneous Technical Article

Eastern Gamagrass Forage Performance at Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center Americus Georgia. (PDF; 430 KB) Charles M Owsley. 2008. Georgia NRCS Homepage-PMC, Athens, Georgia. July 2008. 6p. (ID# 8071)

Bermudagrass Yield and Quality Through the Grazing Season. (PDF; 47 KB) S.W. Coleman and M.J. Williams. 2007. USDA, ARS, Subtropical Agricultural Research Station 75th Anniversary Field Day Proceedings, Brooksville, FL. May 25, 2007. 4p. (ID# 7578)

Miscellaneous Popular Articles

Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) Grassland Project Plan Update. (PDF; 68 KB) R. cragar. 2007. WV News and Views, Morgantown, WV. August 2006. 3p. (ID# 7134)

Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) Grassland Project Plan Update 2006. (PDF; 65 KB) R. Cragar. 2007. WV News and Views, Morgantown, WV. November 2006. 2p. (ID# 7133)

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)

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)

Eastern gamagrass Grazing Trial. (PDF; 103 KB) Kirkland, M. 2001. Lamar Co Soil and Water Conservation District Newsletter, Barnesville, GA. Winter 2001. 3p. (ID# 1952)

Eastern Gamagrass Breeding in New York and Oklahoma. (PDF; 55 KB) Salon, P. and C. Dewald. 2000. USDA-NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center and USDA-ARS, Corning, NY. 11p. (ID# 2561)

Eastern Gamagrass Response to Accent (nicosulfuron), Basis (rimsulfuron) and Plateau (imazapic) Herbicides in Comparison to a Few Common Corn Herbicides - PMC article. (PDF; 29 KB) Salon, P.R. and M. Van der Grinten. 2000. USDA-NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center, Corning, NY. 7p. (ID# 2569)

Grazing Management of Eastern Gamagrass in Southwestern Georgia. (PDF; 412 KB) Owsley, C.M. 2000. NRCS USDA, Americus, GA. Winter 2000. 9p. (ID# 2290)

Review of Big Bluestem. (PDF; 121 KB) Owsley, C.M. 2000. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, Americus, GA. Jun. 2000. 16p. (ID# 2291)

Native Warm Season Grasses for Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. (PDF; 800 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, S. Brantly, and V. Pickard. 1999. USDA-NRCS Athens Ga, Athens, GA. July 1999. 14p. (ID# 4602)

Eastern Gamagrass Forage Quality as Influenced by Harvest Management. (PDF; 39 KB) Salon, P. and D. Cherney. 1998. USDA-NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center and Cornell University, Corning, NY. 1998. 11p. (ID# 2562)

Performance of eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) at the Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 287 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owlsey, M. Kirkland, and S.B. Brantly. 1998. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, Americus, GA. Technical Guide No. Ga 101 450-VI June 16, 1998. 7p. (ID# 3026)

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)

Progress Report

Maryland Cool-Season 2008 Forage Trial Report. (PDF; 57kb) R. Jay Ugiansky, L Vough. 2009. MDPMC, Beltsville, MD. August, 2009. 8p. (ID# 9055)

Indiangrass Initial Evaluation Progress Report 2008. (PDF; 202 KB) Tharel. 2008. Booneville Study, Booneville. Sept. 2008. 3p. (ID# 8017)

Maryland Cool-Season Forage Trial Report (2007). (PDF; 129 KB) Ugiansky, R.J., L. Vough and E. Dengler. 2008. USDA, NRCS, National Plant Materials Center and Maryland Cooperative Extension, Beltsville, MD. September, 2008. 6p. (ID# 8101)

Maryland Native Warm-Season Grass 2007 Forage Trial Report. (PDF; 92 KB) Ugiansky, R.J., L. Vough, and E. Dengler. 2008. USDA, NRCS, National Plant Materials Center, and Maryland Cooperative Extension, Beltsville, MD. September 2008. 6p. (ID# 8103)

Wessington Springs Annual Report. (PDF; 77 KB) Tober, Dwight. 2008. Bismarck, ND. February 2008. 2p. (ID# 7833)

King Ranch Progress Report. (PDF; 308 KB) John Lloyd-Reilley and Shelly Maher. 2007. Kika de la Garza PMC, Kingsville, TX. Septermber, 2007. 8p. (ID# 7632)

Curlew ICST-1996 Forage Production Summary. (PDF; 9 KB) St. John, L. 1997. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 1p. (ID# 2801)

Curlew ICST-1995 Forage production summary. (PDF; 9 KB) St. John, L. 1996. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Sept. 1996. 1p. (ID# 2785)

Published Abstracts

Use of Multivariant Analysis to Develop Forage Suitability Groups. (PDF; 13kb) M.J. Williams, R.A. Robbins, C. Ellis, and K.E. Spaeth. 2009. 2009 American Forage and Grasslands Council Annual Conference, 21-23 June 2009, Grand Rapids, MI., Elmhurst, IL. 2009. 1p. (ID# 9001)

Forage Production of Native Warm-Season Grass Varieties in Beltsville, MD (Abstract). (PDF; 11 KB) Ugiansky, R.J., L Vough and E. Dengler. 2008. USDA, NRCS, National Plant Materials Center, Columbia, South Carolina. Sixth Eastern Native Grass Symposium, October 2008. 1p. (ID# 8328)

Seed Prodcution Comparison of Three Eastern Gamagrasses in East Texas. (PDF; 21 KB) R. Alan Shadow. 2008. ETPMC, Greensboro, North Carolina. 1p. (ID# 8047)

Influence of Nitrogen Fertilization on Seed Production of Eastern Gamagrass. (PDF; 100 KB) Douglas, J.L., J.M. Grabowski, P. Meints, and D.J. Lang. 2004. 4th Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Kentucky. 1p. (ID# 5572)

Eastern Gamagrass Response to Nitrogen Fertilizer. (PDF; 342 KB) Douglas, S.D., Edwards, D.J. Lang, R.L. Elmore, R.L. Ivy, and J.L. Howell. 2002. The Third Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC. Oct. 1-3, 2002. 1p. (ID# 4279)

Yield, Quality and Persistence of Thirteen Genotypes of Eastern Gamagrass in Three Southern Locations. (PDF; 7 KB) Douglas, J.L., C. M. Owsley, and L. M. Tharel. 2002. The Third Eastern Native Grass Symposium reprinted as MSPMC TechNote 6, Chapel Hill, NC. Oct. 1-3, 2002. 1p. (ID# 4292)

Eastern Gamagrass Forage Quality as Influenced by Harvest Management - ASA NW Abstract. (PDF; 51 KB) Salon, P. and D. Cherney. 2000. Northeastern Branch of the American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting Abstracts, University of Delaware, June 18-2, 2000, Madison, WI. Jun. 2000. 1p. (ID# 2392)

Yield of Eastern Gamagrass with Interseeded Legumes - ASA Abstract. (PDF; 38 KB) Salon, P. and M. Schmidt. 2000. American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting Abstracts, Minneapolis, MN. Nov. 2000. 1p. (ID# 2400)

Warm-season grasses for the Northern Great Plains - results of a fourteen year study. (PDF; 11 KB) Haas, R.J., D.A. Tober, N.K. Jensen, and M.J. Knudson. 1997. Abstracts, Soc. Range Mgmt. 50th Annual Meeting, Rapid City, SD, 1p. (ID# 931)

Poster

FORAGE POTENTIAL OF AMERICAN POTATO BEAN. (PDF; 584kb) M.R. Morales, J.G. Foster and J. Vandevender. 2009. Beckley, WV. 1p. (ID# 8881)

Improved Forage Grass Releases by the Bismarck Plant Materials Center and Partners. (PDF; 862 KB) Tober, Dwight; and Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2009. USDA, NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, North Dakota. January 2009. 1p. (ID# 8543)

Forage Production of Native Warm-Season Grass Varieties in Beltsville, MD (Poster). (PDF; 172 KB) Ugiansky, RJ., L Vough and E. Dengler. 2008. USDA, NRCS National Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, MD. October 2008. 1p. (ID# 8329)

Manifest: The Planned Release of a New Intermedieate Wheatgrass Cultivar. (PDF; 57 KB) John Hendrickson, John Berdahl, Mark Liebig and Wayne Duckwitz. 2007. Poster given at the ARS Friends and Neighbors Day Field Day, Mandan, ND. 8/19/2007. 1p. (ID# 7437)

Partnerships in Forage Trials and Growth Curves for C-Graz Grazing Modeling. (PDF; 2.2 MB) Dengler, E., R.J. Ugiansky and L. Vough. 2007. The Third National Conference on Grazing Lands, St. Louis, MO. December 10-13, 2006. (ID# 7614)

Yield of eastern gamagrass with and without bigbluestem and switchgrass #2. (PDF; 132 KB) Paul R. Salon. 2006. The Fifth Native Grass Symposium, Harrisburg, Pa. October 10-13, 2006. 1p. (ID# 7141)

Native Forage Grass Establishment and Use in Southwest Georgia. (PDF; 269KB) Charles M Owsley, Mary S Goodman, Malcome Kirkland, Larry Vanzant, and Donald Surrency. 2005. 2005 SWCS Annual Meeting Rochester NY, Rochester NY. July 31-August 2 2005. 1p. (ID# 6097)

Grazing management of Eastern gamagrass in Southwest georgia. (PDF; 87 KB) Owsley, C.M., M. Kirkland, S. Brantly, and D. Surrency. 2002. Third Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC. Oct 1-3, 2002. 9p. (ID# 4320)

Published Symposium Proceedings

Biofeedstock Yield, Quality and Cell Wall Components of Tetraploid Meadowcrest Eastern Gamagrass Grown Under Varying Nitrogen Rates. (PDF; 15kb) Paul Salon, Jocelyn Rose, Martin vaan der Grinten, b. Urbanowicz & J. Backe. 2009. Proceedings of the Sixth Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Columbia, SC. October 7-10, 2008. 1p. (ID# 9133)

A New Eastern Gamagrass Cultivar for the Southern United States. (PDF; 50 KB) Grabowsk, J., S. Edwards, and J. Douglas. 2003. Third Eastern Native Grass Symposium reprinted as MSPMC Tech Note Vol16 No. 4, pending. 7p. (ID# 5035)

Popular Journal or Magazine Articles

Hay and pasture management: Establishing warm season grasses. (PDF; 13 KB) Dewald, C.L., J. Henry, and S.B. Bruckerhoff. 1996. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. May 1996. 3p. (ID# 619)

Release Notices

NOTICE OF RELEASE OF THE CULTIVAR ‘RUFFNER’ TALL OATGRASS. (PDF; 23kb) J. Vandevender. 2009. Appalachian PMC, Alderson, WV, Alderson, WV. September 2009. 4p. (ID# 9197)

Hampton germplasm release document. (PDF; 33 KB) Tharel/King. 2007. Signed release documentation, Booneville, Arkansas. release documentation. 6p. (ID# 7595)

Notice of Release of Bumpers Eastern Gamagrass. (PDF; 41 KB) J.R. King and L.M. Tharel. 2005. Booneville PMC, Booneville, AR. 4/05. 5p. (ID# 5878)

Release Notice for Lavaca Canada Wildrye. (PDF; 100 KB) Lloyd-Reilley, J. 2000. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Aug. 2000. 3p. (ID# 1373)

Notice of Release: Bison big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii). (PDF; 112 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 1989. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. 2p. (ID# 175)

Other Publication Types

Use of Multivariant Analysis to Develop Forage Suitability Groups - Interpretive Summary. (PDF; 9kb) M.J. Williams, R.A. Robbins, C. Ellis, and K.E. Spaeth. 2009. 2009 American Forage and Grasslands Council Annual Conference - Interpretive Summaries, 21-23 June 2009, Grand Rapids, MI., Elmhurst, IL. 2009. 1p. (ID# 9002)

Managing ‘Highlander’ Eastern Gamagrass for Sustainable Forage Production in the Upper Southeastern United States. (PDF; 83 KB) Douglas, S.D., Edwards, W.J. Jackson, and D.J. Lang. 2004. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and Jamie L. Whitten PMC, 1p. (ID# 5676)

Interview

Forages: Gains on Gamagrass. (PDF; 47 KB) Leidner, J. 2000. Progressive Farmer, Tifton Ga.. Sep. 2000, (76). 1p. (ID# 1598)

The District Stocker Program. (PDF; 379 KB) Westerfield, C. 2000. USDA-NRCS Lamar County Soil & Water Cons. District Newsletter, Barnesville, GA. Winter 2000. 2p. (ID# 3176)

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