The Pullman Plant Materials Center is involved in the following
studies and activities to address the following resource issues. For more information on these studies please
contact the PMC at (509) 335-7376.
| Study Number |
Study Name |
Description |
Duration |
| WAPMC-P-0211-CP |
Dryland Legumes: Initial Seed Increase of Astragalus canadensis var. brevidens. 2-77Z-
2 |
Increase seed for testing, collect agronomic information for release |
2002-2015 |
| WAPMC-P-0211-RA |
Dryland Legumes: Initial Seed Increase of Astragalus canadensis var. brevidens. 2-77Z-
2 |
Increase seed for testing, collect agronomic information for release |
2002-2015 |
| WAPMC-P-0401-CP |
Dryland legumes: Determination of seasonal effects on emergence of Canada milkvetch,
Astragalus canadensis |
Determine if ASCA should be fall dormant seeded or spring seeded in low precip rangeland
plantings. |
2003-2007 |
| WAPMC-P-0409-CP |
Dryland Legumes: Evaluation of Persistence of 9033982 Astragalus canadensis in Grass
Stands |
Determine if Astragalus canadensis persists in perennial grass cover |
2004-2009 |
| WAPMC-P-05??-RI |
Riparian Shrubs: Speed of rooting of hardwood cuttings of riparian shrub species |
Determine the time needed for hardwood cuttings to root when planted outdoors |
2005-2007 |
| WAPMC-P-0503-CP |
Dryland Legumes: Comparison of development of Canada milkvetch 9033982, with
9069117 Bismarck PMC Canada milkvetch, Ladak alfalfa and yellow sweetclover |
Compare developmental attributes of 9033982 Canada milkvetch with 9069117 Canada
milkvetch, Ladak alfalfa and yellow sweetclover |
2005-2007 |
| WAPMC-P-0504-RI |
Riparian Shrubs: Speed of rooting of hardwood cuttings of riparian shrub species |
Determine the time needed for hardwood cuttings to root when planted outdoors |
2005-2007 |
| WAPMC-P-0607-CP |
Alfalfa: Comparison of SYN-B to commercial varieties |
Determine of SYN-B germplasm is superior in drought tolerance to commercially available
cultivars. Trials at Lind, Davenport and Prosser WA. |
2006-2010 |
| WAPMC-P-0608-PA |
Orchardgrass: Comparison of Latar select germplasm to commerial varieties. |
Compare Latar second generation germplasm to commercially available orchardgrass
cultivars. Trials located at Pullman, Othello and Prosser WA |
2006-2010 |
| WAPMC-T-0003-RA |
Palouse Prairie Restoration: Evaluation of forbs seeded directly into a native grass mix; 2-
98D |
Determine if seeding Palouse prairie forbs in combination with the grasses is a viable
means of establishing a species diverse community. |
2000-2011 |
| WAPMC-T-004-RA |
Evaluation of seed treatments to improve establishment of Gaillardia |
Evaluate seed preparation techniques for improving the establishment of Gaillardia. |
1999-2000 |
| WAPMC-T-0105-RA |
Palouse Prairie Restoration: Propagation trials;2-98F |
Determine the optimal means of propagating 18 native PP species. |
2001-2004 |
| WAPMC-T-0106-RA |
Palouse Prairie Restoration: Transplant trials; 2-98G |
Determine which native PP species have the highest potential to survive and spread in an
existing grass cover. |
2001-2011 |
| WAPMC-T-0107-RA |
Palouse Prairie Restoration: downy brome. Poa secunda lithosol trials; 2-98H |
Determine which conditions will enhance the ability of Poa secunda to replace downy brome
on lithic Palouse soils. |
2001-2011 |
| WAPMC-T0206-RA |
Needle-and-thread: Evaluation of water uptake rate |
Determine the water uptake patterns of three lots of stco and one lot of downy brome. |
2002-2002 |
| WAPMC-T-0208 |
Geranium viscovisissum scar trials |
scarification trials to improve germination of GEVI |
2002-2002 |
| WAPMC-T-0214-RA |
Palouse Prairie Restoration: Evaluation of growth habit of snowberry growing with and
without grass competition |
Determine if differences in growth habit of snowberry is linked to grass competition. |
2002-2007 |
| WAPMC-T-0306-RA |
Palouse Prairie Restoration: Evaluation of seed weights of native seeds following
cleaning |
Compare seed weights of native forbs and the effects of seed conditioning on seed
weights. |
2003-2011 |
| WAPMC-T-0307-RA |
Palouse Prairie Restoration: Evaluation of emergence and growth of forbs that were fall
dormant seeded. |
Determine if fall dormant seeding is viable means of establishing native forbs in the
Palouse region. |
2003-2007 |
| WAPMC-T-0401-RA |
Dryland legumes: Determination of seasonal effects on emergence of ASCA |
Determine if ASCA should be fall dormant seeded or spring seeded in low precip rangeland
plantings. |
2003-2007 |
| WAPMC-T-0402-RA |
Dryland Legumes: Evaluation of seedpods for differences in seed type |
Determine if seed fill is effected by position on the seedpod. This information will be used to
determine porper harvest dates. Ten heads dissected. |
2003-2004 |
| WAPMC-T-0403-RA |
Dryland Legumes: Speed of emergence of ASCA, alfalfa, and cicer milkvetch |
|
2003-2004 |
| wapmc-t-0408-RA |
Palouse Prairie Restoration: evaluation of restoration methods |
Determine which restoration method provides optimal species diversity on former
cropland. |
2004-2008 |
| WAPMC-T-0409-RA |
Dryland Legumes: Evaluation of Persistence of 9033982 Astragalus canadensis in Grass
Stands |
Determine if Astragalus canadensis persists in perennial grass cover |
2004-2009 |
| WAPMC-T-0410-RA |
Palouse Prairie Restoration: Natural colonization of hard fescue (2E plots) |
|
2004- |
| WAPMC-T-0501 |
Buffers: Horse Heaven Hills Highway 221buffer mgmt study |
Develop management practices for vegetative buffers in the 6-8" ppt zone. |
2004-2007 |
| WAPMC-T-0501-BU |
Buffers: Horse Heaven Hills Highway 221buffer mgmt study |
Develop management practices for vegetative buffers in the 6-8" ppt zone. |
2004-2007 |
| WAPMC-T-0502 |
Range reveg: Effect of trampling and grazing on range grass establishment |
Determine the effect of sheep trampling and controlled grazing on establishment of range
species in cheatgrass+medusahead range. |
2004-2006 |
| WAPMC-T-0503 |
Riparian Shrub: Evaluation of bareroot and containerized cottonwood. |
Determine if bareroot black cottonwood is better/worse for initial establishment of black
cottonwood in sites where water becomes limiting in summer months |
2005-2006 |
| WAPMC-T-0505-RI |
Riparian Shrubs: Evaluation of bareroot and containerized cottonwood. |
Determine if bareroot black cottonwood is better/worse for initial establishment of black
cottonwood in sites where water becomes limiting in summer months |
2005-2006 |
| WAPMC-T-0601-CP |
Buffers: Horse Heaven Hills windward tall grass study |
Determine if tall grass herbaceous wind barriers are effective for reducing saltation in the
Horse Heaven Hills. |
2005-2009 |
| WAPMC-T-0604-RI |
Riparian Shrubs: Pre-conditioning of hardwood cuttings of Redosier dogwood |
Determine if pre-conditioning of eastern Washington source Redosier dogwood hardwood
cuttings provides an advantage in rooting and/or survival of the cuttings. |
2005-2007 |
| WAPMC-T-0606-IN |
Invasive species: suppression of ventenata |
Eval 21 species for suppression oif Ventenata on a pasture near Grangeville, Idaho |
2007-2011 |
| WAPMC-T-0704-RA |
Range Reveg: Germination ability of 'Trailar' Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. |
|
2007-2007 |
| WAPMC-T-9908-RA |
Palouse Prairie Restoration: initial seed increase; 2-98A |
Characterize seed production of 31 species native to remnamts of the Palouse prairie. |
1999-5000 |
| WAPMC-T-9909-RA |
Palouse Prairie Restoration: competition study:ignore the first three species;2-98B |
Determine which Palouse prairie grass species mixes are compatible and stable. |
1999-5000 |
| WAPMC-T-9910-RA |
Palouse Prairie Restoration: Evaluation of Palouse prairie forb transplants into a hard
fescue sod; 2-98C |
Determine which Palouse prairie forb species have the ability to recruit themselves in a hard
fescue sod in an effort to promote more species diversity. |
2000-2011 |
| WAPMC-T-991-PA |
Comparison of old lots of Latar for phenotypic variability. |
Determine which lot of Latar most closely resembles the original genetic stock and validate
the level of genetic drift that has occurred over the last 40 years. |
1999-2001 |
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