National Plant Materials Center

Updated 08/21/2008

Beltsville, Maryland

Established 1939

The Beltsville Plant Materials Center primarily focuses on national initiatives and provides coordination and assistance for Plant Materials work across all 50 states. Beyond national duties, the Center has developed plants and technology to help conserve natural resources in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Center has released new varieties of bermuda grass and black locust, and has researched and published information on growing wildflowers and native grasses in the region, and on sand dune restoration.

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Contact

Bldg. 509, BARC-East, Beaver Dam Rd.
Beltsville, MD 20705

Telephone: 301.504.8175
FAX: 301.504.8741
Email: John.Englert@md.usda.gov

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