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Conservation and Plant Releases
Updated
07/10/2008
What is a Plant Release?
The USDA NRCS Plant Materials Program, with its 27 plant
materials centers (PMCs), cooperates with a variety of public and private
conservation partners to collect, evaluate, select and release plants which are
intended for commercial production to solve resource conservation problems.
This testing helps insure that the plants grow under a variety of climates and
soil types and will perform as needed.
Very few NRCS plant releases have been
genetically manipulated and many are now being selected to
maximize genetic diversity. During testing, all NRCS plant
collections are evaluated to insure that they are not weedy,
invasive or harmful to the environment.
Plants offer a natural solution for addressing many conservation
challenges. From wildfire restoration and invasive species
control to forage production, wildlife habitat, erosion
prevention, nutrient filtering, stream bank protection and
sources of biofuels, plants are a sustainable resource that help
protect and heal our landscapes.
These documents require Acrobat Reader
Improved Conservation Plants Released through December 2007
(PDF; 600 KB) March 2008
Plant
Releases and Conservation (PDF: 297 KB) August 2007
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