Conservation Plant Releases - Booneville Plant Materials Center

Updated 08/26/2008

The Booneville Plant Materials Center has released the following plants to commercial growers to solve specific resource conservation needs. Click on the link to the Release Brochure (if available) to view more information on each plant release. Click on the Scientific Name for more information on the species.

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Plant Releases
 

Release Name	Scientific Name	Common Name	Uses	Release Brochure
Hampton Germplasm	Andropogon gerardii	big bluestem	forage production, erosion control, wildlife habitat and water quality improvement	Hampton Germplasm Release Brochure (PDF; file size)
OH 370 Germplasm	Andropogon gerardii	big bluestem	wildlife habitat and food and restoration
Bumpers	Tripsacum dactyloides	eastern gamagrass	primarily for livestock forage and hay production. Also has potential use as a perennial silage crop, as a silt/nutrient buffer and in vegetative barriers.

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