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Research, Studies and Activities

Updated 08/13/2008

East Texas Plant Materials Center

The East Texas Plant Materials Center in Nocogdoches, Texas is involved in the following studies and activities to address the above resource issues. For more information on these studies please contact the PMC at (936) 564-4873.

Study Number Study Name Description Duration
59S025D Seed Increase of Herbaceous mimosa To release and increase seed to commercial growers. 1990-2006
59S032G Seed Increase of Accessions of Virginia wildrye To begin increasing seed of Virginia wildrye for future plantings. 1992-2007
59S034G Seed/Plant Increase of Tripsacum dactyloides To increase seed and plants of Eastern gamagrass accessions. To provide technical information guides. 1992-2006
59S035G Seed Increase of Florida paspalum To develop seeding techniques and increase seed of Florida paspalum for commercial growers. 1991-2006
59S042G Plant Increase of Vetivergrass To provide plants for pilot projects using vegetative buffers. To provide technical information for establishment and management. 1990-2006
ETPMC-0565-P-PA Initial Evaluation of little bluestem (Schizachryium scoparium) accessions To choose the best performing little bluestem initial accessions for advanced evaluation. 2005-2008
ETPMC-P-0053-PA Cooperative Study with Agricultural Research Service - Evaluation of Sand Bluestem Cultivars and Experimental Lines To compare existing cultivars to experimental line of Sand Bluestem for value in conservation uses and define geographical adaptation. 2000-2004
ETPMC-P-0054-WL Advanced Evaluation of Beaked panicum Accessions To select a superior accession for release 2000-2007
ETPMC-P-0463-WL Intercenter Strain Trial of Harrison germplasm Florida paspalum select release To determine the area of adaptation for Harrison germplasm Florida paspalum select release. 2004-2006
ETPMC-P-0566-PA Initial Evaluation of pinehill bluestem (Scizachyrium scoparium var. divergens) To choose the best pinehill bluestem initial accessions for advanced evaluation. 2005-2008
ETPMC-P-0567-PA Initial Evaluation of Splitbeard bluestem (Andropogon ternarius) To choose the best performing splitbeard bluestem initial accessions for advanced evaluation. 2005-2008
ETPMC-P-0568-WL Initial Evaluation of gayfeather (Liatris spp.) To choose the best performing gayfeather initial accessions for advanced evaluation. 2005-2008
ETPMC-S-0155-WL Seed Increase of Warm Season Grasses - NPAT To increase accessions of Warm season grasses in southeastern Texas. 2001-2006
ETPMC-S-9947-CR Seed increase of Velvet rosettegrass (Dicanthelium scoparium) To increase seed of deertongue for field plantings and provide technical information about establishment, etc. 1999-2007
ETPMC-T-0358-NU Biomass and Growth of Selected Woody Species To determine adaptation and rate of growth for selected woody species 2003-2006
ETPMC-T-0359-WL Seeding Rate of paspalum Floridanum var. glabratum (Accession #9043874) To determine an optimum pure live seeding rate for spring planting. 2001-2006
ETPMC-T-0462-CR Seeding Rate of 'Crockett' herbaceous mimosa To determine an optimum pure live seeding rate for spring planting 2004-2006
ETPMC-T-0464-WL Adaptability trials of Plants from other PMC's assist other PMC's to gather adaptation information about their plant species 2004-2008
ETPMC-T-0670-WL Germination of Harrison germplasm Florida paspalum 2006-2007
ETPMC-T-0671-PA N Fertilization upon Seed Production of Three Eastern gamagrass Accessions To compare seed production of eastern gamagrass cultivars Medina, Jackson, and PI595898 from Nacogdoches county, Texas 2006-2009
ETPMC-T-0672-PA Effect of Nitrogen upon Alamo Switchgrass for Biomass Production To determine the effect of nitrogen fertilization upon biomass characteristics of Alamo switchgrass 2006-2009
LaPMS-S-0305-TE Coastal Prairie Plant Increase To increase seed of Louisiana coastal species 2003-2008

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