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Research, Studies and Activities

Updated 08/19/2008

Bridger Plant Materials Center

The Bridger Plant Materials Center in Bridger, Montana is involved in the following research, studies and activities to address the above conservation resource issues. For more information on these studies please contact the PMC at (406) 662-3579.

Study Number Study Name Description Duration
MT-00-0006 Datc-Woody CEP comparison of indigenous woody material with commercially available material of the same species 2000-2008
MT-02-0003 Initial Evaluation of Sweetgrass-Regional Collections Inter-Center Starin Trial to evaluate the adaptation and performance of 6 sweetgrass origins. 2002-2006
MT-02-0006 Initial Evaluation of Thornless Wood's Rose To select individual Wood's rose plants that produce thornless seedlings. 2002-2007
MT-02-0008 Bur oak seed production study To identify seed production by individual tree and seed source. 2000-2004
MT-02-0009 Bur oak caliper/dbh/height:seed production correlation study To identify the best evaluation criteria for determining the onset of seed production in bur oak. 2002-2003
MT-03-0001 Stipa dormancy breaking study. To determine the dormancy breaking requirements of Nassella viridula (Stipa viridula) and Hesperostipa comata (Stipa comata) prior to seed increase. 2003-2004
MT-03-0008 Stucky Ridge Comparative Evaluation To compare indigenous native plant material to commercially available plant material on acid/heavy metal affected soils in the Anaconda, MT area 2003-2008
MT-04-0002 Irrigated Pasture Study Evaluate production of 18 different forages and mixtures 2004-2009
MT-04-0003 Seed Moisture as an Indicator of Harvest Readiness To correlate seed moisture with seed harvest readiness of the major plant species for which we grow foundation seed. 2004-2006
MT-04-0004 Tissue analysis of plants grown on Stucky Ridge to determine heavy metal concentrations in plant tissue of material grown on amended soil on Stucky Ridge north of anaconda 2004-2005
MT-05-0001 Initial Evaluation of Native Grasses, Legumes, and Forbs. Evaluate adaptation and performance of native species for use in a variety of conservation applications. 2004-2008
MT-05-0003 Irrigation Tubes for Semi-Arid Environments To determine the potential benefits of delivering water sub-surface to trees and shrubs under fallow and vegetated cover. 2005-2011
MT-05-100 Shell-Pinedale Field Evaluation Planting Evaluate plant performance and seeding techniques on disturbed land in a sagebrush ecosystem of southwest Wyoming. Note-Study number is D&D number. 2006-2014
MT-06-0001 The Effect of 6 Herbicides on the Establishment and Seed Production of Native Wildlfowers Evaluate the effects of pre- and post-emergence herbicides on seedling emergence, stand establishment, and seed production of desirable species, and control of undesirable species. 2005-2008
MT-06-0002 Seed Dormancy in Western Wheatgrass and Slender Wheatgrass To determine the seed dormancy level of 2005 lots of each species and the effects of light and cold:moist chilling on seed germination. 2006-2007
MT-06-0003 Performance of New Conservation Grasses for MT & WY Evaluate adaptation and performance of new grass cultivars and germplasms 2006-2010
MT-06-0004 Performance of New Conservation Legumes and Forbs for MT & WY Evaluate adaptation and performance of new legume and forb cultivars and germplasms 2006-2010
MT-06-0005 Salinity Tolerance of Select Trees and Shrubs To determine the performance (survival and growth) of various tree and shrub species to increasing levels of soil salinity. 2006-2010
MT-06-0006 Comparative Evaluation of Hairy Vetch for Winter Hardiness A cooperative study with the USDA Agricultural Research Service at Beltsville, MD. 2006-2007
MT-06-0076 Questar-Pinedale Shrub Field Evaluation Planting Evaluate plant performance and seeding techniques on disturbed sagebrush ecosystem in mule deer critical winter range in southwest Wyoming. 2006-2010
MT-06-0077 Establishment and Seed Production of Native Wildflowers Evaluate the effect of pre-and post-emergence herbicides on native wildflower seedling establishment, and wildlfower seed production. 2006-2008
MT-07-0001 Comparative Evaluation of Hairy Vetch for Winter hardiness-Phase II To determine range of winter hardiness of several hairy vetch accessions in conjunction with ARS 2007-2008
MT-98-0002 Low-Maintenance Grasses Evaluate monoculture and mixture plots for use in xeriscapes. 1998-2008

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