United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service		 Plant Materials Program Go to Accessibility Information
Skip to Page Content




Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center

Updated 12/24/2008

Americus, Georgia

Jimmy Carter Plant Materials CenterEstablished 1936

The Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center finds plant solutions for the diverse landscape of the southeast. The Center has released over 25 improved conservation plants including varieties of giant bulrush, daylily, yellow indiangrass and crabapple, and has developed technology for improving wetland and riparian areas, grazing lands and urban landscapes. The Center also leads several research projects on conservation buffers and cover crops.

 

 


Special Features

If you encounter any problems with the files provided on this page, please contact Leslie Glass at 701-250-4330.

These documents require Acrobat Reader

Poster: Penn Center Germplasm Switchgrass for Coastal Carolina (PDF; 519 KB) Mike Owsley. 2008. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens, Georgia

Year 2007 Progress Report of Activities Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 257 KB) Mike Owsley. 2008. USDA-NRCS Georgia Homepage, Athens, Ga. July 2008. 4p. (ID# 8069)

Common Agricultural Weeds of the Coastal Plain. (PDF; 3.2 MB) Charles M Owsley. 2008. Georgia NRCS Homepage Jimmy Carter PMC, Americus, Georgia. September 2008. 22p. (ID# 8072)

Americus Indiangrass Brouchure. (PDF; 270 KB) Charles M. Owsley. 2008. Georgia NRCS Homepage Jimmy Carter PMC, Americus, Georgia. September 2008. 2p. (ID# 8068)

AU Early Cover Hairy Vetch-Brochure. (PDF; 261 KB) Mike Owsley. 2008. USDA NRCS Jimmy Carter PMC, Americus, Georgia. May 12, 2008. 2p. (ID# 7897)

Notice of Release of Muckalee Germplasm Woolgrass Source Identified Class of Natural Germplasm. (PDF; 26 KB) Mike Owsley. 2008. NRCS Athens, Georgia State office, Athens, Georgia. April 2,2008. 3p. (ID# 7900)

Notice of Release of Sumter Germplasm Soft Rush Source Identified Class of Natural germplasm. (PDF; 26 KB) Mike Owsley. 2008. NRCS Athens State Office, Athens, Georgia. April 2, 2008. 3p. (ID# 7899) 

Contact

Mike Owsley
Plant Materials Center Manager
295 Morris Dr
Americus, GA 31709

Telephone: 229.924.4499
FAX: 229.924.0013
Email: Mike.Owsley@ga.usda.gov