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Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center
Updated
02/04/2009
Kingsville, Texas
Established 1981
The Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center in Kingsville, Texas selects conservation plants and
develops new vegetative technology for the 27 million acres that make up South
Texas. To date, the Center’s releases include Falfurrias Germplasm big sacaton
and Lavaca Germplasm Canada wildrye. The Center provides technical assistance to
restore Gulf Coast prairie and the associated salt marshes, enhance waterbird
habitat, revegetate areas disturbed by mining and oil field exploration, and
improve range and pasture lands. Of the 27 plant materials centers in the
country, three are located in Texas at Kingsville, Knox City, and Nacogdoches.
With more than 550 active studies on real-world conservation issues nationwide,
the plant materials program offers immediate practical application.
Special Features
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December
2008 Newsletter (PDF; 170 KB)
November
2008 Newsletter (PDF; 272 KB)
October
2008 Newsletter (PDF; 266 KB)
2007
Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 584 KB)
Contact
3409 N FM 1355
Kingsville, TX 78363-2704
Telephone: 361.595.1313
FAX: 361.595.1313
Email: John.Reilley@tx.usda.gov
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