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Kika de la Garza Plant Materials CenterUpdated 02/04/2009 Kingsville, TexasEstablished 1981The 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.
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Contact3409 N FM 1355 Telephone: 361.595.1313 |
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