Conservation Plant Releases - Booneville Plant Materials Center
The Booneville Plant Materials Center has released the following plants to commercial growers to solve specific resource conservation needs. Click on the link to the Release Brochure (if available) to view more information on each plant release. Click on the Scientific Name for more information on the species.
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Plant Releases
| Release Name |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Uses |
Release Brochure |
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Hampton Germplasm
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Andropogon gerardii
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big bluestem
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forage production, erosion control, wildlife habitat and water quality improvement
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Brochure (PDF; 84 KB)
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OH 370 Germplasm
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Andropogon gerardii
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big bluestem
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wildlife habitat and food and restoration
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Bumpers
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Tripsacum dactyloides
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eastern gamagrass
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primarily for livestock forage and hay production. Also has potential use as a perennial silage crop, as a silt/nutrient buffer and in vegetative barriers.
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