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Information Brochures and Flyers

James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center (PDF; 530 KB) Ziehr, R. and G. Rea 2010. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. June 2010. 2p. (ID# 9860).

Spike Dropseed Release Brochure (PDF; 783 KB) Carr, B. 2010. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. June 2010. 2p. (ID# 9862).

Plant Collection Guide Sheet blue grama (PDF; 800 KB) Rea, G.L. 2009. NRCS- James E. "Bud" Smith PMC. Knox city. 3/30/2009. 2p. (ID# 8568).

Plant Collection Guide Sheet Texas frog-fruit (PDF; 107 KB) Esquivel, R.G. 2008. NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith PMC. Knox City, Texas. 8/`3/2008. 2p. (ID# 8219).

Plant Collection Guide Sheet showy menodora (PDF; 137 KB) Cragar, R. T. 2007. Knox City, TX. 12/14/2007. 2p. (ID# 7699).

Determining Seed Fill in Grasses (PDF; 106 KB) Houck, M.J. 2006. Knox City PMC. Knox City, TX. January 2006. 2p. (ID# 6492).

James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center (PDF; 105 KB) Esquivel, R.G. 2005. James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center - Knox City, Texas. Knox City, Texas. December 2005. 2p. (ID# 6323).

Celebrating 40 Years Knox City Plant Materials Center (PDF; 775 KB) Houck, M. R. Esquivel 2004. USDA-NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. 31p. (ID# 5728).

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Plant Fact Sheets

Plant Fact Sheet Knotgrass (PDF; 117 KB) Carr, B. 2010. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. July 2010. 2p. (ID# 9858).

Plant Fact Sheet Wright's Pavonia (PDF; 92 KB) Carr, B. 2010. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. July 2010. 2p. (ID# 9854).

Plant Fact Sheet Awnless Bushsunflower (PDF; 138 KB) Carr, B. 2009. USDA/NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith PMC. Knox City, TX. July 29, 2009. 2p. (ID# 9178).

Plant Fact Sheet Engelmann's Daisy (PDF; 117 KB) Carr, B. 2009. USDA/NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith PMC. Knox City, Texas. July 15, 2009. 2p. (ID# 9177).

Plant Fact Sheet Purple Prairie Clover (PDF; 130 KB) Carr, B. 2009. USDA/NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. August 12, 2009. 2p. (ID# 9181).

Plant Fact Sheet Spike Dropseed (PDF; 96 KB) Carr, B. 2009. USDA/NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. August 5, 2009. 2p. (ID# 9182).

Plant Fact Sheet Velvet Bundleflower (PDF; 125 KB) Carr, B. 2009. USDA/NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith PMC. Knox City, TX. July 31, 2009. 2p. (ID# 9179).

Kleingrass Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 98 KB) Esquivel, R.G. 2008. NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, Texas. 9/3/2008. 2p. (ID# 8221).

Texas Indian Mallow Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 172 KB) Esquivel, R.G. 2008. NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, Texas. 8/4/2008. 2p. (ID# 8216).

Havard Panicum Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 89 KB) Esquivel, R.G. 2007. NRCS JEBSPMC Knox City, TX; Agricola National Agricultural Library, and National Plant Data Center Baton Rouge, LA. Knox City, Texas. 6/05/07. 2p. (ID# 7290).

Whorled Dropseed Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 171 KB) Ziehr, R. and R.G. Esquivel 2007. NRCS JEBSPMC Knox City, Texas, See References on Plant Fact Sheet.. Knox City, Texas. 6/08/07. 2p. (ID# 7291).

Halfshrub Sundrop Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 78 KB) Esquivel, R.G. 2006. James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, Texas. March 2006. 1p. (ID# 6524).

Prairie Acacia Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 60 KB) Esquivel, R.G. and J. Henson 2006. NRCS James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas; Agricola, National Agricultural Library; NRCS National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Knox City, Texas. December 8, 2006. 2p. (ID# 7626).

Western indigo Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 48 KB) Esquivel, R.G. 2006. James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, Texas. January 2006. 2p. (ID# 6494).

Little Walnut Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 66 KB) Houck, M.J. 2005. Knox City PMC. Knox City, TX. December 2005. 2p. (ID# 6322).

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Popular Journal or Magazine Articles

Ontogenesis and nutitive value of warm-season perennial bunch grasses (PDF; 244 KB) Robert D. Ziehr, Gary L. Rea, Joel L. Douglas, Kenneth E. Sparth, George L. Peacock and James P. Muir 2014. Tropical Grasslands - Forrajes Tropicales. Cali, Columbia. Volume 2 , No 2 June 2014 188-196. 9p. (ID# 12346).

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Newsletters

Knox City Knowledge, August 2015 (PDF; 270 KB) Carr, B. 2015. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. Volume 6 Issue 2. 1p. (ID# 12656).

Knox City Knowledge, January 2015 (PDF; 662 KB) Carr, B. 2015. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. Volume 6, Issue 1. 2p. (ID# 12572).

Adding Diversity to Lessor Prairie Chicken Habitat (PDF; 343 KB) Carr, B. 2014. Reverchon Naturalist. Weatherford, TX. Issue No. 27. 10p. (ID# 12343).

Knox City Knowledge, August 2014 (PDF; 205 KB) Carr, B. 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. August 2014. 1p. (ID# 12348).

Knox City Knowledge, July 2014 (PDF; 423 KB) Carr, B. 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. July 2014. Volume 5, Issue 1. 1p. (ID# 12342).

Handling and Storage of Seed (PDF; 105 KB) Carr, B. 2013. The Reverchon Naturalist. Weatherford, TX. Issue No. 20 March/April 2013. 10p. (ID# 11816).

"What Difference Does It Make Which One I Choose?" (PDF; 136 KB) Carr, B. 2012. The Reverchon Naturalist. Weatherford, TX. Issue No. 14, March/April 2012. 9p. (ID# 11185).

Knox City Knowledge (PDF; 340 KB) Carr, B. 2012. James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. Volume 3 Issue 1. 3p. (ID# 11186).

Knox City Knowledge, December 2012 (PDF; 290 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. Volume 4, Issue 1. 3p. (ID# 11559).

Knox City Knowledge, July 2012 (PDF; 246 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. Volume 3 Issue 2. 3p. (ID# 11366).

The Importance of Seed Collecting (PDF; 219 KB) Carr, B. 2012. The Reverchon Naturalist. Weatherford, TX. Issue No. 15, May/June 2012. 10p. (ID# 11184).

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Plant Guides

Kleingrass Plant Guide (PDF; 644 KB) Carr, B. 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. April 2014. 3p. (ID# 12249).

Plant Guide Awnless Bushsunflower (PDF; 481 KB) Carr, B. 2013. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. April 2013. 3p. (ID# 11813).

Plant Guide Engelmann's Daisy (PDF; 89 KB) Carr, B. 2010. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. July 2010. 3p. (ID# 9855).

Plant Guide Plains Germplasm Prairie Acacia (PDF; 125 KB) Esquivel, R.G. 2008. NRCS/James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, Texas. 3/5/2008. 2p. (ID# 8217).

Prairie Acacia Plant Guide Sheet (PDF; 93 KB) Esquivel, R.G. 2008. JEBS PMC. Knox City, Texas. 3/20/2007. 2p. (ID# 7863).

'Van Horn' Green Sprangletop Plant Guide Brochure (PDF; 80 KB) Houck, M.J. 2006. Knox City PMC. Knox City, TX. January 2006. 2p. (ID# 6521).

Partridge Pea plant Guide (PDF; 62 KB) Houck, M.J. 2006. Knox City PMC. Knox City, TC. March 2006. 3p. (ID# 6522).

'Earl' Big Bluestem Plant Guide Brochure (PDF; 105 KB) Houck, M.J. 2005. Knox City PMC. Knox City, TX. November 2005. 2p. (ID# 6321).

Cottle County Germplasm sand bluestem (PDF; 112 KB) Houck, M.J. 2005. Knox City PMC. Knox City, TX. July 2005. 2p. (ID# 6196).

Cuero Germplasm Purple Prairie Clover (PDF; 91 KB) Houck, M.J. 2005. Knox City PMC. Knox City, TX. July 2005. 2p. (ID# 6197).

Hondo Germplasm Velvet Bundleflower (PDF; 92 KB) Houck, M.J. 2005. Knox City PMC. Knox City, TX. July 2005. 2p. (ID# 6198).

Kerr Germplasm Wright pavonia (PDF; 76 KB) Houck, M.J. 2005. Knox City PMC. Knox City, TX. June 2005. 2p. (ID# 6199).

OK Select Germplasm little bluestem (PDF; 80 KB) Houck, M.J. 2005. Knox City PMC. Knox City, TX. July 2005. 2p. (ID# 6200).

San Marcos Germplasm Eastern gamagrass (PDF; 93 KB) Houck, M.J. 2005. Knox City PMC. Knox City, TX. June 2005. 2p. (ID# 6201).

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Poster

Seasonal Growth and Nutritional Quality of 7 Warm Season Perennial Grasses in the Texas Rolling Red Plains (PDF; 646 KB) Ziehr, R., R. Esquivel, K. Spaeth, G. Peacock, A. Norman, and J. Douglas 2009. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith PMC. Albuquerque, NM. 2/10/09. 1p. (ID# 9136).

Going Native With Legumes In Rangeland Restoration, Cultivated Pasture and Prairies! (PDF; 205 KB) Muir,J.P., T.J. Butler, W.D. Pittman, J. Lloyd-Reilley, P.D. Maywald and R.T. Cragar 2008. Texas AgriLife. Stephenville, TX. 6/13/2008. 1p. (ID# 8205).

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Miscellaneous Popular Articles

Maximilian Sunflower: An Ornamental and Pasture Plant for Landscapes and Palatable for Livestock (PDF; 18 KB) Esquivel, R.G. 2006. NRCS/James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, Texas. 12/20/2006. 2p. (ID# 7625).

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Major Publications

Improving Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Through Revegetation and Rangeland Management (PDF; 1.3 MB) Ziehr, R. 2011. TXPMS. 8p. (ID# 12636).

Plant Origins (PDF; 6.9 MB) Ziehr, R. and B. Carr 2010. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. May 2010. 71p. (ID# 9859).

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PM Annual Progress Report of Activities

2015 Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 792 KB) Carr, B. 2015. UDSA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. December 2015. 5p. (ID# 12769).

2013 Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 692 KB) Carr, B. 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. January 2014. 4p. (ID# 12145).

2014 Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 753 KB) Carr, B. 2014. UDSA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materails Center. Knox City, TX. December 2014. 4p. (ID# 12469).

2012 Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 341 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. 12-6-12. 4p. (ID# 11557).

2011 Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 365 KB) Carr, B. 2011. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. 11-30-11. 4p. (ID# 10780).

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Release Brochures

Release Brochure for Mason Sandhill Lovegrass (PDF; 749 KB) Carr, B. 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. April 2014. 2p. (ID# 12247).

Release Brochure for Rainbow Germplasm Wild Plum (PDF; 490 KB) Carr, B. 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. April 2014. 2p. (ID# 12250).

Release Brochure for Yellowpuff Littleleaf Leadtree (PDF; 258 KB) Carr, B. 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. July 2014. 2p. (ID# 12341).

Release Brochure for Boomer Bur Oak (PDF; 364 KB) Carr, B. 2013. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. July 2013. 2p. (ID# 11969).

Release Brochure for Borden County Germplasm Sand Dropseed (PDF; 215 KB) Carr, B. 2013. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. April 2013. 2p. (ID# 11817).

Release Brochure for Cottle County Germplasm Sand Bluestem (PDF; 244 KB) Carr, B. 2013. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith PMC. Knox City, TX. May 2013. 2p. (ID# 11814).

Release Brochure for Duck Creek Germplasm Texas Dropseed (PDF; 268 KB) Carr, B. 2013. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. February 2013. 2p. (ID# 11727).

Release Brochure for Earl Big Bluestem (PDF; 299 KB) Carr, B. 2013. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. December 2013. 2p. (ID# 12053).

Release Brochure for Kerr Germplasm Wright Pavonia (PDF; 281 KB) Carr, B. 2013. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. March 2013. 2p. (ID# 11729).

Release Brochure for Potter County Germplasm Spike Dropseed (PDF; 209 KB) Carr, B. 2013. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. January 2013. 2p. (ID# 11728).

Release Brochure for San Marcos Eastern Gamagrass (PDF; 267 KB) Carr, B. 2013. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. June 2013. 2p. (ID# 11971).

Release Brochure for Alamo Switchgrass (PDF; 251 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. 5-31-12. 2p. (ID# 11189).

Release Brochure for Awnless Bushsunflower (PDF; 302 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. 3-1-12. 2p. (ID# 10958).

Release Brochure for Cuero Germplasm Purple Prairie Clover (PDF; 225 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. August 23, 2012. 2p. (ID# 11368).

Release Brochure for Haskell Sideoats Grama (PDF; 326 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. August 23, 2012. 2p. (ID# 11369).

Release Brochure for Illinois Bundleflower (PDF; 201 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. 3-1-12. 2p. (ID# 10957).

Release Brochure for Lometa Indiangrass (PDF; 262 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. May 31, 2012. 2p. (ID# 11182).

Release Brochure for OK Select Germplasm Little Bluestem (PDF; 183 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. August 27, 2012. 2p. (ID# 11370).

Release Brochure for Plains Germplasm Prairie Acacia (PDF; 254 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. October 2012. 2p. (ID# 11554).

Release Brochure for Saltalk Alkali Sacaton (PDF; 400 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. December 2012. 2p. (ID# 11558).

Release Brochure for Selection 75 Kleingrass (PDF; 199 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. August 27, 2012. 2p. (ID# 11371).

Release Brochure for Van Horn Green Sprangletop (PDF; 325 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. November 2012. 2p. (ID# 11555).

Release Brochure for Engelmann's Daisy (PDF; 261 KB) Carr, B. 2011. James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. July 2011. 2p. (ID# 10687).

Release Brochure for Maximilian Sunflower (PDF; 287 KB) Carr, B. 2011. James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. July 2011. 2p. (ID# 10688).

Release Brochure for Partridge Pea (PDF; 211 KB) Carr, B. 2011. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. December 2011. 2p. (ID# 10781).

Release Brochure for Velvet Bundleflower (PDF; 217 KB) Carr, B. 2011. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. December 2011. 2p. (ID# 10782).

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Release Notices

Notice of Release: Earl big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) (PDF; 68 KB) USDA-NRCS 1996. USDA-NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center. Washington, D.C.. 2p. (ID# 3145).

Notice of Release: Eldorado Engelmann daisy (Engelmannia pinnatifida) (PDF; 257 KB) Knox City Plant Materials Center 1985. Soil Conservation Service. 2p. (ID# 1473).

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Final Study Report

Summer Cover Crop Species Adapted to North-Central West Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma (PDF; 265 KB) Carr, B. 2015. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. February 2015. 7p. (ID# 12573).

Winter Cover Crop Species Adapted to North-Central West Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma (PDF; 276 KB) Carr, B. 2015. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. June 2015. 8p. (ID# 12635).

Assembly and Evaluation of Blue Grama Germplasm for Rangeland Restoration (PDF; 328 KB) Carr, B. 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. December 2014. 5p. (ID# 12468).

Assembly and Evaluation of Texas Indian Mallow Germplasm for Wildlife Habitat Restoration (PDF; 278 KB) Carr, B. 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. November 2014. 5p. (ID# 12467).

Assembly and Evaluation of Western Wheatgrass Germplasm for Pasture and Hay Planting (PDF; 229 KB) Brandon Carr 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. August 2014. 5p. (ID# 12347).

Assemply and Evaluation of Texas Cupgrass Germplasm for Rangeland Restoration (PDF; 316 KB) Carr, B. 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. July 2014. 5p. (ID# 12345).

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Published Symposium Proceedings

Going native with legumes in rangeland restoration, cultivated pasture and prairies (PDF; 30 KB) Muir, J.P., T.J. Butler, W.D. Pitman, J. Lloyd-Reilley, P.D. Maywauld, and R.T. Cragar 2008. International Grasslands & Rangeland Congress paper. 2008. (ID# 7854).

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Technical Notes

Common Beneficial Insects and Their Habitat (PDF; 582 KB) Ziehr, R. 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. April 2014. 9p. (ID# 12248).

Evaluation of Grazing Management and Winter Stockpiling of Warm Season Grasses in North-Central Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma (PDF; 475 KB) Carr, B. 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. July 2014. 8p. (ID# 12344).

Summer Cover Crop Species Adapted to North-Central West Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma (PDF; 2.9 MB) Carr, B. 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. January 2014. 21p. (ID# 12146).

Forage Production, Nutritive Quality and Growth Pattern of Various Warm Season Grasses (PDF; 1.2 MB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. May 2012. 7p. (ID# 11188).

Compressed Air Sprayer Calibration (PDF; 307 KB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. July 2012. 4p. (ID# 11367).

Improving Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat; Through Revegetation and Rangeland Management (PDF; 1.2 MB) Ziehr, R., G. Rea, R. Wynia, and D. Breesen 2011. NRCS-USDA James E. "bud" Smith PMC Knox City, Texas. National. 9/15/11. 9p. (ID# 10689).

Potential Plants for Biofuel in Texas (PDF; 91 KB) Ziehr, R. and B. Carr 2011. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. November 2010. 3p. (ID# 10316).

Pollinator Plants for North-Central and West Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma (PDF; 345 KB) Ziehr, R. and B. Carr 2011. James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. April 2011. 14p. (ID# 10471).

Summer-Dormant Tall Fescue Management and Use in Texas (PDF; 420 KB) Ziehr, R. and G. Rea 2011. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City. TX-PM-12-01 Nov. 2012. 5p. (ID# 10779).

Forage Production, Nutritive quality and Growth Pattern of Various Warm Season Grasses (PDF; 337 KB) Ziehr, R. 2009. USDA- NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith PMC. Knox City, TX. June 2009. 7p. (ID# 9139).

Pollinator Plants for Texas Conservation Practices (PDF; 231 KB) Ziehr, R. 2008. North American Range Plants, Southern Forages, Wildflowers in Bloom, AggieClover Website, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, The Xerces Society, and Pollinator Partnership.. Temple, Texas. 9/11/2008. 6p. (ID# 8222).

CP601 Update-Stem Density (PDF; 14 KB) Houck, M.J. 2006. Knox City PMC. Knox City, TX. January 2006. 1p. (ID# 6493).

Conservation Seed Production (PDF; 18 KB) Houck, M.J. 2006. Knox City PMC. Knox City, TX. February 2006. 1p. (ID# 6495).

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PMC Annual Technical Report

2013 PMC Technical Report (PDF; 3.25 MB) Carr, B. 2014. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. June 2014. 59p. (ID# 12251).

2012 PMC Technical Report (PDF; 2.8 MB) Carr, B. 2013. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. May 2013. 72p. (ID# 11815).

2011 PMC Technical Report (PDF; 1.4 MB) Carr, B. 2012. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. May 2012. 61p. (ID# 11187).

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Other Publication Types

Hall's Panicum- Species Collection Description Sheet (PDF; 173 KB) Carr, B. 2011. TXPMC. Knox City, TX. April 2011. 2p. (ID# 10174).

Narrow Leaf Globe Mallow- Species Collection Description Sheet (PDF; 102 KB) Rea, G.L. 2011. James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center. Knox City, TX. April 2011. 2p. (ID# 10473).

Plains Lovegrass- Species Collection Description Sheet (PDF; 167 KB) Carr, B. 2011. TXPMC. Knox City, TX. April 2011. 2p. (ID# 10173).

Roundhead Lespedeza- Species Collection Description Sheet (PDF; 148 KB) Rea, G.L. 2011. TXPMC. Knox City, TX. April 2011. 2p. (ID# 10320).

Slimflower Scurfpea- Species Collection Description Sheet (PDF; 126 KB) Rea, G.L. 2011. TXPMC. Knox City, TX. April 2011. 2p. (ID# 10175).

Switchgrass- Species Collection Description Sheet (PDF; 219 KB) Rea, G.L. 2011. TXPMC. Knox City, TX. April 2011. 2p. (ID# 10329).

Windbreaks: Their Use (PDF; 2.2 MB) Houck, M. 2004. USDA-NRCS Knox City Plant Materials Center. 41p. (ID# 5584).

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