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Publications - Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center

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Information Brochures and Flyers

Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center Brochure (PDF; 318 KB) Owsley, C.M. and M. McQuinn 2007. NRCS Ga Homepage Technical Resources Jimmy Carter PMC. Athens. June 2007. (ID# 7236).

Constructed wetlands for urban stormwater management: Mobile, Alabama (PDF; 4.2 MB) Surrency, D. 2001. USDA-NRCS. Athens, GA. 6p. (ID# 3014).

Outreach to Schools by Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center (PDF; 366 KB) Owsley, C.M. 2000. Plants: A Growing Alternative. Washington, DC. Vol. 6 Spring 2000 Page 2. 1p. (ID# 4593).

Plant Materials for Small Farms (PDF; 351 KB) Surrency, D. and C.M. Owsley 2000. USDA-NRCS Plant Material Team. Athens, GA. Jan. 2000. 2p. (ID# 4583).

Cover crops for conservation tillage (PDF; 2 MB) Surrency, D. and C.M. Owsley 1999. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. Americus, GA. Aug 1999. 3p. (ID# 3022).

Seasonal grazing of Tripsacum dactyloides in the southeastern USA (PDF; 762 KB) Surrency, D. 1999. USDA-NRCS. Athens, GA. Dec. 1999. 6p. (ID# 3020).

Special constructed wetlands project in South Carolina (PDF; 701 KB) Surrency, D. 1999. USDA-NRCS Georgia Plant Materials Specialist. Athens, GA. Dec. 1999. 3p. (ID# 3021).

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Plant Fact Sheets

Big Bluestem Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 235 KB) Owsley, M. and R. Garner 2011. PM Website. July 2011. 2p. (ID# 10550).

Hairy Vetch Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 181 KB) Owsley, M. and R. Garner 2011. PM Website. Feb 2011. 2p. (ID# 10203).

Indiangrass Plant fact sheet (PDF; 185 KB) Owsley, M. and R. Garner 2011. PM Web site. July 2011. 2p. (ID# 10549).

Plant fact Sheet-Longleaf Pine (PDF; 219 KB) Owsley, M. and R. Garner 2011. PM Homepage. march 2011. 2p. (ID# 10355).

Switchgrass Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 159 KB) Owsley, M. and R. Garner 2011. PM Website. Feb 2011. 2p. (ID# 10202).

Plant Fact Sheet: Crimson Clover (PDF; 93 KB) Owsley, M. and R. Garner 2009. National PM Homepage. Wash Dc. May 2009. 2p. (ID# 8595).

PLANT SHEET Big Bluestem (PDF; 381 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland 2003. GA NRCS Home page Under JCPMC. Athens Ga. Jan 2003. 6p. (ID# 4605).

PLANT SHEET: Eastern Gamagrass (PDF; 1 MB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland 2003. GANRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC. Athens, Ga. Jan 2003. 7p. (ID# 4610).

PLANT SHEET: Indiangrass (PDF; 395 KB) Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center 2003. Jimmy Carter PMC. Athens , GA. Jan 2003. 7p. (ID# 4608).

PLANT SHEET: Little Bluestem (PDF; 297 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland 2003. GA NRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC. Athens Ga. Jan 2003. 6p. (ID# 4606).

PLANT SHEET: Special Conservation Uses for Native Warm Season Grasses (PDF; 722 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland 2003. GANRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC. Athens, GA. Jan 2003. 7p. (ID# 4609).

PLANT SHEET: Switchgrass (PDF; 498 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland 2003. GA NRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC. Athens, Ga.. Jan 2003. 6p. (ID# 4607).

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Popular Journal or Magazine Articles

Ellagood Autumn Olive For Wildlife Habitat Improvement in the Southeast (PDF; 60 KB) Owsley, C.M. and D. Surrency 2000. Quail Unlimited. Edgefield S.C.. May-June 2000 page 38. 1p. (ID# 2302).

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Newsletters

Southeastern Plant News NOW, Feb 2016 (PDF; 1.2 MB) Jacobs, A.A., J. Grabowski, R. Barrett, and D. Duvauchelle 2016. PMC. Coffeeville, MS. Vol. 2 Issue 1. 4p. (ID# 12812).

Southeastern Plant News NOW, August 2015 (PDF; 1.3 MB) Jacobs, A. A. 2015. Coffeeville, MS. Vol. 1 Issue 2, August 2015. 4p. (ID# 12697).

Southeastern Plant News NOW, March 2015 (PDF; 1.3 MB) Jacobs, A. A. 2015. Coffeeville, MS. Vol.1 Issue 1, March 2015. 4p. (ID# 12538).

Conservation Connection -Plant Materials Spring 2012 Newsletter (PDF; 197 KB) Owsley, M. and J. Latham 2012. Georgia NRCS- Conservation Connection newsletter. Athens GA. march 2012. 1p. (ID# 10851).

Conservation Connection-Summer 2012 -Plant Materials (PDF; 203 KB) Owsley, M. 2012. Georgia NRCS Conservation Connection Newsletter Summer 2012. Athens, GA. Summer 2012. 1p. (ID# 11223).

Plant Materials Fall 2011- Georgia NRCS Conservation Connection (PDF; 152 KB) Owsley, M. 2011. Georgia NRCS Conservation Connection Athens, Georgia. Athens, Georgia. Fall 2011. 1p. (ID# 10742).

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Plant Guides

Planting Guide: Flageo Marshhay Cordgrass (PDF; 147 KB) Owsley, M. 2007. http://www.ga.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/PMC. Athens, Ga. July 2007. 3p. (ID# 7501).

Newberry Germplasm Indiangrass Planting Guide (PDF; 153 KB) Owsley, M. and D. Surrency 2005. USDA NRCS Athens Georgia State Office Homepage - Plant Materials. Athens Georgia. June 2005. 4p. (ID# 5975).

PLANT SHEET--Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Special Edition: For Farm Bill Implementation (PDF; 497 KB) Surrency, D., M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage--USDA-NRCS-Georgia. Athens Ga. September 2005. 9p. (ID# 6093).

Plant Sheet Big Bluestem Rev. 1 (PDF; 578 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland 2005. USDA-NRCS. Thomson, GA. September 2005. 8p. (ID# 6269).

Plant Sheet-- Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) Special Edition: For Farm Bill Implementation (PDF; 659 KB) Surrency, D., M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage-USDA-NRCS Georgia. Athens, Ga. September 2005. 8p. (ID# 6092).

Plant Sheet--Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) Special Edition: For Farm Bill Implementation (PDF; 241 KB) Surrency, D., M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage--NRCS-USDA-GA. Athens, Ga. September 2005. 8p. (ID# 6100).

Union Germplasm Purpletop Planting Guide (PDF; 153 KB) Owsley, M. and D. Surrency 2005. USDA NRCS Athens SO Georgia-Homepage Plant materials. Athens Ga. June 2005. 4p. (ID# 5974).

Planting Guide Big O Wild Crabapple (PDF; 215 KB) Owsley, C.M. and M. Kirkland 2004. Homepage Jimmy Carter PMC. Athens SO Ga. Sep 30 2004. 2p. (ID# 5624).

Planting Guide: Kinchafoonee Virginia Wildrye Selected Class of Natural Germplasm (PDF; 194 KB) Owsley, C.M. and M. Kirkland 2004. USDA-NRCS Homepage Plant materials Athens Ga. Athens Ga. Feb 2004. 3p. (ID# 5458).

Planting Guide - Americus Indiangrass (PDF; 239 KB) Surrency, D. and C.M. Owsley 2003. Georgia NRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC. Athens Ga. Jan 2003. 4p. (ID# 4974).

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Poster

Penn Center Germplasm Switchgrass for Coastal Carolina (PDF; 528 KB) Owsley, M. and D. Findley 2008. Eastern Native Grass Symposium- Columbia, South Carolina. Columbia, SC. October 10, 2008. 1p. (ID# 8302).

Native Forage Grass Use and Establishment in Southwest Georgia (PDF; 269 KB) Owsley, C.M., M. Goodman, M. Kirkland, L. Vanzant, and D. Surrency 2005. 2005 SWCS Annual Meeting Rochester NY. Rochester NY. July 31-August 2 2005. 1p. (ID# 6097).

Grazing management of Eastern gamagrass in Southwest Georgia (PDF; 87 KB) Owsley, C.M., M. Kirkland, S. Brantly, and D. Surrency 2002. Third Eastern Native Grass Symposium. Chapel Hill, NC. Oct 1-3, 2002. 9p. (ID# 4320).

Legume Cover Crops Developed by NRCS and Auburn University (PDF; 314 KB) Owsley, C.M. and J.A. Mosjidis 2002. 25 th Annual Southern Conservation Tillage Conference for Sustainable Agriculture. Auburn Alabama. June 24-25, 2002. 1p. (ID# 3848).

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Miscellaneous Popular Articles

Eastern gamagrass Grazing Trial (PDF; 103 KB) Kirkland, M. 2001. Lamar Co Soil and Water Conservation District Newsletter. Barnesville, GA. Winter 2001. 3p. (ID# 1952).

Grazing Management of Eastern Gamagrass in Southwestern Georgia (PDF; 412 KB) Owsley, C.M. 2000. NRCS USDA. Americus, GA. Winter 2000. 9p. (ID# 2290).

Review of Big Bluestem (PDF; 121 KB) Owsley, C.M. 2000. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. Americus, GA. Jun. 2000. 16p. (ID# 2291).

Native Warm Season Grasses for Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina (PDF; 800 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, S. Brantly, and V. Pickard 1999. USDA-NRCS Athens Ga. Athens, GA. July 1999. 14p. (ID# 4602).

Performance of eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) at the Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center (PDF; 287 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owlsey, M. Kirkland, and S.B. Brantly 1998. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. Americus, GA. Technical Guide No. Ga 101 450-VI June 16, 1998. 7p. (ID# 3026).

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Major Publications

Native understory forbs and grasses for pollinator and insect utilization in southeastern longleaf pine ecosystems (PDF; 1.7 MB) Owsley, M. and R. Garner 2011. PM website. Feb 2011. 6p. (ID# 10201).

Guide to Pollinator Plants of South Georgia and Adjacent Areas 2009 (PDF; 9.1 MB) Owsley, M. and R. Garner 2009. PM Homepage. Wash DC. September 2009. 26p. (ID# 9008).

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

Georgia Native Plant Material Guide for Longleaf Pine Understory (PDF; 6.9 MB) Owsley, M. and J. Latham 2008. Georgia NRCS Homepage. http://www.ga.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/PMC/techtrans.html. Athens, Ga. May 2008. 61p. (ID# 7898).

Plant Materials Program Assisting Small Farmers (PDF; 12 MB) Surrency, D. and M. Owsley 2006. NRCS GA Homepage PMC. Athens Ga. May 2006. 79p. (ID# 6897).

Plant Materials for Wildlife Rev. 1 (PDF; 2 MB) Surrency, D. and C.M. Owsley 2006. USDA-NRCS. Thomson, GA. March 2006. 36p. (ID# 6697).

Cover Crops for the Southeast (PDF; 1.9 MB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, et al 2000. Georgia Plant material program NRCS. Athens, GA. May 2000. 37p. (ID# 3011).

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PM Annual Progress Report of Activities

Year 2012 Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 593 KB) Owsley, M. 2012. December 2012. 4p. (ID# 11435).

Year 2011 Progress Report of Activities Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center (PDF; 1 MB) Owsley, M. 2011. PM Website. November 2011. 4p. (ID# 10743).

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Release Brochures

Release Brochure AU EarlyCover Hairy Vetch (PDF; 254 KB) Owsley, M. 2012. PM Website. June 2012. 2p. (ID# 11075).

Release Brochure AU Sunup Crimson Clover (PDF; 227 KB) Owsley, M. 2012. PM Website. June 2012. 2p. (ID# 11076).

Release Brochure Union Germplasm Purpletop (PDF; 237 KB) Owsley, M. 2012. PM Website. September 2012. 2p. (ID# 11226).

Release Brochure- Dove Proso Millet (PDF; 270 KB) Owsley, M. 2012. PM Website. August 2012. 2p. (ID# 11224).

Release Brochure-Flageo Marshhay Cordgrass (PDF; 332 KB) Owsley, M. 2012. PM Website. August 2012. 2p. (ID# 11225).

Release brochure Americus Indiangrass (PDF; 221 KB) Owsley, M. 2012. PM Website. May 2012. 2p. (ID# 11074).

Brochure Penn Center Switchgrass (PDF; 223 KB) Owsley, M. 2010. PM Homepage. Wash DC. August 2010. 2p. (ID# 9748).

Muckalee Germplasm Woolgrass release Brochure (PDF; 385 KB) Owsley, M. 2010. Jimmy Carter PMC. Feb 2010. 2p. (ID# 9249).

Newberry Germplasm Indiangrass Brochure (PDF; 341 KB) Owsley, M. 2010. PM Website. Feb 2010. 2p. (ID# 9251).

Sumter Germplasm Soft Rush (PDF; 397 KB) Owsley, M. 2010. PM Website. Feb 2010. 2p. (ID# 9250).

AU GroundCover Caley Pea Brochure (PDF; 572 KB) Owsley, M. 2009. Georgia NRCS State office Homepage--PMC Section. Athens, Georgia. Jan 2009. 2p. (ID# 8426).

AU Sunrise Crimson Clover-Brochure (PDF; 290 KB) Owsley, M. 2009. NRCS National PM Homepage. Wash DC. March 2009. 2p. (ID# 8431).

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Release Notices

Notice of Release of Penn Center Switchgrass (PDF; 23 KB) Owsley, M. 2010. PM Homepage. DEC. August 2010. 3p. (ID# 9749).

AU Sunup Crimson Clover Release Notice (PDF; 116 KB) Owsley, M. and R. Garner 2009. National PM Homepage. Wash DC. May 2009. 7p. (ID# 8597).

Notice of Release of Muckalee Germplasm Woolgrass Source Identified Class of Natural Germplasm (PDF; 26 KB) Owsley, M. 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) Owsley, M. 2008. NRCS Athens State Office. Athens, Georgia. April 2, 2008. 3p. (ID# 7899).

Notice of Release: AU Sunrise crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.) (PDF; 490 KB) Owsley, C.M., M. Kirkland, and D. Surrency 1997. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. Americus, GA. 1997. 8p. (ID# 2296).

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Technical Notes

Technical Note 19: An early developing hairy vetch for cover crop use (PDF; 158 KB) Owsley, C.M., M. Kirkland, and S. Roach 1994. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. Americus, GA. GA-TN19, Sept. 1994. 3p. (ID# 2300).

Technical Note 20: New cool season annual legume for use in conservation tillage (PDF; 164 KB) Owsley, C.M., M. Kirkland, and S. Roach 1994. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. Americus, GA. GA-TN20, Sept. 1994. 3p. (ID# 2301).

Bush Lespedeza- Invasive Wildlife Plant (PDF; 438 KB) Owsley, M. 2008. e-fotg Georgia NRCS Athens Ga. Athens Ga. January 2008 P M Technical Note # 22. 4p. (ID# 7775).

Technical Note No. Ga 80 190-VI Americus Indiangrass-A Native Grass for the Southeast (PDF; 197 KB) Owsley, C.M. and D. Surrency 2004. USDA NRCS Athens Ga State Office. Athens, Ga. Technical Note GA 80 190 - VI May 28 2004. 3p. (ID# 5583).

Conservation Plant Releases (PDF; 305 KB) Owsley, C.M. and D. Surrency 2004. Alabama NRCS Tech News. Auburn Alabama. March 2004. 8p. (ID# 5456).

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PMC Annual Technical Report

2011 Annual Technical Report Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center (PDF; 1.6 MB) Owsley, M. 2012. PM Website. 4/19/2012. 38p. (ID# 11073).

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