Part 539 - Introduction
Subpart A - General Information
539.0 Mission
539.1 Purpose
539.2 Policy
539.3 Purpose of the Manual
539.4 Changes to the Manual
539.5 Supplements to the Manual
Subpart B - Authorities for the Plant Materials Program
539.10 General
539.11 Description of Authorities
Subpart C - Exhibits
539.20 NRCS Goals and Objectives
539.21 NRCS PMP Goals and Objectives
539.22 Locations and Service Areas of Plant Materials Centers
539.23 Plant Materials Centers
Part 540 – Operation and Management
Subpart A - Plant Materials Operations
540.0 Roles and Responsibilities
540.1 Plant Materials Long Range Planning
540.2 Operation and Administration of the Plant Materials Centers
540.3 Operation and Administration of the National plant Materials Center
Subpart B - Product Development
540.10 General
540.11 National Projects
540.12 Studies
540.13 Technology Development and Transfer
540.14 Field-based Technology Studies
540.15 Information-based Technology
540.16 Final Preparation of Field-based and Information-based Technology Products
540.17 Transferring and Marketing Technology Products
Subpart C – Plant Selection
540.30 General
540.31 Coordination of Plant Selection and Release
540.32 Assembly and Accessioning
540.33 Evaluation and Summary
540.34 Release Procedures
540.35 Protecting PMC Releases
540.36 Management of Plant Releases
540.37 Import and Export of Plant Germplasm
Subpart D – Exhibits
540.50 Example of State Plant Materials Long Range Plan
540.51 Example of a PMC Long Range Plan
540.52 Recommended Training for Plant Materials (PM) Staff
540.53 Working with Native Americans-American Indians and Alaska Natives
540.54 Reports and Information Required from PMCs Each Year
540.55 Safety and Health legislation and Regulations Pertinent to PMC Operations
540.56 Outline for Safety Inspections at PMCs
540.57 Reserved
540.58 Prescribed Burn Plan for a Plant Materials Center
540.59 Example of a PMC Business Plan
540.60 Example of a PMC Workload Analysis
540.61 Guidelines for Program Evaluations or Other Review of a Plant Materials Program
540.62 Checklist for Development of Technology Products
540.63 Typical Process for Product Development
540.64 Sample Project Statement for the Plant Materials Program
540.65 List of National Projects
540.66 Details of Assigning Numbers for Studies and Plantings
540.67 Example of a Study Plan for the Plant Materials Program
540.68 Resources for Preparing Literature Reviews
540.69 Type of Technology Products
540.70 Form NRCS-ECS-9, Planting Plan for Field, Special and Increase Plantings
540.71 Form NRCS-ECS-14, Plant Materials Program Field Planting or Study Plan Assistance Notes
540.72 Form NRCS-ECS , Establishment of Field, Special and Increase Plantings
540.73 Reserved
540.74 Reserved
540.75 Example of a Technical Notes
540.76 Example of a Plant Fact Sheet
540.77 Example of a Plant Guide
540.78 Checklist for Plant Selection Studies
540.79 ESCOP Policy Statement for Developing and Releasing Improved Plants
540.80 Form NRCS-ECS-580, Seed and Plant Collection Information
540.81 Reserved
540.82 Reserved
540.83 Worksheet for Documenting an Environmental Evaluation of NRCS Plant Releases
540.84 Example of Information Found in a Documentation of Selection
540.85 Summary of Plant Release Types and Criteria for Release
540.86 AOSCA Guidelines for Release Types and Development Tracks
540.87 Conservation Plant Release Review Worksheet
540.88 General Outline for an Official Plant Release Notice for All Release Types
540.89 Example of an Official Plant Release Notice for a Cultivar Release
540.90 Example of an Official Plant Release Notice for a Tested Release
540.91 Example of an Official Plant Release Notice for a Selected Release
540.92 Example of an Official Plant Release Notice for a Source-Identified Release
540.93 Example of an Official Plant Release Notice for a Germplasm Release
540.94 Example of a Release Brochure
540.95 Application for Seed Storage at the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation
540.96 Seed Storage Policy of the National Center or Genetic Resources Preservation
540.97 Form NRCS-ECS-001, Request for Plant Materials Allocation and Distribution
540.98 Form NRCS-ECS-596, Distribution and Delivery (D&D) Record (Sample)
540.99 Worksheet to Discontinue PMC Production of a Plant Materials Release
Part 541 – Information Management
Subpart A – Plant Materials Reports
541.0 General
541.1 Plant Materials Operations and Management System (POMS)
541.2 Plant Materials Performance Index
541.3 NRCS Reporting through the Performance Results System
541.4 Plant Materials Reports
Subpart B - Exhibits
541.10 POMS Database Architecture
541.11 Plant Materials Performance Index
541.12 Example of a Progress Report of Activities
Part 542 –Plant Science Reference Section
542.0 Acronyms Found in the NPMM
542.1 Glossary of Terms For Use in Plant Materials
542.2 Plant Nomenclature
542.3 Guidelines for Preparing Botanical Specimens
542.4 Photographing Plant Materials