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Published Abstracts

Forage Trials of Native Warm-Season Grass Varieties (PDF; 18 KB) Ugiansky, R.J. and L. Vough 2013. Eastern Native Grass Symposium. Charlottesville, VA. October, 2012. 1p. (ID# 11566).

Native Grasses' Ability to Mitigate Poultry Emissions (PDF; 33 KB) Belt, S.V. 2013. Eastern Native Grass Symposium. Charlottesville VA. October 2012. 1p. (ID# 11570).

Warm-Season Grass Management Trials in Maryland (PDF; 19 KB) Ugiansky, R.J. and S. Strano 2013. Eastern Native Grass Symposium. Charlottesville, VA. October, 2012. 1p. (ID# 11571).

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Information Brochures and Flyers

Native Plants for Summer and Fall Honey Bee Forage (PDF; 591 KB) Ugiansky, R. 2014. National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. 3/26/14. 1p. (ID# 12090).

Pasture and Hay Species Recommended for Maryland (PDF; 255 KB) Englert, J.M., E. Dengler, and L. Vough 2008. USDA-NRCS and Maryland Cooperative Extension. Beltsville, MD. August 2008. 2p. (ID# 8095).

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Plant Fact Sheets

Eelgrass Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 98 KB) Murphy, R., L. Orzetti, and W. Johnson 2012. Beltsville, MD. January 2012. 2p. (ID# 10921).

Narrowleaf Evening Primrose Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 79 KB) Belt, S.V. 2012. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. September 2012. 2p. (ID# 11328).

Smooth Oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides) Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 125 KB) Taliga, C., R.L. Wynia, and S.V. Belt 2012. USDA NRCS Colorado State Office. Denver Colorado. September 2012. 2p. (ID# 11204).

American vetch Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 80 KB) Belt, S.V. 2011. USDA-NRCS MD Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, MD. Beltsville, MD. 2p. (ID# 10336).

Culver's Root Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 140 KB) Belt, S.V. 2011. Beltsville, MD. April 2011. 2p. (ID# 10400).

Swamp Milkweed Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 152 KB) Kirk S. and S.V. Belt 2011. Beltsville, MD. April 2011. 2p. (ID# 10399).

blue vervain Plant Fact Sheet Blue vervain Verbena hastata (L.) Moldenkei Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 156 KB) Belt, S.V. 2011. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, MD. Beltsville, MD. 2p. (ID# 10335).

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 166 KB) Ugiansky, R.J. 2010. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. 2010. 2p. (ID# 9985).

Field Thistle Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 106 KB) Ugiansky,R.J. and R. Pheobus 2010. Norman A. Berg National Plant materials Center. Beltsville, MD. 2010. 2p. (ID# 9981).

Hairawn Muhly Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 483 KB) Belt, S.V. and S. Kirk 2010. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. January 2010. 2p. (ID# 9498).

Hairy Small-Leaf Ticktrefoil Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 105 KB) Belt, S.V. and S. Kirk 2010. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. May 2010. 2p. (ID# 9510).

Panicledleaf Ticktrefoil Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 109 KB) Belt, S.V. and S. Kirk 2010. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. May 2010. 2p. (ID# 9511).

Purple Bergamot Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 324 KB) Belt, S.V. and S. Kirk 2010. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. May 2010. 2p. (ID# 9512).

Redhead Grass Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 143 KB) West, J. 2010. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. 2010. 2p. (ID# 9988).

claspingleaf pondweed Plant Fact Sheet Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 143 KB) West, J. 2010. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. 2010. 2p. (ID# 10163).

Aromatic Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium) Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 185 KB) Kirk S. and S.V. Belt 2009. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. Sept 17, 2009. 2p. (ID# 9053).

Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 64 KB) Kirk S. and S.V. Belt 2009. USDA NRCS National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. January 2009. 2p. (ID# 8332).

Crooked-Stem Aster (Symphyotrichum prenanthoides) Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 147 KB) Kirk S. and S.V. Belt 2009. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. 9-17-2009. 2p. (ID# 9054).

Gray Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 144 KB) Belt, S.V. 2009. USDA, NRCS National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. January 2009. 2p. (ID# 8333).

Hollow-Stemmed Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus) Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 67 KB) Kirk S. and S.V. Belt 2009. USDA NRCS National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. January 2009. 2p. (ID# 8330).

Horsefly Weed (Baptisia tinctoria) Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 79 KB) Belt, S.V. 2009. USDA NRCS National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. January 2009. 2p. (ID# 8334).

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatoriadelphus maculatus) Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 87 KB) Kirk S. and S.V. Belt 2009. USDA NRCS National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. January 2009. 2p. (ID# 8331).

Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 85 KB) Belt, S.V. 2008. USDA-NRCS National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. February 2008. 2p. (ID# 7726).

Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 148 KB) Belt, S.V. 2008. USDA, NRCS, National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. September 2008. 2p. (ID# 8097).

Wild Senna (Senna hebecarpa) Plant Fact Sheet (PDF; 88 KB) Belt, S.V. 2008. Beltsville, MD. June 2008. 2p. (ID# 8098).

Fact Sheet: Freshwater Submerged Aquatic Vegetation found in the Chesapeake Bay (PDF; 57 KB) Zinecker, B., R.J. Ugiansky, and J.M. Englert 2007. USDA, NRCS, National Plant Materials Center. MD. September 2006. 1p. (ID# 7167).

Plant Fact Sheet: Pityopsis graminifolia (grass-leaved golden aster) (PDF; 83 KB) Belt, S.V. and M.A. Gonter 2006. USDA, NRCS, National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. September 2006. 2p. (ID# 6743).

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Newsletters

Plant Matters Digest (PDF; 6.3 MB) Northeast Regional Plant Materials Staff 2015. NE Regional PMP Staff. Beltsville, MD. Issue 3, Winter 2016. 7p. (ID# 12605).

Plant Matters Digest (PDF; 2 MB) Northeast Regional Plant Materials Staff 2015. NE Regional PMC Staff. Beltsville, MD. Issue 2, Summer 2015. 7p. (ID# 12658).

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Plant Guides

Southeastern wildrye (Elymus glabriflorus) Plant Guide (PDF; 331 KB) Belt, S., B. Rushing, and S. Tangren 2013. Beltsville, MD. March 2013. 5p. (ID# 11666).

Florida Paspalum Plant Guide (PDF; 116 KB) Ugiansky, R.J. 2010. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. 2010. 3p. (ID# 9984).

Redhead Grass Plant Guide (PDF; 139 KB) Zinecker, B. and J. West 2010. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. 2010. 4p. (ID# 9987).

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Poster

Forage Trials of Native Warm-Season Grass Varieties, Poster (PDF; 655 KB) Ugiansky, R.J. and L. Vough 2013. Eastern Native Grass Conference. Charlottesville, VA. October, 2012. 1p. (ID# 11567).

Native Grasses Ability to Mitigate Poultry Farm Emissions (PDF; 566 KB) Belt, S.V. 2013. Eastern Native Grass Symposium. Charlottesville, VA. October 2012. 1p. (ID# 11568).

Warm-Season Grass Management Trials in Maryland (poster) (PDF; 1.2 MB) Ugiansky, R.J. and S. Strano 2013. Eastern Native Grass Conference. Charlottesville, VA. October, 2012. 1p. (ID# 11569).

Warm-Season Grasses Ability to Mitigate Poultry Tunnel Fan Emissions on the Delmarva Peninsula (PDF; 683 KB) Belt, S.V. 2011. American Society of Agronomists - 2011 Northeastern Branch Annual Meeting (Poster). Beltsville, MD. 6-27-11. 1p. (ID# 10402).

Warm-season Grass Management Trials in Maryland (poster) (PDF; 1.1 MB) Ugiansky, R. and S. Strano 2011. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. 7/18/11. 1p. (ID# 10582).

Forage Production of Native Warm-Season Grass Varieties in Beltsville, MD (Poster) (PDF; 172 KB) Ugiansky, R.J., L. Vough, and E. Dengler 2008. USDA, NRCS National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. October 2008. 1p. (ID# 8329).

Partnerships in Forage Trials and Growth Curves for C-Graz Grazing Modeling (PDF; 2.2 MB) Dengler, E., R.J. Ugiansky, and L. Vough 2007. The Third National Conference on Grazing Lands. St. Louis, MO. December 10-13, 2006. (ID# 7614).

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Miscellaneous Popular Articles

Utilizing Warm-Season Grasses to Mitigate Poultry Tunnel Fan Emissions on the Delmarva Peninsula (PDF; 634 KB) Belt, S.V. 2010. Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. September 2010. 7p. (ID# 9980).

Wildflowers for Wildlife Diversity in Conservation Plantings (PDF; 270 KB) Ugiansky, R.J. 2008. USDA-NRCS, National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. June 2008. 2p. (ID# 8099).

Sphagnum Moss Propagation Protocol (PDF; 38 KB) Ugiansky, R. 2007. Native Plant Network, Propagation Protocol Database. Moscow, ID. 9/17/07. 6p. (ID# 7619).

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Major Publications

Improved Conservation Plant Materials Released by NRCS and Cooperators through 2014 (PDF; 9 MB) DePue, J. and J. Englert 2015. USDA, NRCS National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. January 2015. 65p. (ID# 12494).

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PM Annual Progress Report of Activities

MDPMC 2015 Anniual Progress Report (PDF; 4.7 MB) Davis, G., Ugiansky, R., Belt, S. 2016. MDPMC. Beltsville, MD. February 2016. 13p. (ID# 12861).

2014 Annual Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 987 KB) Maryland PMC Staff 2015. MDPMC. Beltsville, MD. 9p. (ID# 12532).

2012 Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 1.2 MB) Belt, S.V. and R. Ugiansky 2013. National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. (ID# 12054).

2013 Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 954 KB) Ugiansky, R. and S. Belt 2013. Beltsville, MD. 2013. 6p. (ID# 11668).

2011 Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 2.3 MB) Belt, S.V., R. Ugiansky 2012. Beltsville, MD. (ID# 11572).

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Release Brochures

Mid-Atlantic Germplasm Florida paspalum Release Brochure (PDF; 138 KB) Ugiansky, R.J. 2009. NRCS, National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. 8/26/2009. 2p. (ID# 9056).

Release Brochure: 'Tufcote' Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) (PDF; 89 KB) Ugiansky, R.J. 2007. USDA, NRCS National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. August 2007. 2p. (ID# 7621).

Release Brochure: Steiner Group black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) (PDF; 135 KB) Belt, S.V. 2007. USDA, NRCS National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. July 2014. 2p. (ID# 7624).

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Release Notices

Mid-Atlantic Germplasm Florida paspalum release notice (PDF; 103 KB) Ugiansky, R.J. 2009. NRCS, National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. 8/25/09. 6p. (ID# 9057).

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Final Study Report

Plants Tolerant of Poultry Farm Emissions in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (PDF; 4.3 MB) Belt, S. V. 2015. National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. September 2015. 25p. (ID# 12671).

Development of Mid-Atlantic Composite Releases Beaked Panicgrass, Gray Goldenrod, Virginia and Southeast Wildrye Final Reports (PDF; 3.1 MB) Belt, S. and S. Tangren 2012. Beltsville, MD. September 2012. 17p. (ID# 11767).

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Technical Notes

Technical Note 1: Windbreak Plant Species for Odor Management around Poultry Production Facilities. (PDF; 382 KB) Belt, S.V., M. van der Grinten, G. Malone, P. Patterson and R. Shockey 2007. USDA, NRCS, National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. April 2007. 21p. (ID# 7166).

Technical Note 2: A Simplified Guide to Understanding Seed Labels (PDF; 57 KB) Englert, J.M. 2007. USDA-NRCS National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. August 2007. 3p. (ID# 7615).

Technical Note 3: Selection and Use of Native Warm-Season Grasses For The Mid-Atlantic Region (PDF; 592 KB) Ugiansky, R.J., J.M. Englert, and C. Miller 2008. USDA, NRCS, National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. Technical Note 3, September 2008. 8p. (ID# 8100).

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PMC Annual Technical Report

National Soil Health Study Progress Report - Year 2 (PDF; 441 KB) RJay Ugiansky 2015. Norma A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. Beltsville, MD. 2015. 9p. (ID# 12657).

2010 Annual Technical Report (PDF; 1.3 MB) West, J., R. Ugiansky and S. Belt 2012. Beltsville, MD. 2010. 46p. (ID# 10919).

2011 Annual Technical Report (PDF; 2.1 MB) West, J., S.V. Belt, and R.J. Ugiansky 2012. Beltsville, MD. September 20, 2012. 91p. (ID# 11384).

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