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Published Abstracts

Development of Desert Panicgrass (Panicum urvilleanum Kunth.) for Use in Southwestern Desert River Channel and Riparian Restoration Lair, K., Huffine, M., Shirley, L., and Dial, H. 2016. The Road to Riparian Restoration, Innovations for working on public, private, and Tribal lands in the arid West, 13th Tamarisk Coalition - Pg. 32 Conference. Grand Junction, CO. February 9-11, 2016. 1p. (ID# 12860).

Survivorship of Curly Mesquite Clones on a Sever Shrinking Clay Based Soil Kopec, D., Smith, S., Eskridge, K., Dial, H., Evancho, B., and Pessaraki, M. 2015. "Synergy in Science: Partnering for Solutions," Nov. 15-18, 2015, Minneapolis, MN.. Tucson, Arizona. November 2015. 1p. (ID# 12743).

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Information Brochures and Flyers

Guide to Conservation Plants Released by the Tucson Plant Materials Center (PDF; 371 KB) Glass, L., and Dial, H. 2014. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. November 2014. 5p. (ID# 12448).

Tucson Plant Materials Center Brochure (PDF; 653 KB) Dial, H. and L. Glass. 2014. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. September 2014. 2p. (ID# 12276).

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Plant Fact Sheets

Plant Fact Sheet: Plains Lovegrass (Eragrostis intermedia) (PDF; 128 KB) Hershdorfer, M. 2010. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. Rev. March 2011. 2p. (ID# 9715).

Plant Fact Sheet: Desert Zinnia (Zinnia acerosa) (PDF; 90 KB) Garner, R. 2008. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. September 2008. 1p. (ID# 8022).

Plant Fact Sheet: Scratchgrass (Muhlenbergia asperifolia) (PDF; 89 KB) Garner R. and M. Hershdorfer 2007. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. 2007. 2p. (ID# 7395).

Plant Fact Sheet: Desert Saltbush (Atriplex polycarpa) (PDF; 517 KB) Garner, E.R. 2003. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. September 2003. 2p. (ID# 5106).

Plant Fact Sheet: Black Grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) (PDF; 248 KB) Garner, E.R. 2002. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. September 12, 2002. 2p. (ID# 5602).

Plant Fact Sheet: Cane Bluestem (Bothriochloa barbinodis) (PDF; 51 KB) Garner, E.R., B. Munda, and M Pater 2002. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, AZ. 2p. (ID# 3873).

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Popular Journal or Magazine Articles

Tucson Plant Materials Center Pollinator Seeding Mix Trials (PDF; 300 KB) Dial, H. 2014. Pima Natural Resource Conservation District. Arizona. February 2014. 1p. (ID# 12059).

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Newsletters

The Grama Phone, Fall 2016 (PDF; 791 KB) Dial, H., M. Smither-Kopperl, Bernau, C., and B. Cooney 2016. USDA Southwest Plant Materials Centers. Tucson, Arizona. August 2016. 5p. (ID# 12892).

The Grama Phone, Spring 2016 (PDF; 984 KB) Smither-Kopperl, M., Dial, H., Cooney, B., and Eldredge, E. 2016. USDA NRCS Southwestern Plant Materials Centers. Tucson, AZ. March 2016. 5p. (ID# 12817).

The Grama Phone, Fall 2015 (PDF; 988 KB) Dial, H., M. Smither-Kopperl, E. Eldredge, and B. Cooney 2015. USDA NRCS Southwestern Plant Materials Centers. Tucson, AZ. August 2015. 6p. (ID# 12663).

La Semilla, The Seed, Fall 2014 (PDF; 802 KB) Dial, H. 2014. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. September 2014. 3p. (ID# 12277).

La Semilla, The Seed, Spring 2014 (PDF; 561 KB) Dial, H. 2014. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Arizona. Volume 10, Issue 1. 3p. (ID# 12171).

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Plant Guides

Plant Guide: Desert Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) (PDF; 648 KB) Wolf, M. and B. Evancho 2016. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. September 2016. 3p. (ID# 12894).

Plant Guide: Virgin River Brittlebush (Encelia virginensis) (PDF; 685 KB) Wolf, M. 2016. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. September 2016. 4p. (ID# 12895).

Plant Guide: Black Oat (Avena strigosa) (PDF; 281 KB) Dial, H. 2014. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. May 2014. 5p. (ID# 12166).

Plant Guide: Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) (PDF; 1 MB) Dial, H. 2013. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. February 2013. 5p. (ID# 11583).

Plant Guide: Plains Lovegrass (Eragrostis intermedia) (PDF; 139 KB) Hershdorfer, M. 2010. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. Updated March 2011. 2p. (ID# 9714).

Plant Guide: Desert Zinnia (Zinnia acerosa) (PDF; 324 KB) Garner, E. R. and M. E. Hershdorfer 2008. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, AZ. Revised August 2014. 2p. (ID# 12274).

Plant Guide: Scratchgrass (Muhlenbergia asperifolia) (PDF; 90 KB) Garner R. and M. Hershdorfer 2007. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. 2007. 2p. (ID# 7396).

Plant Guide: Desert Saltbush (Atriplex polycarpa) (PDF; 641 KB) Garner, E.R. and B. Munda 2003. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. September 2003. 4p. (ID# 5107).

Plant Guide: Cane Bluestem (Bothriochloa barbinodis) (PDF; 268 KB) Garner, E.R., B. Munda, and M. Pater 2002. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. Revised August 2014. 3p. (ID# 12275).

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Poster

Regionally-Adapted Alkali Sacaton (Sporobolus Airoides) Allows for Market-Based Approach to Conservation in Southern Nevada (PDF; 991 KB) Hershdorfer, M., R. Garner, G. Marrs-Smith, and T. Knight 2007. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting. Reno, NV. February 2007. (ID# 7427).

An Integrated Approach to Eradicate Sweet Resin Bush (Euryops subcarnosus vulgaris) on the Santa Rita Experimental Range in Southern Arizona (PDF; 148 KB) Howery, L.D., B. Munda, D. Robinett, and H. Buck 2001. Society of Range Management Annual Meeting. 2001. (ID# 3884).

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Propagation Protocol

Propagation Protocol, Canyon Grape (Vitis arizonica) (PDF; 60 KB) Dial, H. 2012. Native Plant Network - University of Idaho, College of Natural Resources, Forest Research Nursery - http://nativeplants.for.uidaho.edu/Network/ViewProtocols.aspx?ProtocolID=3918. Tucson, Arizona. July 2012. 2p. (ID# 11404).

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Miscellaneous Popular Articles

Managing Irrigated Pastures - Tips for Southeastern Arizona (PDF; 200 KB) Pater, M., B. Munda and E.R. Garner 2002. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, AZ. 4p. (ID# 3910).

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Major Publications

Plant Materials and Techniques for Establishing and Improving Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Habitat (PDF; 6 MB) Dial, H. 2015. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. September 2015. 9p. (ID# 12667).

Native Seed Production (PDF; 1.7 MB) Garner, E.R. 2004. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. September 2004. 45p. (ID# 5603).

Ten-Year Research Findings on Selected Water Efficient Ornamental Plants Using Tertiary Treated and Potable Water (PDF; 12.3 MB) Munda, B., S. Aslan, M. Bergan, D.A. Dyer, M. Pater, E. Beardsley, and S. Cobb 2000. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, published by Desert Water Agency. Palm Springs, CA. 2000. 18p. (ID# 1972).

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PM Annual Progress Report of Activities

2015 Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 1.6 MB) Dial, H. 2016. Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. January 2016. 5p. (ID# 12816).

2014 Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 1.8 MB) Dial, H. 2015. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. January 2015. 6p. (ID# 12520).

2013 Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 1.1 MB) Dial, H. and M. Rosales 2014. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. January 2014. 7p. (ID# 12057).

2011 Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 1 MB) Rosales, M., H. Dial, and D. Forestieri 2012. NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. December 2011. 6p. (ID# 10722).

2012 Progress Report of Activities (PDF; 676 KB) Dial, H. and M. Rosales 2012. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. December 2012. 5p. (ID# 11427).

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Release Brochures

Conservation Plant Release: 'Seco' Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) (PDF; 312 KB) Dial, H. 2014. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. May 2014. 2p. (ID# 12167).

Conservation Plant Release: 'Stevan' plains bristlegrass (Setaria leucopila) (PDF; 406 KB) Dial, H. 2014. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. June 2014. 2p. (ID# 12169).

Conservation Plant Release: Pima Germplasm (Pima pappusgrass) (PDF; 477 KB) Dial, H. 2014. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. June 2014. 2p. (ID# 12168).

Conservation Plant Release: 'Loetta' Arizona cottontop (Digitaria californica) (PDF; 828 KB) Dial, H. and M. Rosales 2013. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. February 2013. 2p. (ID# 11582).

Conservation Plant Release: Moapa Germplasm scratchgrass (Muhlenbergia asperifolia) (PDF; 502 KB) Dial, H. and M. Rosales 2013. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. April 2013. 2p. (ID# 11585).

Conservation Plant Release: Saltillo Origin Germplasm cane bluestem (Bothriochloa barbinodis) (PDF; 232 KB) Dial, H. and M. Rosales 2013. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. August 2013. 2p. (ID# 11839).

Conservation Plant Release: Vegas Germplasm alkali sacaton (Sporobolus airoides) (PDF; 686 KB) Dial, H. and M. Rosales 2013. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. August 2013. 2p. (ID# 11836).

Conservation Plant Release: Batamote Germplasm desert zinnia (Zinnia acerosa) (PDF; 260 KB) Dial, H. and M. Rosales 2012. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. January 2012. 2p. (ID# 11002).

Conservation Plant Release: Blythe Germplasm Desert Saltbush (Atriplex polycarpa) (PDF; 190 KB) Dial, H., and M. Rosales 2012. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. March 2012. 2p. (ID# 11004).

Conservation Plant Release: Bonita Germplasm plains lovegrass (Eragrostis intermedia) (PDF; 194 KB) Dial, H. 2012. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. February 2012. 2p. (ID# 11003).

Conservation Plant Release: Cochise Germplasm spike dropseed (Sporobolus contractus) (PDF; 170 KB) Dial, H. and M. Rosales 2012. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. April 2012. 2p. (ID# 11024).

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Refereed Journal Articles

Key Attributes Influence the Performance of Local Weed Management Programs in the Southwest United States null Hershdorfer, M.E., M.E. Fernandez-Gimenez, and L.D. Howery 2007. Society for Range Management, Rangeland Ecology and Management. Lawrence, Kansas. 60 (3). 10p. (ID# 7295).

Saguaro Cactus-Cultural Significance & Propagation Techniques in the Sonoran Desert (PDF; 118 KB) Pater, M. and B. Siquieros 2000. Native Plants Journal. Moscow, ID. Vol. 1 (2), Fall 2000. 5p. (ID# 2377).

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Release Notices

Notice of Release: Bonita Germplasm plains lovegrass (Eragrostis intermedia) (PDF; 323 KB) Hershdorfer, M. 2010. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. September 2010. 7p. (ID# 9716).

Notice of Release: Batamote Germplasm desert zinnia (Zinnia acerosa) (PDF; 851 KB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer 2008. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, AZ. July 2008. 5p. (ID# 12273).

Notice of Release: Moapa Germplasm scratchgrass (Muhlenbergia asperifolia) (PDF; 49 KB) Garner R. and M. Hershdorfer 2007. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center and High Desert Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc., Las Vegas, NV. Tucson, Arizona. August 2007. 5p. (ID# 7397).

Notice of Release: Pima Germplasm Pima Pappusgrass (Pappophorum vaginatum) (PDF; 27 KB) Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer 2006. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. July 2006. 5p. (ID# 6642).

Notice of Release: Vegas Germplasm alkali sacaton (Sporobolus airoides) null Garner, R. and M. Hershdorfer 2006. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center and USDI Bureau of Land Management. Tucson, Arizona. July 2006. 5p. (ID# 6643).

Notice of Release: Cochise Germplasm spike dropseed (Sporobolus contractus) (PDF; 95 KB) Garner, E.R., B. Munda, and M.E. Hershdorfer 2005. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center and University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ. September 2005. 6p. (ID# 6079).

Notice of Release: Saltillo origin cane bluestem (Bothriochloa barbinodis) (PDF; 163 KB) Pater, M. and B. Munda 2002. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, AZ. 6p. (ID# 3906).

Notice of Release: Blythe Germplasm desert saltbush (Atriplex polycarpa) (PDF; 330 KB) Pater, M. 2001. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. August 9, 2001. 7p. (ID# 12270).

Notice of Release: 'Loetta' Arizona cottontop (Digitaria californica) (PDF; 289 KB) Pater, M. and B. Munda 2000. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, AZ. 8p. (ID# 3907).

Notice of Release: 'Stevan' plains bristlegrass (Setaria leucopila) (PDF; 223 KB) Pater, M. 1994. USDA Soil Conservation Service, Agriculture Research Service and University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona. June 1994. 15p. (ID# 12272).

Notice of Release: ‘Seco’ barley (Hordeum vulgare) (PDF; 35 KB) Munda, B. 1987. University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, USDA ARS, and USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. December 1987. 2p. (ID# 12271).

Notice of Release: Santa Rita fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) (PDF; 68 KB) Tucson Plant Materials Center 1987. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, AZ. May 1987. 17p. (ID# 3096).

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Published Symposium Proceedings

Revegetation Practices on the Santa Rita Experimental Range null Munda, B. and M. Pater 2003. McClaran, Mitchel P., Peter F. Folliott, Carleton B. Edminister, tech. coords. 2003. Santa Rita Experimental Range: 100 years (1903 to 2003) of accomplishments and contributions.. Odgen, Utah. 2003 Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Proc. RMRS-P-30. 197p. (ID# 5163).

Genetic Variation and Revegetation Strategies for Desert Rangeland Ecosystems (PDF; 447 KB) Munda, B. and S. Smith 1993. Proceedings: Wildland Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, October 19-21, 1993. Ogden, UT. 6p. (ID# 1974).

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Technical Notes

Technical Note 9: Terminology of Revegetation (PDF; 299 KB) Pullman Plant Materials staff 2005. USDA-NRCS-Pullman Plant Materials Center. Pullman, WA. Nov. 2005. 62p. (ID# 6333).

TN-PM-16-1-AZ, Pollinator Plants of the Desert Southwest, Native Milkweeds (PDF; 4.4 MB) Nabhan, G.P., University of Arizona; Buckley, S., National Park Service; Dial, H., USDA-NRCS Arizona 2015. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. November 2015. 36p. (ID# 12744).

TN-PM-14-1-AZ, Vendor Sources of Native Plant Seed from bioregions within the Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts (PDF; 635 KB) Dial, H. and L. Glass 2014. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. June 2014. 17p. (ID# 12170).

TN-PM-12-1-AZ, Plants for Enhancing Pollinator Habitat in Arizona (PDF; 227 KB) Tucson Plant Materials Center and The Xerces Society 2012. Tucson Plant Materials Center and The Xerces Society. Tucson, Arizona. September 2012. 15p. (ID# 11406).

TN-Agronomy-11-1-AZ, Crop Tolerance and Yield Potential of Selected Crops as Influenced by Irrigation Water Salinity (Ecw) or Soil Salinity (Ece) (PDF; 101 KB) Munda, B. and A. Meen 2011. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. June 2011. 4p. (ID# 10485).

TN-PM-11-1-AZ, Seeding Information for Private Landowners Affected by the Wallow Fire (PDF; 125 KB) Munda, B., M. Rosales, and H. Dial 2011. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, AZ. June 2011. 2p. (ID# 10397).

TN-PM-11-2-AZ, Seeding Information for Private Land Owners Affected by Southeastern Arizona Wildfires (PDF; 95 KB) Munda, B., M. Rosales, and H. Dial 2011. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. June 2011. 2p. (ID# 10396).

TN-Agronomy-11-2-AZ, Nutrient Management (PDF; 79 KB) Munda, B. and A. Meen 2011. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson Arizona. September 2011. 6p. (ID# 10492).

TN-PM-11-3-AZ, Arizona Wildfire Risk Reduction and Recovery Tips for Homeowners (PDF; 1.3 MB) Munda, B., D. Ogle, D. Dyer, and S.M. Lambert 2011. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. September 2011. 19p. (ID# 10483).

TN-PM-9-1-AZ, Salvage Techniques for Saguaro Cacti, Barrel Cacti, and Ocotillo (PDF; 39 KB) Munda, B. 2009. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. September, 2009. 8p. (ID# 8961).

TN-PM-8-1-AZ, Common Arizona Riparian Plants (PDF; 275 KB) Munda, B. 2007. USDA NRCS, Arizona. Tucson, Arizona. TN-8-1. 8p. (ID# 7363).

TN-PM-5-2-AZ, Herbaceous Wind Barriers for Irrigated Lands in Arizona (PDF; 36 KB) Munda, B., D. Walther, and J. Briggs 2005. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. June 2005. 3p. (ID# 6893).

TN-PM-5-1-AZ, Irrigated Pasture Trials in Arizona (PDF; 115 KB) Munda, B. and R. Garner 2005. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. TN-Plant Materials 5-1 Arizona. 9p. (ID# 6891).

TN-PM-5-3-AZ, Use of Non-Dormant Cottonwood Poles for Riparian Revegetation (PDF; 34 KB) Munda, B. 2005. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. September 2005. 3p. (ID# 6892).

Wildfire Risk Reduction and Recovery Tips for Homeowners (PDF; 2.4 MB) Munda, B., D.G. Ogle, D. Dyer, and S.M. Lambert 2002. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Phoenix, AZ. Jun. 2002. 19p. (ID# 1969).

TN-PM-1-1-AZ, Glossary of Terminology Commonly Used In Mining and Reclamation Technology (PDF; 150 KB) Munda, B. and M. Pater 2001. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, AZ. August 2001. 12p. (ID# 98).

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PMC Annual Technical Report

2013 Annual Technical Report (PDF; 8.4 MB) Dial, H. and M. Rosales 2014. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. May 2014. 83p. (ID# 12165).

2012 Annual Technical Report (PDF; 2.5 MB) Dial, H. and M. Rosales 2013. USDA NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Arizona. May 2013. 92p. (ID# 11840).

2011 Annual Technical Report (PDF; 4 MB) Rosales, M. and H. Dial 2012. NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center. Tucson, Arizona. June 2012. 107p. (ID# 11023).

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