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Plant Materials Technical Notes

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Montana Plant Materials Technical Notes
Subject Date Technical Note Number Technical Note Format
PDF Excel Word
Directive Tabulation Sheet (printer-friendly version of this table) December 2007 -  (36 KB)    
Tame Pasture Grass and Legume Species and Grazing Guidelines December 2007 MT-63  (45 KB)    
Determining the Suitability of Salt-Affected Water and Soil For Tree and Shrub Plantings October 2007 MT-62  (204 KB)    
Testing and Interpreting Salt-Affected Water for Tree and Shrub Plantings October 2007 MT-61  (185 KB)    
Testing and Interpreting Salt-affected Soil for Tree and Shrub Plantings October 2007 MT-60  (242 KB)    
Grass, Grass-Like, Forb, Legume, and Woody Species for the Intermountain West April 2007 MT-59  (362 KB)    
Seedbed Preparation and Seeding April 2007 MT-58  (548 KB)    
Plant and Seed Vendors for Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Eastern Oregon, Utah, Eastern Washington, and Wyoming January 2007 MT-57  (307 KB)    
Applying and Activating Pre-Emergent Herbicides for Within-Row Weed Control in Established Woody Conservation Plantings April 2006 MT-56  (518 KB)    
Wayne Berry Comparative Evaluation Planting Performance Summary 1994 to 2002 February 2006 MT-55  (54 KB)    
Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation and Establishment of Six Montana Montana Native Legume Species February 2006 MT-54  (99 KB)    
Warm-Season Grasses for “Extending the Green Period” in Eastern Montana January 2006 MT-53  (30 KB)    
Mixing Seed with Rice Hulls December 2005 MT-52  (390 KB)    
Temporary Storage and Handling of Container, Bareroot, and Cutting Stock August 2005 MT-51  (205 KB)    
The NRCS Field Office Guide to Collecting Wildland Seed June 2005 MT-50  (130 KB)    
Identification and Control of Japanese Knotweed April 2005 MT-49  (283 KB)    
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Agrilus Planipennis December 2004 MT-48  (202 KB)    
Effects of Erosion Control Blanket on Germination and Germinant Survival of Six Native Species and Potential Management Implications January 2005 MT-47  (161 KB)    
Seeding Rates and Recommended Cultivars April 2007 MT-46 (Revision 2)  (158 KB)    
Seedling Protectors February 2004 MT-45  (331 KB)    
Sudden Oak Death February 2003 MT-44  (73 KB)    
History, Biology, Ecology, Suppression, and Revegetation of Russian Olive Sites (Elaeagnus angustifolia, L.) April 2002 MT-43  (420 KB)    
Hardy and Heavy Metal Tolerant Woodies for Contaminated Sites 2002 MT-42  (49 KB)    
Current Nomenclature of Plant Species Used in Conservation Activities in Montana and Wyoming 2002 MT-41  (70 KB)    
Review of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Native Grass, Forb, and Shrub Establishment 2001 MT-40  (50 KB)    
Development and Use of Cost Estimate Matrices for Project Planning and Evaluation July 2001 MT-39  (66 KB)    
Reading Seed Packaging Labels and Calculating Seed Mixtures October 2002 MT-38  (561 KB)    
User’s Guide to Description, Propagation, and Establishment of Sedges, Rushes, and Grasses for Riparian Areas in the Intermountain West 2001 MT-37  (1.3 MB)    
User’s Guide of Description, Propagation, and Establishment of Native Shrubs and Trees for Riparian Areas in the Intermountain West 2001 MT-36  (401 KB)    
Description, Propagation, and Use of Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulonum) December 2000 MT-35  (120 KB)    
Improved Processing of Rocky Mountain Juniper Seed 2000 MT-34  (120 KB)    
Description, Propagation, and Use of Silverberry Elaeagnus commutata 2000 MT-33  (195 KB)    
Plant Materials for Acidic/Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils 1999 MT-32  (62 KB)    
Restoration of Woody Plants within Native Range Communities June 1999 MT-31  (200 KB)    
Calibrating a Drill 1985 MT-30  (40 KB)    
Techniques of Tree and Shrub Propagation by Hardwood Stem Cuttings 1984 MT-29  (108 KB)    
Procedure for Collections of Herbaceous Plant Materials 1981 MT-28  (62 KB)    
Collecting, Processing, and Germinating Seeds of Wildland Plants 1981 MT-27  (919 KB)    
Plant Materials for Saline-Alkaline Soils 1996 MT-26 (Revision)  (453 KB)    
Wytana Fourwing Saltbush Atriplex canescens aptera (Cancelled) 1977 MT-25 (Cancelled)      
‘Goshen’ Prairie Sandreed Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) (Cancelled) 1977 MT-24 (Cancelled)      
‘Rosana’ Western Wheatgrass Agropyron smithii Rydb. (Cancelled) 1979 MT-23 (Cancelled)      
Description of ‘Critana’ Thickspike Wheatgrass Agropyron dasystachyum (Cancelled) 1972 MT-20 (Cancelled)      
Growth Habits and Food Protection of Upland Game Bird Food (Cancelled) 1971 MT-19 (Cancelled)      
Management of Cicer Milkvetch for Forage Production (Cancelled) 1970 MT-18 (Cancelled)      
The “Quick-Swell” Germination Test for Cicer Milkvetch Seed (Cancelled) 1970 MT-17 (Cancelled)      
Harvesting and Processing Garrison Creeping Foxtail (Cancelled) 1969 MT-16 (Cancelled)      
Sainfoin Symposium (Cancelled) 1969 MT-15 (Cancelled)      
Management of Tall Wheatgrass (Cancelled) 1968 MT-13 (Cancelled)      
Garrison Creeping Meadow Foxtail, Alopecurus arundinaceus (Cancelled) 1979 MT-12 (Cancelled)      
Description of Astragalus cicer (Cancelled) 1970 MT-11 (Cancelled)      
Germination of Green Needlegrass (Cancelled) 1964 MT-10 (Cancelled)      
Chemical Weed Control in Shelterbelts (Cancelled) 1963 MT-9 (Cancelled)      
Longevity of Grass Seed (Cancelled) 1962 MT-7 (Cancelled)      
English Equivalents of Latin Names of Plant Species (Cancelled) 1961 MT-6 (Cancelled)      
Collection of Seed and Plants for Bridger Plant materials Center (PMC) (Cancelled) 1962 MT-5 (Cancelled)      
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Last Modified: 12/05/2007