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Montana Plant Materials Technical Notes
Subject Date Technical Note Number
Directive Tabulation Sheet (printer-friendly version of this table)  (PDF; 57 KB) September 2008 -
Cut Hay In The Afternoon To Improve Forage Quality August 2008 MT-64
Tame Pasture Grass and Legume Species and Grazing Guidelines December 2007 MT-63
Determining the Suitability of Salt-Affected Water and Soil For Tree and Shrub Plantings October 2007 MT-62
Testing and Interpreting Salt-Affected Water for Tree and Shrub Plantings October 2007 MT-61
Testing and Interpreting Salt-affected Soil for Tree and Shrub Plantings October 2007 MT-60
Grass, Grass-Like, Forb, Legume, and Woody Species for the Intermountain West April 2007 MT-59
Seedbed Preparation and Seeding April 2007 MT-58
Plant and Seed Vendors for Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Eastern Oregon, Utah, Eastern Washington, and Wyoming January 2007 MT-57
Applying and Activating Pre-Emergent Herbicides for Within-Row Weed Control in Established Woody Conservation Plantings April 2006 MT-56
Wayne Berry Comparative Evaluation Planting Performance Summary 1994 to 2002 February 2006 MT-55
Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation and Establishment of Six Montana Montana Native Legume Species February 2006 MT-54
Warm-Season Grasses for “Extending the Green Period” in Eastern Montana January 2006 MT-53
Mixing Seed with Rice Hulls December 2005 MT-52
Temporary Storage and Handling of Container, Bareroot, and Cutting Stock August 2005 MT-51
The NRCS Field Office Guide to Collecting Wildland Seed June 2005 MT-50
Identification and Control of Japanese Knotweed April 2005 MT-49
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Agrilus Planipennis December 2004 MT-48
Effects of Erosion Control Blanket on Germination and Germinant Survival of Six Native Species and Potential Management Implications January 2005 MT-47
Seeding Rates and Recommended Cultivars April 2007 MT-46 (Revision 2)
Seedling Protectors February 2004 MT-45
Sudden Oak Death February 2003 MT-44
History, Biology, Ecology, Suppression, and Revegetation of Russian Olive Sites (Elaeagnus angustifolia, L.) April 2002 MT-43
Hardy and Heavy Metal Tolerant Woodies for Contaminated Sites 2002 MT-42
Current Nomenclature of Plant Species Used in Conservation Activities in Montana and Wyoming 2002 MT-41
Review of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Native Grass, Forb, and Shrub Establishment 2001 MT-40
Development and Use of Cost Estimate Matrices for Project Planning and Evaluation July 2001 MT-39
Reading Seed Packaging Labels and Calculating Seed Mixtures October 2002 MT-38
User’s Guide to Description, Propagation, and Establishment of Sedges, Rushes, and Grasses for Riparian Areas in the Intermountain West 2001 MT-37
User’s Guide of Description, Propagation, and Establishment of Native Shrubs and Trees for Riparian Areas in the Intermountain West 2001 MT-36
Description, Propagation, and Use of Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulonum) December 2000 MT-35
Improved Processing of Rocky Mountain Juniper Seed 2000 MT-34
Description, Propagation, and Use of Silverberry Elaeagnus commutata 1999 MT-33
Plant Materials for Acidic/Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils 1999 MT-32
Restoration of Woody Plants within Native Range Communities June 1999 MT-31
Calibrating a Drill 1985 MT-30
Techniques of Tree and Shrub Propagation by Hardwood Stem Cuttings 1984 MT-29
Procedure for Collections of Herbaceous Plant Materials 1981 MT-28
Collecting, Processing, and Germinating Seeds of Wildland Plants 1981 MT-27
Plant Materials for Saline-Alkaline Soils 1996 MT-26 (Revision)
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: 09/05/2008