Publications - Lockeford Plant Materials Center

Technical Note 5: Basic seed data supporting NRCS vegetative guides (2nd revision). (PDF; 125 KB) Bishop, G. and W. Bunter. 1999. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. Jun. 1999. 16p. (ID# 150)

Techincal Note 16: Seed dilution with rice hulls. (PDF; 146 KB) USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center. 1996. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN 16, Mar. 1996. 2p. (ID# 1628)

Technical Note 34: PLS - What is it and how can we use it?. (PDF; 13 KB) Slayback, R.D. 1994. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Davis, CA. Mar. 1994. 2p. (ID# 2705)

Technical Note 35: Testing plant materials & cultural methods in the field. (PDF; 10 KB) Slayback, R.D. 1994. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Davis, CA. CA-TN 35, Mar. 1994. 2p. (ID# 2707)

Technical Note 36: Determining viability of soil seed banks after wildfires. (PDF; 30 KB) Dyer, D. 1995. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN 36, Jan. 1995. 7p. (ID# 691)

Technical Note 37: Seeding rates and germination of selected species. (PDF; 690 KB) Bishop, G. 1994. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN 37, May 1994. 2p. (ID# 151)

Technical Note 38: Restoring Mojave Desert farmland with native shrubs. (PDF; 684 KB) Slayback, R.D. 1994. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Davis, CA. Jul. 1994. 6p. (ID# 2706)

Technical Note 39: Effectiveness of annual and perennial grasses and legume species for early emergence and erosion control. (PDF; 1.3 MB) Bishop, G. 1995. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN39, Aug. 1995. 18p. (ID# 152)

Technical Note 40: Vegetative guide to selected native grasses. (PDF; 2.4 MB) Bishop, G. 1996. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN40, Mar. 1996. 78p. (ID# 153)

Technical Note 42: Propagation of wetland plants for wetland restoration in the Centeral Sierra Nevada Mountains. (PDF; 620 KB) Owens, J. and D. Dyer. 1996. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN42, Apr. 1996. 6p. (ID# 2285)

Technical Note 43: Salvage of native sod for wetland restoration in the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains. (PDF; 270 KB) Owens, J. and D. Dyer. 1996. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN43, Jun. 1996. 3p. (ID# 2286)

Technical Note 44: Transplanting willow root wads for stream restoration in the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains. (PDF; 330 KB) Owens, J. and D. Dyer. 1996. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN44, Jul. 1996. 3p. (ID# 2287)

Technical Note 45: Field planting summary Marana four-wing saltbrush. (PDF; 290 KB) Slayback, R.D. and D. Dyer. 1997. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN45, Jun. 1997. 5p. (ID# 2709)

Technical Note 46: Glossary of terms for use on native species issues. (PDF; 1.8 MB) Gibbs, J. and D. Dyer. 1996. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA- TN46, Sept. 1996. 20p. (ID# 873)

Technical Note 47: Tree planting conservation education projects. (PDF; 290 KB) Ramirez, R.G. and D. Dyer. 1997. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN47, Jun. 1997. 4p. (ID# 2475)

Technical Note 48: Organic processing tomatoes in Yolo County: Moving Towards Sustainability. (PDF; 38 KB) Lee, J., Woodland Field Office staff, and D. Dyer. 1997. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN48, Jan. 1997. 10p. (ID#

Technical Note 49: Native grasses and clear water: Restoration of the Grass Valley Creek Watershed Trinity County, California. (PDF; 540 KB) Sandifer, D.S. and D. Dyer. 1997. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN49, Jun. 1997. 5p. (ID# 2579)

Technical Note 50: Final Report: Windbreak planting in the Antelope Valley RC&D Nursery. (PDF; 136 KB) Bishop, G. 1997. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN50, Sept. 1997. 2p. (ID# 154)

Technical Note 51: Hand crimping straw mulch on critical area planting sites provides superior results. (PDF; 180 KB) Owens, J., K. Christensen, and D. Dyer. 1997. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN51, Sept. 1997. 2p. (ID# 2289)

Technical Note 52: Legume species for erosion control in the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains. (PDF; 770 KB) Owens, J. and D. Dyer. 1997. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN52, Sept. 1997. 8p. (ID# 2288)

Technical Note 53: Index of Plant Materials Technical Notes from the western United States. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Dyer, D. 1998. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN53, Jul. 1998. 19p. (ID# 695)

Technical Note 55: Germination responses and boron accumulation in germplasm from Chile and USA Grown with Boron Enriched Water. (PDF; 336 KB) Banuelos, G.S., H.A. Ajwa, L. Caceres, and D. Dyer. 1999. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN55, Mar. 1999. 23p. (ID# 103)

Technical Note 56: What you can ask for from the USDA-NRCS California Plant Materials Program. (PDF; 48 KB) Dyer, D. 1999. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN56, Jun. 1999. 2p. (ID# 696)

Technical Note 57: Landscaping With Fire Resistant Plants. (PDF; 973 KB) Dyer, D. 2000. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN57, Jan. 2000. 19p. (ID# 600)

Soil Sequestration of Carbon and Biomass-to-Ethanol. (PDF; 27 KB) D.Dyer. 2000. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford, CA. TN-58. 3p. (ID# 7716)

Technical Note 60: Review of Information Manual "Riparian Vegetation Management for Pierces Disease in North Coast California Vineyards. (PDF; 291 KB) Dyer, D., North Coast Pierce Disease Task Force Staff. 2001. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. TN-60. 46p. (ID# 503)

Technical Note 61: Erosion Control Effectiveness of Vegetative Practices After the 1993 Southern California Wildfires. (PDF; 3.5 MB) Dyer, D., G. Bishop, J. Grim, and W. Sheldon. 2001. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN61, Aug. 2001. 110p. (ID# 502)

Technical Note 62: Soil Quality Improvement Using Mycorrhiza Inoculation and its Effects on the Propagation of California Native Plants. (PDF; 77 KB) Dyer, D. 2001. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. TN-62. 3p. (ID# 489)

Technical Note 63: Soil Quality Improvement Using Worm Castings and its Effects on Propagation of Conservation Plants. (PDF; 46 KB) Dyer, D. 2001. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. TN-63. 2p. (ID# 496)

Technical Note 65: Vegetative Control of Medusahead. (PDF; 55 KB) Dyer, D. 2001. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. TN-65. 2p. (ID# 497)

Technical Note 67: Review of Poster "Status of field trials evaluation perennial grasses for rangeland soil carbon sequestration and bio-mass conversion to fuel potential". (PDF; 11 KB) Dyer, D. and E. Beardsley. 2003. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. 9-1-2003. 1p. (ID# 5044)

Technical Note 68: Guidelines for Native Plant Use. (PDF; 299 KB) Francis, Ann and D. Dyer. 2003. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. 9-1-2003. 22p. (ID# 5045)

Technical Note 69: Review of poster "Biomass production and nutritional value of salt-tolerant forages irrigated with saline-sodic drainage water: field and greenhouse studies". (PDF; 322 KB) Benes, S., H. Suyama, P. Robinson, G. Getachew, C. Grieve, and S. Grattan. 2004. publication by: California State University, Fresno, Lockeford, CA. CA-69. 8p. (ID# 5803)

Technical Note 70: Review of paper "Napa River Flood Management Project - Willow and Cottonwood Revegetation". (PDF; 269 KB) Blake, P. 2004. USDA-NRCS Napa Field Office, Lockeford, CA. TN-70, Sept. 2004. 7p. (ID# 5782)

Technical Note 71 Percent Cover and Height Data for RUSLE2. (PDF; 26 KB) D.Dyer. 2005. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford, CA. Feb. 2005. 4p. (ID# 5884)

Technical Note 72 Publications Used to Create Native Landscapes in California. (PDF; 33 KB) Ilona Smith. 2005. Lockeford CA, Lockeford, Ca. TN-72, Feb 2005. 3p. (ID# 5882)

Technical Note 73 Tulelake Inter-Center Strain Trail. (PDF; 25 KB) D.Dyer and D. Moore. 2005. Lockeford CA, Lockeford, CA. TN-73, Feb. 2005. 3p. (ID# 5883)

Use of the SLEWS and FARMS Programs. (PDF; 32KB) Susan Douglas. 2006. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford, CA. TN-74. 5p. (ID# 6545)

Elkhorn Slough Watershed Grass Performance Conservation Field Trial Results. (PDF; 867 KB) Cheryl Lambert. 2008. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford, CA. PM TechNote 75. 10p. (ID#

'Perla' Koleagrass (Phalaris aquatica) and 'Berber' Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) Establishment Field Trial. (PDF; 112 KB) Erik Ross. 2008. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford CA. PM TechNote 76. 4p. (ID# 7881)

Native American Plant Resource Hedgerow Establishment. (PDF; 25 KB) David Dyer. 2008. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford, CA. PM TechNote 78. 400p. (ID# 7882)

The Potential of Mycorrhiza Use in Improving Grass Performance. (PDF; 449 KB) David Dyer. 2008. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford CA. PM TechNote 79. 15p. (ID# 7883)

Big Saltbush Plant Guide. (PDF; 166 KB) Dyer, D. and R. O'Beck. 2005. USDA-NRCS National Plant Data Center, Davis, Ca. April 2005. 2p. (ID# 5870)

Fourwing Saltbush Plant Guide. (PDF; 179 KB) Dyer, D. and R. O'Beck. 2005. USDA- NRCS Idaho State Office and Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Davis, CA. April 2005. 4p. (ID#

Plant Guide: Greenleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos patula). (PDF; 180 KB) Dyer, D. and R. O'Beck. 2005. USDA-NRCS National Plant Data Center and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Davis, CA. April 2005. 3p. (ID# 5871)

Coastal SoCal Native Palnt Hedgerows and Windbreaks. (PDF; 182 KB) Casey Burns. 2007. Somis , CA field office staff, Casey Burns, Somis, CA. June 2007. 1p. (ID# 7365)

Invasive Species Activities at the Lockeford PMC. (PDF; 190 KB) D.Dyer. 2006. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford, CA. 1. 2p. (ID# 7718)

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)

Lockeford Plant Materials Center: Improving plants for conservation. (PDF; 4.4 MB) USDA- NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center. 1989. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Davis, CA. 16p. (ID# 1623)

Lockeford PMC 2006 Progress Report of Activities. (PDF; 396 KB) D.Dyer. 2008. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford CA. 07. 4p. (ID# 7719)

Lockeford PMC Progress Report of Activities. (PDF; 398 KB) D.Dyer. 2005. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford, CA. 2004. 4p. (ID# 5960)

2000 Activity Report. (PDF; 28 KB) USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center. 2001. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. Feb. 2001. 13p. (ID# 1633)

Lockeford PMC 2004 Annual Technical Report. (PDF; 1.3 MB) Dyer, D. 2005. USDA NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. 2004. 151p. (ID# 5429)

2003 Technical Report. (PDF; 1.6 MB) D.Dyer. 2003. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford CA. 2003. 61p. (ID# 7720)

Lockeford PMC 2002 Annual Technical Report. (PDF; 1 MB) Dyer, D. 2003. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. 2002. 71p. (ID# 4566)

Lockeford Plant Materials Center 1984-1990 Technical Report. (PDF; 3.6 MB) USDA- NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center. 1991. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. Oct. 1991. 91p. (ID# 1624)

Central Coast Plants. (PDF; 148 KB) Cheryl Lambert. 2007. NRCS, Salinas CA. V-1, Issue 1. 2p. (ID# 7043)

Central Coast Plants 2. (PDF; 146 KB) Cheryl Lambert. 2007. NRCS, Salinas, Salinas, CA. Vol. 1 Issue 2. 2p. (ID# 7302)

Outreach at the PMC. (PDF; 650 KB) Pedro Torres. 2007. NRCS, Riverside CA. Nov. 2006. 1p. (ID# 7044)

Inside Outreach. (PDF; 181 KB) D.Dyer. 2006. Lockeford PMC, Davis CA. 16. 2p. (ID# 7717)

Golden State Plant News, April 1998. (PDF; 22 KB) USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center. 1998. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. Apr. 1998. 1p. (ID# 1609)

Golden State Plant News, August 1998. (PDF; 22 KB) Dyer, D. 1998. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. Aug. 1998. 2p. (ID# 693)

Golden State Plant News, March 1997. (PDF; 32 KB) USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center. 1997. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. Vol. 2(2). 3p. (ID# 1630)

Golden State Plant News, November 1997. (PDF; 24 KB) USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center. 1997. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. Vol. 2(3). 2p. (ID# 1631)

Golden State Plant News, November 1996. (PDF; 280 KB) USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center. 1996. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. Vol. 2(1). 2p. (ID# 1625)

Technology Activities at the Lockeford Plant Materials Center: 2000 Update. (PDF; 13 KB) Dyer, D. 2000. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. Jan. 2000. 3p. (ID# 698)

Native plant industry future is high quality. (PDF; 10 KB) Sundstom, C. and G. Bishop. 1996. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. Nov. 1996. 2p. (ID# 2987)

2003 Lockeford PMC and PM Program Activity Report. (PDF; 380 KB) Dyer, D. and T. Espinosa. 2003. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, 4p. (ID# 4568)

Evaluation of herbaceous plantings. (PDF; 27 KB) USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center. 1997. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. Jan. 1997. 4p. (ID# 1629)

Planting plan for field planting, special planting, or increased planting. (PDF; 10 KB) USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center. 1996. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. Dec. 1996. 2p. (ID# 1626)

Notice of Release of Saltgrass for Major Land Resource Area 17f Selected Class of Natural Germplasm LK 517f Germplasm. (PDF; 54 KB) Dyer, D. 2001. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. Aug. 2001. 3p. (ID# 494)

Notice of Release: Duro California buckwheat (Erogonum fasciculatum). (PDF; 66 KB) USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center. 1983. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. 2p. (ID# 1618)

Notice of Release: Berber orchargrass (Dactylis glomerata). (PDF; 276 KB) USDA-SCS and California Agricultural Experiment Station. 1981. Soil Conservation Service and California Agricultural Experiment Station., Lockeford, CA. 2p. (ID# 3147)