Great Basin native plant selection and increase project FY07 progress report

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The Interagency Native Plant Materials Development Program outlined in the 2002 Report to Congress (USDI and USDA 2002), USDI Bureau of Land Management programs and policies and the Great Basin Restoration Initiative encourage the use of native species for rangeland rehabilitation and restoration where feasible. This project was initiated to foster the development of native plant materials based on analysis of adaptive traits for use in the Great Basin and to provide information that will be useful to managers when making decisions about selecting appropriate plant materials for seedings. A second major objective is to provide the equipment and techniques required for reestablishing diverse native communities. <br> Research priorities include: 1) improvement in the availability of native plant materials adapted to major bio-geographic areas of the Great Basin with an emphasis on native forbs; 2) development of seed technology and cultural practices required for agricultural seed increase of native forbs and grasses; 3) management or re-establishment of wildland shrub stands to improve seed availability and conserve native populations; 4) evaluation of the potential for increasing native plant diversity in established crested wheatgrass stands in the Great Basin while minimizing weed invasion; 5) investigation of the biology of native forbs, emphasizing seed germination and seedling establishment; 6) examination of interactions among restoration species and between restoration species and invasive exotics; 7) evaluation of rangeland drills and strategies for establishing diverse native communities; and 8) technology transfer. <br>

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Reference Code: U08SHA01IDUS <br>

Full Citation: Shaw, N. and M. Pellant. 2008. Great Basin plant selection and increase project FY07 progress report. U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of the Interior. 177 p <br>

Location: FLORISTIC SHELF – GENERAL; ELECTRONIC FILE - BOTANY: OTHER <br>