The Great Basin Native Plant Selection & Increase
Project: Progress and Recent Initiatives
Nancy L. Shaw
USDA-FS Rocky Mountain Research Station,
Boise, ID
E. Durant McArthur
USDA-FS Rocky Mountain Research Station,
Provo, UT
Genetic Diversity Patterns of Allium acuminatum
in the Great Basin
R.C. Johnson and Barbara Hellier
USDA Agricultural Research Service
Western Plant Introduction Center
Pullman, Washington
Objectives
1. Maintain A. acuminatum germplasm for use in
restoring disturbed lands.
2. Link eco-geographic and genetic variation in
A. acuminatum to identify seed zones and
populations for conservation.
3. Identify in-situ sites for conservation of
A. acuminatum genetic variation representing
eco-geographic areas in
the Great Basin.
Seed Technology and Seed Testing Procedures
Victor Vankus and Bob Karrfalt
USDA-FS National Tree Seed Laboratory, Dry Branch, GA
1. Address seed technology problems.
2. Develop seed testing protocols for project species.
3. Act as a liaison to AOSA for
developing official testing
procedures.
Subsurface Drip Irrigation for Stable, Efficient
Native Forb Seed Production
Clinton Shock
Oregon State University, Malheur Exp. Station, Vale, OR
1. Determine water requirements for selected
native forbs.
2. Evaluate effects of three drip
irrigation regimes on stand
survival, seed production,
and seed quality.
Identification of Herbicides for Use
in Native Forb Seed Production
Corey Ransom, Oregon State University
Malheur Experiment Station, Vale, OR
1. Screen for herbicide tolerance
2. Determine herbicide rate
response
3. Field testing
Seed Collecting Practices and Shrub Manipulations to Improve
Sustainable Seed Yield in Wildland Shrub Stands
V.J. Anderson, B.A. Roundy, and R.Johnson, Brigham Young University,
Department of Integrative Biology, Provo, UT
1. Effects of harvesting techniques on:
a. Seed yields
b. Plant health
c. Seedling recruitment and stand rejuvenation.
2. Effects of cultural treatments on seed yields
a. Fertilizing
b. Pruning
c. Removal of competing vegetation
d. Combinations
Crested Wheatgrass Diversification
Bruce Roundy, Val Jo Anderson, and Robert Johnson, Brigham Young
University, Department of Integrative Biology, Provo, UT
Examine:
1. Effect of CWG control techniques
(mechanical and chemical)
on native seeding establishment
or cheatgrass invasion (if seeding fails)
2. If seeding is successful, evaluate
interaction of native species and
cheatgrass
3. Evaluate effects of control techniques
on CWG seedbank
Technology Transfer
Publications
Compilers: Stephen B. Monsen, Richard Stevens, Nancy L. Shaw
Publications
Seed
Transfer
Zones
Recommended Seed Transfer
Zones for Race Occidentalis
Atriplex canescens
1 – Northern Intermountain
2 – Western Great Plains
3 – Colorado Plateau/Great Basin/Columbia Basin
4 - Southwestern
On-going and Future Efforts
Native Forb Seed Fields
in Production
Nineleaf biscuitroot
Royal penstemon
Eagle yarrow and Lewis flax
Native Grass Seed Fields in Production
Bluebunch wheatgrass
Squirreltail
Sandberg bluegrass
Mountain Home
Mixed Seedings
Yarrow photo
Proposed Study
Development, Culture, and Characterization of Selected Native
Forbs for Intermountain Region National Forest System Lands
•Castilleja miniata (Giant red Indian paintbrush)
•Delphinium occidentale (Duncecap larkspur)
•Erigeron speciosus (Aspen fleabane)
•Epilobium angustifolium (Fireweed)
•Eriogonum heracleoides (Wyeth buckwheat)
•Geranium richardsonii (Richardson’s geranium)
•Iliamna rivularis (Mountain hollyhock)
•Mertensia ciliata (Tall fringed bluebells)
•Polemonium viscosum (Sticky polemonium)
•Potentilla gracilis (Slender cinquefoil)
Mertensia ciliata
Erigeron speciosus
Eriogonum heracleoides
Potentilla gracilis
Delphinium
occidentale
Iliamna
rivularis
Geranium
richardsonii
Great Basin Native Plant
Selection and Increase Project
 USDI-BLM Great Basin Restoration
Initiative and Native Plant Initiative
 USDA-FS Rocky Mountain Research Station,
Shrub Sciences Laboratory
 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
 USDA Agricultural Research Service,
Forage and Range Research Laboratory,
Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory,
and Western Regional Plant Introduction Station
 USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center
 Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies
 Utah Crop Improvement Association
 Brigham Young University
 Colorado State University
 Oregon State University, Malheur Experiment Station
 USDA Forest Service, National Tree Seed Laboratory
 Native Seed Industry
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Annual Reports - 2002 and 2003 - available on web site
Revegetation Equipment Catalog
Editor: Harold Wiedemann
h.wiedemann@verizon.net
Sponsors:
Revegetation Technology and
Equipment Council
USDI-BLM, USDA-FS
Equipment categories:
* Tractors
* Site preparation
* Seedbed preparation
* Fertilizing and mulching
* Seeders and drills
* Specialized planters
* Seed collection
* Seed cleaning
* Transport
Timeline
Draft online: January 2005
Final version online: Summer 2005
Website: < reveg-catalog.tamu.edu >
Assistance
Information on equipment you have found useful is
requested. Send suggestions to:
Harold Wiedemann
4000 Stony Creek Lane
College Station, TX 77845
Phone: 979-690-8685
Email: h.wiedemann@verizon.net