Equipment
USDA RMRS GSD
Shrub Sciences Lab
Provo, UT
Seed
Collection
Species
Screening
2009 Progress Report
Scott Jensen
Mark Anderson
Miles Neilson
Katie Sorensen
Tatyana Isupov
Covy Jones and UDWR
Cultural
Practices
Restoration
Applications
Seed
Increase
2009 Seed Collections
Screening
Common Name
#
Species
Common Name
#
Balsamorhiza hookeri
Hooker's balsamroot
2
Agoseris grandiflora
bigflower agoseris
2
Enceliopsis nudicaulis
nakedstem sunray
3
Agoseris heterophylla
annual agoseris
1
Frasera albomarginata
desert frasera
2
Lomatium dissectum
fernleaf biscuitroot
1
barestem biscuitroot
2
Lupinus arbustus
longspur lupine
2
Lupinus argenteus
silvery lupine
2
Lupinus prunophilus
hairy bigleaf lupine
1
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Linum subteres
sprucemont flax
1
Lupinus sericeus
silky lupine
2
Mentzelia
3
Penstemon deustus
scabland penstemon
1
1
Penstemon speciosus
royal penstemon
1
Agastache urticifolia
blazingstar
cleftleaf
wildheliotrope
nettleleaf giant
hyssop
1
Sphaeralcea coccinea
scarlet globemallow
1
Cryptantha
cryptantha
1
Hesperostipa comata
needle and thread
6
Heliomeris multiflora var.
nevadensis ***
Nevada goldeneye
6
Phacelia crenulata
Amsinckia menziesii
fiddleneck
3
Ipomopsis aggregata
scarlet gilia
6
Argemone munita
2
Linum lewisii
Lewis flax
3
Thelypodium milleflorum
flatbud pricklypoppy
manyflower
thelypody
2
Penstemon pachyphyllus
Nicotiana attenuata
coyote tobacco
3
*** Distributed to Growers in 2009
*** thickleaf beardtongue
Seed Collection
3
Recent Additions
Early Seral Species
New Species to Screen
Lomatium nudicaule
Materials in Development
In Process
Species
Develpoment
Selecting New Species
A Different Approach
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Collecting - few (2-3) biotypes
Propagation screening
Observation plots
Proof of concept
Species Screening
Desirable Attributes for Agronomic
Production :
• Plant
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Upright growth habit
Determinate flowering
Good seed retention
Annually productive
Abundant seed set
Long lived
Disease Resistant
Broad Distribution
Species Screening
Genera in the Screening Process
Genus
Common Name
Genus
Common Name
Agastache
giant hyssop
Helianthus
sunflower
Amsinckia
fiddleneck
Hymenopappus
hymenopappus
Argemone munita
flatbud pricklypoppy
Hymenoxys
rubberweed
Aster
aster
Iris
iris
Astragalus
milkvetch
Linum subteres
sprucemont flax
Balsamorhiza hookeri
Hooker's balsamroot
Lithospermum
stoneseed
Calochortus
mariposa lilly
Lomatium nudicaule
barestem biscuitroot
Castilleja
paintbrush
Mentzelia
blazingstar
Chaenactis
pincushion
Nicotiana attenuata
coyote tobacco
Cleome serrulata
Rocky Mountain beeplant
Oenothera
evening primrose
Cryptantha
cryptantha
Packera
groundsel
Enceliopsis nudicaulis
nakedstem sunray
Penstemon
Erigeron
fleabane
Phacelia crenulata
beardtongue
cleftleaf
wildheliotrope
Frasera albomarginata
desert frasera
Potentilla
slender cinquefoil
Gaillardia
blanketflower
Thelypodium milleflorum
manyflower thelypody
Helianthella
one flower helianthella
Species Screening
2008 Private Growers 2009
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Fountain Green, UT
Vernon, UT
Elko, NV
Ontario, OR
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Kemmerer, WY
Grover, UT
Spring City, UT
Sterling, UT
Grower Experience Levels
Cultural Practices
The Who, What, When, Where, Why
Phase
Who will buy
this?
What should I
grow?
Cultural Practices
Acreage
Seeded
State
County
Common
name
2008 Planting Information
Canaday Farm, Elko, NV.
longspur lupine
hairy bigleaf lupine
silvery lupine
annual agoseris
barestem biscuitroot
yellow spiderflower
Nevada goldeneye
western stoneseed
scarlet gilia
Elko
Juab
Elko
Humboldt
Elko
Nye
Lincoln
Elko
VNS
NV
UT
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
UT
0.06
0.07
0.04
0.04
0.06
0.58
0.09
0.06
0.06
flatbud pricklypoppy
Blazingstar
Menzies' fiddleneck
Menzies' fiddleneck
desert frasera
manyflower thelypody
silky lupine
Slender cinquefoil
scarlet globemallow
gooseberryleaf globemallow
sulphur-flower buckwheat
sharpleaf penstemon
sharpleaf penstemon
fernleaf biscuitroot
limestone hawksbeard
Juab
Juab
Eureka
Elko
Iron
Eureka
Juab
Elko
Davis/Utah
UT
UT
NV
NV
UT
NV
UT
NV
UT
NV
ID/OR/NV
ID/OR/NV
ID/OR
ID
NV
0.07
0.02
0.06
0.03
0.06
0.06
0.03
0.06
0.62
0.58
0.14
1.29
0.97
0.21
0.37
Gooding
Elko
Seedling Establishment
Canaday Farm
May 12, 2009
avg # plants per linear ft
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
N-sulate
Uncovered
Cultural Practices
Seeding Rates for 1 Plant / Linear Foot.
Elko NV, 2008
N-sulate
Lot #
AMSIN-P4-2008
Amsin-P6-2008
CRIN-U2-08
HEMUN-B4-2006
LONU2-P1-2008
LUAR3-U5-2007
LUARB6-P4-2008
LUSE4-B28-2006
POGR9-P1-2008
Peac-Pooled
NBR13,19,20,35,36,43,53
Peac-Pooled SRP12jha
THMI5-P2-2008
VNS - IPAG
Rate
Plants/ft PLS / ft lbs/acre
13.6
6.1
1
2.3
11.9
1.5
3.2
1.8
6.3
3.74
2.83
32.43
7.87
5.77
14.73
5.42
10.75
4.03
0.50
0.35
1.70
0.26
0.94
7.01
3.68
10.64
0.05
10.4
1.5
9.5
3
11.01
49.15
7.64
2.36
0.20
0.90
0.05
0.08
Additional Seed
Quantity
Uncovered
Rate
Plants/ft PLS / ft lbs/acre
1.4 37.21
4.96
0.0
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0.2 194.61 10.19
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0.1 1030.15 167.81
0.2 94.71 45.08
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0.6 30.56 30.24
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0.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
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78.99
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1.45
10.0 X
6.0 X
178.5X
6.4X
2.8X
1.6X
Cultural Practices
N-Sulate Fabric Layout
6’ pieces (2)
30”
9”
6”
Equipment
30”
6”
9
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9”
6”
30”
6”
Cultural Practices
9”
N-Sulate Fabric Layout
15” 12”
Equipment
30”
30”
30”
12” 15”
Cultural Practices
Cultural Practices
Equipment
OTHER
OPTIONS?
Equipment
Cultural Practices
Seeder
Characteristics
Species
Screening
Yields - Row Spacing
Seeding
Increase
Trials
Rate
Scientific Name
Common name
Amsinckia
fiddleneck
X
Argemone munita
flatbud pricklypoppy
X
Aster
aster
X
Balsamorhiza hookeri
Hooker's balsamroot
X
Balsamorhiza sagittata
arrowleaf balsamroot
X
Cleome serrulata
Rocky Mountain beeplant
X
X
x
Crepis acuminata
tapertip hawksbeard
X
X
X
x
Crepis intermedia
limestone hawksbeard
X
X
X
x
Enceliopsis nudicaulis
nakedstem sunray
X
X
X
x
Frasera albomarginata
desert frasera
X
X
X
x
Heliomeris multiflora
Nevada goldeneye
X
X
x
Helianthella uniflora
oneflower helianthella
X
X
X
x
Ipomopsis aggregata
scarlet gilia
X
X
X
x
Iris missouriensis
Rocky Mountain iris
X
X
x
Lomatium dissectum
fernleaf biscuitroot
X
x
Lomatium nudicaule
barestem biscuitroot
X
X
X
x
Mentzelia
blazingstar
X
X
X
x
Nicotiana attenuata
coyote tobacco
X
X
Penstemon sp.
beardtongue
X
X
Penstemon pachyphyllus
thickleaf beardtongue
Phacelia crenulata corrugata
cleftleaf wildheiotrope
X
X
X
x
Potentilla gracilis
slender cinquefoil
X
X
X
x
Thelypodium milleflorum
manyflower thelypody
X
X
X
x
x
X
X
X
x
X
x
X
x
x
x
X
X
x
x
Spacing Trials – Plots 6’
6"
6"
30"
6"
6"
6"
6"
12"
18"
24"
30"
100 ft
Treatments – 5
Replications – 3
Univerco - Eco Weeder
Crepis spp.
The Troublemakers
Arrowleaf Balsamroot
Cultural Practices
Root Transplant Studies
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Scientific Name
Balsamorhiza hookeri
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Crepis acuminata
Crepis intermedia
Enceliopsis nudicaulis
Lomatium grayi
Lomatium nudicaule
Lomatium triternatum
Lupinus prunophilus
Common Name
Years to seed
Hooker's balsamroot
2
arrowleaf balsamroot
5
tapertip hawksbeard
3
limestone hawksbeard
3
nakedstem sunray
1
Gray's biscuitroot
2
barestem biscuitroot
2
nineleaf biscuitroot
2
hairy bigleaf lupine
1
Bed Preparation, Planting, and Cover
Crop Lifter
Winter and summer
senescent harvest at
different ages.
Will this grow on my land and where
do we use it in restoration seedings?
Does soil texture play a role in
establishment and distribution?
Restoration Applications
Cultural Practices
Species Specific Soils Information
Loam Soils
Sandy Loam Soils
Astragalus utahensis
Species
Specific
Soil Texture
Preferences
Phlox longifolia
Hesperostipa comata
Astragalus utahensis
2008 Pilot Study - Soil Texture & N-Sulate Fabric
POGR9
POGR9
THMI5
THMI5
FRAL5
FRAL5
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Block 5
Soil Replaced with reject sand to a depth of 4 inches
Covered with Nsulate fabric
BAHO
BAHO
2008 Pilot Study
Soil Texture & N-Sulate Fabric
Treatment
Fabric
Uncovered
Thelypodium
Average P-value
199.1
0.004166
59.2
Treatment
Fabric
Uncovered
Potentilla
Average
80.7
0
P-value
1.72E-05
Native
Sand
87.4
170.9
0.113545
Native
Sand
51.5
29.2
0.344757
Fabric Native
Fabric Sand
135
263.2
0.10013
Fabric Native
Fabric Sand
103
58.4
0.112131
39.8
78.6
0.293248
Uncovered Native
Uncovered Sand
0
0
0
Uncovered Native
Uncovered Sand
Balsamorhiza hookeri and Frasera albomarginata failed to establish under all treatments
Complete Diagram
LONU2
LONU2
LONU2
LONU2
Lupo
Lupo
Lupo
Lupo
AGGR
AGGR
AGGR
AGGR
BASA3
BASA3
BASA3
BASA3
AGHE
AGHE
AGHE
AGHE
SPCO2
SPCO2
SPCO2
SPCO2
PHCRC
PHCRC
PHCRC
PHCRC
ERUM
ERUM
ERUM
ERUM
ERHE
ERHE
ERHE
ERHE
LOTR
LOTR
LOTR
LOTR
CRIN4
CRIN4
CRIN4
CRIN4
ACTH
ACTH
ACTH
ACTH
PESP
PESP
PESP
PESP
NIAT
NIAT
NIAT
NIAT
ENNU
ENNU
ENNU
ENNU
THMI
THMI
THMI
THMI
Amme
Amme
Amme
Amme
Luarb
Luarb
Luarb
Luarb
IPAG
IPAG
IPAG
IPAG
HEMUN
HEMUN HEMUN HEMUN
PENST
PENST
PENST
PENST
ARMU
ARMU
ARMU
ARMU
PENST
PENST
PENST
PENST
PEPA6
PEPA6
PEPA6
PEPA6
FRAL5
FRAL5
FRAL5
FRAL5
Native Soil
Uncovered
Sand Replacement Soil
Fabric Covered
Forest Service Technology &
Development Program
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Project Proposal
• Development of a specialized seed harvester
for plant species with indeterminate ripening
and seed shatter characteristics.
Equipment