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Publication Date
1981
Description
The USDA Soil Conservation Service (SCS) operates a coordinated network of 22 plant materials centers in the U.S.A. to assemble, evaluate, select, cooperatively release, and provide for the commercial increase of native and introduced plants for the conservation and improvement of soil, water, and related resources. Standardized procedures have been developed and are being used for this comparative plant-testing program. Evaluation data can be retrieved from an automatic data-processing system through standardized reports. Over 140 SCS-released cultivars of conservation plants are available commercially for use in range, pasture, and other grassland improvement to reduce sediment movement and improve wildlife habitat. These improved plants are also used to solve other erosion problems including the reclamation of surface-mined land, roadside development, and sand dune and shoreline stabilization. A number of new cultivars for use in grassland plantings are now available.
Citation
Everett, H W., "Progress in Development of Conservation Plant Cultivars by the USDA Soil Conservation Service" (1981). IGC Proceedings (1981-2023). 1.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1981/section5/1)
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Progress in Development of Conservation Plant Cultivars by the USDA Soil Conservation Service
The USDA Soil Conservation Service (SCS) operates a coordinated network of 22 plant materials centers in the U.S.A. to assemble, evaluate, select, cooperatively release, and provide for the commercial increase of native and introduced plants for the conservation and improvement of soil, water, and related resources. Standardized procedures have been developed and are being used for this comparative plant-testing program. Evaluation data can be retrieved from an automatic data-processing system through standardized reports. Over 140 SCS-released cultivars of conservation plants are available commercially for use in range, pasture, and other grassland improvement to reduce sediment movement and improve wildlife habitat. These improved plants are also used to solve other erosion problems including the reclamation of surface-mined land, roadside development, and sand dune and shoreline stabilization. A number of new cultivars for use in grassland plantings are now available.
