2002 Kansas Report

Plant Materials (PM)

Responsibility for plant science activities of the NRCS is a primary function of the PM Program. The Manhattan Plant Materials Center (PMC) is one of a national network of plant centers dedicated to providing vegetative solutions to conservation problems. The Center serves a diverse region of the heartland including Kansas, Nebraska, northern Oklahoma, and eastern Colorado.

The mission of the PM Program is to develop and transfer effective state-of-the-art plant science technology to meet customer and resource needs.

The primary products produced by the PM Program include:

• the production of improved varieties of plants for use in addressing resource needs and in supporting NRCS programs, and
• the development of plant technology for incorporation into the Field Office Technical Guide for addressing identified resource concerns is as follows: soil erosion and sediment control, 40 percent; riparian, 9 percent; outreach, 2 percent; native species, 16 percent; invasive species, 2 percent; grazing land conservation, 9 percent; buffers, 5 percent; nutrient management, 3 percent; critical area treatment 3 percent; wetland and wildlife conservation, 11 percent.

Soil Surveys

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