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Native Seed Production Manual for the Pacific Northwest

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Corvallis, Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, OR 97330; URL: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_PLANTMATERIALS/publications/orpmcpu12767.pdf

(ID# 1267), 2015, 192 p, color photos.

The purpose of this manual is to summarize the seed production methods used by the PMC for many of the native species we have worked with over the years. Small scale seed increase is typically labor intensive, lacks labels for pesticides and herbicides that could be helpful, and often requires specialized equipment or equipment modification. Nevertheless, information provided herein should prove useful at least as a starting point for both established seed growers and others interested in entering the business, or for practitioners wishing to simply collect, process, and handle seed of plants native to the Pacific Northwest, USA.


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Author(s): Amy Bartow, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Corvallis, OR Plant Materials Center