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Applying Provisional Seed Zones to Plant Materials Development in the Great Basin and Cultural Practice Notes Scott Jensen

USDA FS RMRS

Grassland, Shrubland and Desert Ecosystem Research

Program, Provo, UT

Jason Stettler

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Great Basin Research Center

Ephraim, UT

Johnson. R, et.al Native Plants. 11 2 Summer 2010

• …seed sources for restoration…should be made up of parents that come from ecosystems (seed zones) similar to those at the restoration site.

• Collecting seeds from parents from multiple locations within a seed zone or ecosystem to serve as foundation seed increases the opportunity to broaden the genetic base of the restoration population.

http://www.fs.fed.us/wwetac/threat_map/SeedZones_Intro.html

Provisional Seed Zones

for the Great Basin Bower, A., St. Clair J.B., and V.J. Erickson. 2010. Provisional seed zones for native plants. http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/nativeplantmaterials/rightmaterials.shtml

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/nativeplantmaterials/rightmaterials.shtml

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/nativeplantmaterials/rightmaterials.shtml

Building Provisional Seed Zones

• Independent of genetics

–Intended for species with no specific genetic data available

• Provisional seed zones are a “starting point”

• Local and species specific knowledge important in adjusting zones for use

Slide from Andy Bower

Seed Zone Size

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10,000,000

15,000,000

20,000,000

25,000,000

NBR Acres

CBR Acres

Northern Basin and Range Central Basin and Range

PSZ Zone Description Area (acres) PSZ Zone Description Area (acres)

Zone 1 <10 in. precip. / >80 Deg. 722,843 Zone 1 <10 in. precip. / >80 Deg. 18,266,390

Zone 2 <10 in. precip. / <80 Deg. 6,195,455 Zone 2 <10 in. precip. / <80 deg. 15,184,265

Zone 3 10-14 in. precip. / 80-90 Deg. 918,798 Zone 3 10-14 in. precip. / 80-90 Deg. 3,465,157

Zone 4 14-24 in. precip. / 80-90 Deg. 19,161 Zone 4 14-24 in. precip. / 80-90 Deg. 541,330

Zone 5 10-14 in. precip. / 70-80 Deg. 24,343,753 Zone 5 10-14 in. precip. / 70-80 deg. 22,903,115

Zone 6 14-24 in. precip. / 70-80 Deg. 7,393,185 Zone 6 14-24 in. precip. / 70-80 deg. 9,387,606

Zone 7 10-14 in. precip. / <70 Deg. 1,297,922 Zone 7 10-14 in. precip. / <70 deg. 1,310,725

Zone 8 14-24 in. precip. / <70 Deg. 4,955,727 Zone 8 14-24 in. precip. / <70 deg. 4,151,275

Zone 9 <60 Deg. 3,165 Zone 9 <60 deg. 222,054

Zone 10 >24 in. precip. 2,540,833 Zone 10 >24 in. precip. 1,159,001

Total Area 48,390,842 Total Area 76,590,918

The Western Fire Map

1870-2007

http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ftp/SAB/western_fires_(1870-2007).txt

Sean P. Finn, Steven E. Hanser, Cara W. Meinke, and Adam Smith, USGS Snake River Field Station, SAGEMAP Project.

Fire Impacts

PSZ Zone Description 1980-1984 1985-1989 1990-1994 1995-1999 2000-2004 2005-2007

Zone 1 < 10 in precip / > 80 deg 88,379 65,627 883 59,619 6,725 11,085

Zone 2 < 10 in precip / < 80 deg 209,865 283,513 41,435 288,697 159,046 244,334

Zone 3 10-14 in precip / 80-90 deg 28,759 23,214 2,545 35,640 34,313 14,988

Zone 4 14-24 in precip / 80-90 deg 51 629 1,016 1 360 284

Zone 5 10-14 in precip / 70-80 deg 917,665 720,564 478,787 1,440,316 972,255 1,363,447


Zone 7 10-14 in precip / < 70 deg 1,482 6,510 17,750 62,115 30,526 30,340


Zone 9 < 60 deg 0 0 0 0 0 0

Zone 10 > 24 in precip 10,532 75,388 9,724 34,369 37,827 48,265

TOTALS 1,469,591 1,441,244 791,948 2,326,207 1,781,994 2,418,163

PSZ Zone Description 1980-1984 1985-1989 1990-1994 1995-1999 2000-2004 2005-2007Zone 1 < 10 in precip / > 80 deg 7,596 14,898 8,035 194,234 59,314 97,772

Zone 2 < 10 in precip / < 80 deg 65,528 187,012 8,331 641,403 175,619 198,434


Zone 4 14-24 in precip / 80-90 deg 110 0 715 8,802 8,571 19,128

Zone 5 10-14 in precip / 70-80 deg 81,365 365,691 68,121 1,159,920 668,878 859,554




Zone 9 < 60 deg 41 0 0 14 616 13

Zone 10 > 24 in precip 3,428 541 8,997 8,118 11,439 3,072

TOTALS 228,553 624,722 169,287 2,565,551 1,361,284 1,684,548

Acres Burned in the Northern Great Basin

Acres Burned in the Central Basin and Range

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NBR 2000-2004 NBR 2005-2007 CBR 2000-2004 CBR 2005-2007

Land Treatment Digital Library http://greatbasin.wr.usgs.gov/ltdl/Default.aspx

Pilliod, David, 2009. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2009-3095, 2 p.

A dynamic system to enter, store, retrieve, and analyze Federal land treatment data.

The majority of available Great Basin data has been entered.

BLM Seed Buy FY-2010

Shrubs = 107,195 Pounds or

28%

Forbs = 19,800 Pounds or

5% Grasses, 253,850 Pounds or

67%

Total Pounds of Seed = 380,845

Shrubs = 117,545 Pounds or

16%

Forbs = 65,750 or

9%

Grasses = 537,150 Pounds or

75%


Native Component

9% Forbs

5% Native Forbs

Slide courtesy of Covy Jones

Native component Utah DWR FY-9,10,11

Grasses =391,332 Pounds

83%

Shrubs = 55,099 Pounds

12%

Forbs = 22,811 Pounds ,

5%


Grasses

=824,128 Pounds

60%

Shrubs = 119,559

Pounds 9%

Forbs = 424,650

Pounds 31%

Seed Used (lbs) Utah DWR FY-9,10,11

Total Pounds of Seed = 1,368,337

31% Forbs

5% Native Forbs

Slide courtesy of Covy Jones

Native Forb Seed Demand Northern Basin and Range - Estimated seed (lbs) volume used during the 5 year increment.


Zone 1 < 10 in precip / > 80 deg 184 4021 0 10297 45573 4352

Zone 2 < 10 in precip / < 80 deg 14808 7183 77 42215 45436 93909

Zone 3 10-14 in precip / 80-90 deg 0 0 0 4537 6626 3540




Zone 7 10-14 in precip / < 70 deg 225 641 0 43 3943 3405


Zone 9 < 60 deg 0 0 0 0 0 0

Zone 10 > 24 in precip 0 0 705 1052 2044 21

Central Basin and Range - Estimated seed (lbs) volume used during the 5 year increment.


Zone 1 < 10 in precip / > 80 deg 0 0 1849 1814 53266 4153

Zone 2 < 10 in precip / < 80 deg 0 353 3780 37793 50519 23741







Zone 9 < 60 deg 0 0 0 0 510 0

Zone 10 > 24 in precip 0 0 372 29 7220 0

Pulling it all together

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5,000,000

10,000,000

15,000,000

20,000,000

25,000,000

Zone1

Zone2

Zone3

Zone4

Zone5

Zone6

Zone7

Zone8

Zone9

Zone10

CBR Acres NBR Acres

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200,000

400,000

600,000

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1,000,000

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Zone2

Zone3

Zone4

Zone5

Zone6

Zone7

Zone8

Zone9

Zone10

NBR 2000-2004 NBR 2005-2007 CBR 2000-2004 CBR 2005-2007

2000-2004 2005-2010

53266 4153

50519 23741

8193 27400

3956 14961

270136 196348

101521 93485

16896 10617

42798 8939

510 0

7220 0

2000-2004 2005-2010

45573 4352

45436 93909

6626 3540

0 0

430421 346011

62576 76358

3943 3405

24796 28430

0 0

2044 21

PSZ

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Zone 4

Zone 5

Zone 6

Zone 7

Zone 8

Zone 9

Zone 10

NBR CBR

Fire Impacts - Acres Burned

Land Treatments - Seed Demand

Zone Size - Acres

Zone Description

< 10 in precip / > 80 deg

< 10 in precip / < 80 deg

10-14 in precip / 80-90 deg




10-14 in precip / < 70 deg

14-24 in precip / < 70 deg

< 60 deg

> 24 in precip

Products in Marketplace

Zone

Commercial Interest

Seed Demand

Zone Seed Increase

Species / Source Location Provisional Seed Zone Seed Available

Ipomopsis aggregata scarlet gilia

6 sources FG Zone 6 2012/2013

Ipomopsis macrosiphon longtube ipomopsis

3 sources SFS Zone 6 2012

Lomatium nudicaule barestem biscuitroot

5 sources FG Zone 5 ??

4 sources SFS Zone 6 ??

Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis Nevada goldeneye

4 sources FG Zone 6 2012


Enceliopsis nudicaulis nakedstem sunray

2 sources SFS Zone 5 2012/2013


Penstemon pachyphyllus thickleaf beardtongue




Frasera albomarginata desert frasera



Linum lewesii Lewis flax


1 source FG Zone 3 2013

Hesperostipa comata needle and thread


21 sources SFS Zone 5 2012/2013

Seed Increase Grouped by Provisional Seed Zone

Mentzelia laevicaulis Crepis intermedia Ipomopsis aggregata

Cleome purpurea Thelypodium milleflorum Heliomeris multiflora

Species / Source Location Provisional Seed Zone Species / Source Location Provisional Seed Zone

Nicotiana attenuata coyote tobacco Mentzelia laevicaulis smoothstem blazingstar

FG Zone 6 SFS Zone 6

Mentzelia laevicaulis smoothstem blazingstar Arenaria macradenia ferrisea Ferris' sandwort

FG FG

Thelypodium milleflorum manyflower thelypody Lathyrus brachycalyx Bonneville pea

FG Zone 2 FG

Phacelia crenulata cleftleaf wildheliotrope Agastache urticifolia nettleleaf giant hyssop

FG Zone 5 FG Zone 8

SFS Zone 2

Cryptantha rugulosa wrinkled cryptantha

Aster Aster FG Zone 6

FG Zone 8

Stenotus acaulis stemless mock goldenweed

Penstemon linarioides toadflax penstemon FG Zone 6

FG Zone 6

Senecio ragwort

Agoseris grandiflora Bigflower agoseris FG Zone 5

LPN G1 2007

Stanleya pinnata var. integrifolia golden princesplume

Potentilla gracilis slender cinquefoil FG Zone 2

FG Zone 10

Oenothera evening primrose

Linum subteres sprucemont flax FG Zone 6

FG Zone 2

Cleome lutea Yellow spiderflower

Wyethia amplexicaulis Mule-ears FG Zone 3

FG Zone 5

Lupinus arbustus longspur lupine

Mentzelia albicaulis whitestem blazingstar SFS Zone 8

SFS Zone 5

Cleome serulatta Rocky Mountain beeplant

FG

Species Screening

Incorporating Technology in Plant Material Collecting Tasks

XMap GIS

Lomatium grayii, L. triternatum transplants

Efforts to Improve Seedling Establishment

Disease Control to 18”, temperature dependant

Weed Control Most effective against annual weeds Cheeseweed (Malv parviflora) Field bindweed (Convolvus arvensis)

Nematode Control To 12”, temperature dependant

Increased Plant Growth Response Pathogen and weed control Soluble nutrients more available Beneficial bacteria survive and recolonize

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Total bacterial and fungal colony count per gram of soil displayed by soil collection depth for solarized and control soils from 2 sites .

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Solarized Solarized Control Control

Nephi, UT Fountain Green, UT

Depth of soil sample

Staying Straight with a Rotary

Laser

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