Building a Common Garden Network for High Throughput Seed Transfer Development Francis Kilkenny USDA FS Rocky Mountain Research Station, Boise, ID Fred Edwards Bureau of Land Management, Reno, NV USFS-RMRS-GSD, Francis Kilkenny
Native plant material restoration cycle Native Seed Collection Evaluation and Development Restore Native Plant Initial Seed Increase Communities Seed Storage Seed Production
Native plant material restoration cycle Native Seed Collection Evaluation and Development Restore Native Plant Initial Seed Increase Communities Seed Storage Seed Production
Trait Selection Seed collection 1-3 yr Evaluation and 1-2 yr selection for desired traits Evaluation and 1-2 yr selection for desired traits 2-10 yr ? Evaluation of selected 5 yr lines in restoration conditions Available for 10-22 production yr
Source Selection Trait Selection Seed collection 1-3 yr Seed collection 1-3 yr Evaluation and 1-2 yr Evaluation and selection 2-5 yr selection for desired for populations with traits desired traits Evaluation and 1-2 yr 0-5 yr ? selection for desired traits 2-10 yr ? Evaluation of selected 5 yr lines in restoration conditions Evaluation of selected 5 yr 2-3 yr Foundation seed lines in restoration increase for desired conditions zones (additional seed collection?) Available for Available for 10-22 10-21 production production yr yr
Source Selection Seed Transfer Trait Selection Seed collection 1-3 yr Seed collection 1-3 yr Seed collection 1-3 yr Evaluation and 1-2 yr Evaluation and selection 2-5 yr Common garden 2-3 yr selection for desired for populations with study traits desired traits Evaluation and 1-2 yr 0-5 yr 1-2 yr Seed transfer ? selection for desired guidelines traits 2-10 yr ? Evaluation of selected 5 yr Evaluation of selected 5 yr lines in restoration lines in restoration conditions conditions Evaluation of selected 5 yr 2-3 yr 2-3 yr Foundation seed Foundation seed lines in restoration increase for desired increase for desired conditions zones (additional zones (additional seed collection?) seed collection?) Available for Available for Available for 10-22 10-21 10-16 production production production yr yr yr
Building an efficiencies into plant material evaluation and development
Coordination Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Coordination Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 7
Coordination Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Groups 1, 2, 3 7
Coordination Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Groups 1, 2, 3 12 7
Costs
Additional efficiencies Seed collection Developing cultivation practices Seed increase
Seed transfer guidelines (seed zones)
Seed zones originate in forestry Douglas-fir; Specialist Western redcedar; Generalist
Adaptive seed zones are constructed using data from common garden studies Grow families in a common Measure many adaptive environment traits Collect seed from many sources Traits vs source GIS environment St. Clair et al. 2005 Annals of Botany
Bluebunch wheatgrass genecology study USFS-RMRS-GSD, Matt Fisk
Bluebunch wheatgrass genecology study St. Clair et al. 2013 Evol. Appl.
Bluebunch wheatgrass genecology study St. Clair et al. 2013 Evol. Appl.
Bluebunch wheatgrass reciprocal transplant study
Bluebunch reciprocal transplant study sites
Intermountain common garden network (the beginnings)
Sites with staff/personnel
Forest Service nurseries
NRCS Plant Materials Centers
Various long-term research sites, universities and federal
Bluebunch reciprocal transplant sites with extra infrastructure (fences)
Showy goldeneye Thickleaf penstemon Douglas' dustymaiden ( Heliomeris multiflora ) ( Penstemon pachyphyllus ) ( Chaenactis douglasii ) Globemallow Hoary tansyaster Nettleleaf horsemint ( A. Yellow beeplant ( M. canescens ) ( S. grossulariifolia ) urticifolia ) ( Cleome lutea )
THANK YOU! Sarah Kulpa Dirk Netz Holly Prendeville John Proctor Brad St. Clair
The preceding presentation was delivered at the 2017 National Native Seed Conference Washington, D.C. February 13-16, 2017 This and additional presentations available at http://nativeseed.info
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