An assessment of native seed needs and the capacity for their supply : final report / National Academies, Sciences, Engineering, Medicine ; Committee on an Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities ; Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources ; Division on Earth and Life Studies ; Committee on National Statistics ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

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Uniform Title:Consensus study report.
Corporate Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on an Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities (Issuing body)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Issuing body)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies (Issuing body)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics (Issuing body)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (Issuing body)
National Academies Press (U.S.) (Publisher)
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2023]
Series:Consensus study report.
Subjects:
Restoration ecology.
Native plants for cultivation > Seeds.
Seed supply.
Seeds > Harvesting.
Réhabilitation (Écologie)
Plantes indigènes cultivées > Semences.
Semences > Approvisionnement.
Semences > Récolte.
Physical Description:xxiii, 228 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, charts (some color) ; 28 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Description of the information-gathering strategy
  • Native seed needs and the federal government
  • State government uses of native seed
  • Tribal uses of native seed
  • Cooperative partnerships for native seed development, supply, and usage
  • Seed suppliers
  • Knowledge gaps and research needs to support the native seed supply
  • Summary conclusions and recommendations for the native seed supply
  • Appendix 1. Committee biographies
  • Appendix 2A. Semi-structured interview guide for federal agencies
  • Appendix 2B. State government departments survey invitation letter
  • Appendix 2C. State government departments web survey instrument
  • Appendix 2D. State government departments survey frequency distributions
  • Appendix 2E. Supplier survey invitation letter
  • Appendix 2F. Supplier web survey instrument
  • Appendix 2G. Supplier survey frequency distributions
  • Appendix 2H. Public information-gathering sessions in-person and virtual agendas.