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Wheat – Resistance to Stem Rust Race Ug99
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READ BOOK CHAPTER Patrick Byrne, Gordon Cisar This success story describes the threat of stem rust race Ug99 that appeared in Uganda’s 1998-1999 growing season. As a result, a massive international effort was undertaken to monitor the disease and develop effective solutions. This story highlights two particular examples where novel resistance genes were identified and bred into wheat cultivars.
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Cryotherapy Using Shoot Tip Cryopreservation
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READ BOOK CHAPTER Jean Carlos Bettoni, Gayle Volk This chapter provides an overview of cryotherapy, a technology that uses shoot tip cryopreservation methodology as a means of eradicating viruses and other pathogens. Learn how ultra-low temperatures are used to destroy infected cells, and other fundamental concepts behind cryotherapy.
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Considerations When Implementing Shoot Tip Cryopreservation
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READ BOOK CHAPTER Jean Carlos Bettoni, Katheryn Chen, Gayle Volk This chapter highlights some considerations for new or expanding clonal cryopreservation programs. Germplasm prioritization and documentation are among important considerations for genebanks starting long term storage in liquid nitrogen.
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An Overview of Shoot Tip Cryopreservation
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READ BOOK CHAPTER Jean Carlos Bettoni, Katheryn Chen, Gayle Volk This chapter dives into the steps common to shoot tip cryopreservation. It discusses fundamental concepts related to many of the treatments involved, describes variation in commonly used methods, and provides some context for the implementation of certain protocols.
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An Introduction to the Cryopreservation of Clonally Propagated Plants
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READ BOOK CHAPTER Jean Carlos Bettoni, Katheryn Chen, Gayle Volk This chapter provides a brief introduction to cryopreserving clonally propagated crops. Using text and videos, this chapter covers foundational concepts that the more technical descriptions in “Training in Plant Genetic Resources: Cryopreservation of Clonal Propagules” are built upon.
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WATCH VIDEO Angel Marrero USDA technician Angel Marrero grows rootstocks and side grafts cacao (Theobroma cacao) to propagate specific cultivars conserved at the USDA Tropical Agriculture Research Station (the genebank unit of the National Plant Germplasm System located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico).
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Sweetpotato 'Tinian' – Fusarium Wilt Resistance
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READ BOOK CHAPTER Don LaBonte, Imana Power This success story describes the importance of sweetpotato ‘Tinian’ as a source of disease resistance in cultivars throughout the industry. This natural source of resistance has allowed for production without serious threat from Fusarium oxysporum.
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Grain Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.)
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READ BOOK CHAPTER Patrick Byrne This eBook chapter provides a brief overview of grain amaranth, including its origins, production, use, and current state of conservation and breeding.
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WATCH VIDEO Keith Kubenka Watch USDA horticulturalist Keith Kubenka bark graft pecan (Carya illinoinensis) to propagate material within the National Collection of Genetic Resources for Pecans and Hickories. Bark grafting is particularly useful for grafting onto larger, well-established rootstocks and is an essential technique for evaluating and maintaining clonal material in the National Plant Germplasm System.
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WATCH VIDEO Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee Winners of the PBCC student video competitions are posted here. These cover topics including developing soybean cultivars with high amino acids levels (Renan Souza), accessing diverse germplasm to breed low geosmin table beets (Adam D’Angelo), and a graduate student’s experience in a begonia breeding program (Julian Ginori).
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Plant Breeding and Genetics Seminars
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WATCH WEBINAR RECORDING Cornell SIPS Cornell University’s School of Integrative Plant Science runs a seminar for their Plant Breeding & Genetics Section. These seminars feature a wide range of topics and speakers. Video recordings are available on the Cornell SIPS YouTube channel under this playlist.
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VIEW COURSE INFORMATION CAM's Ag Academy In recent years we have experienced unprecedented challenges to food and agronomic crops. How can crop diversity, selection and breeding help to solve these challenges? This problem-based learning unit provides high school educators with the materials and support they will need to educate and drive their students to think critically on this global issue.
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2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
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VIEW MAP USDA Agricultural Research Service, Oregon State University The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which perennial plants are most likely to thrive at a location. This website includes information for growers, the new 2023 interactive GIS-based map, downloadable maps, previous versions and maps showing the shifts in zones since …
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The ambitious project to document every fruit in watercolour
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WATCH VIDEO Aeon, Sebastian Ko This video describes the legacy of the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection that began in the late 19th century. It highlights the roles of female artists involved in creating thousands of accurate, detailed paintings, and describes the project’s value to protecting intellectual property rights for fruit and nut breeders. The paintings can be accessed online at …
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NPGS Temperate-adapted forage legume genetic resources
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VIEW INFOGRAPHIC Brian Irish Temperate-adapted forage legumes are agriculturally important crops. This fact sheet describes some of the ways the USDA National Plant Germplasm System works to protect these crops and their wild relatives.
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NPGS Seed of Success Collaboration
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VIEW INFOGRAPHIC Brian Irish, Bailey Hallwachs, Christina Walters, Peggy Olwell This fact sheet describes the USDA National Plant Germplasm System’s involvement in the Bureau of Land Management’s Seeds of Success program.
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Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana)
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READ BOOK CHAPTER Patrick Byrne This eBook chapter provides a brief overview of finger millet, including its origins, production, use, and current state of conservation and breeding.
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An Overview of Castor Bean
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WATCH VIDEO Patrick Byrne Castor bean (Ricinus communis) is a unique crop belonging to the spurge family. The seeds of this monoicous plant are valued for their high oil content, which is useful in a variety of industries. This plant may be best known as the source of ricin, a toxin made famous through popular culture. Join Dr. Pat Byrne …
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WATCH VIDEO Patrick Byrne Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is a versatile pseudocereal that makes an effective cover crop and produces starch-rich seed that can be cooked or milled into flour. Join Dr. Pat Byrne (CSU Soil and Crop Sciences) at Colorado State University's Agricultural Research, Development and Education Center to learn more about buckwheat.
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An Overview of Finger Millet
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WATCH VIDEO Patrick Byrne Eleusine coracana, commonly known as finger millet or raji, is a grain that can be milled for use in baking, or malted for use in fermented beverages. While popular in Asia and Africa, finger millet has not yet reached its potential in the U.S. market. Join Dr. Pat Byrne (CSU Soil and Crop Sciences) at Colorado …
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