GRIN-U

GRIN-U

Online learning for plant genetic resources conservation and use

MENU
  • Home
  • About
    • Overview
    • Personnel
    • Documents
    • Contact Us
  • Search by Format
    • Articles & Blogs
    • eBooks
    • eBook Chapters
    • Infographics
    • Manuals
    • Online Academic Courses
    • Online Noncredit Courses
    • Podcasts
    • Videos
    • Webinars
    • Websites
  • Search by Topic
    • Collection Maintenance
    • Crop Wild Relatives
    • Crops and Cultures
    • Cultivar Stories
    • Documentation & GRIN-Global
    • Domestication
    • Genebank Fundamentals
    • History
    • Landraces & Heirloom Cultivars
    • Pests & Pathogens
    • Phenotyping & Genotyping
    • Plant Breeding
    • Pollinators
    • Virtual Tours
  • Resources
    • Genebank Resources
    • Educator Resources
    • Careers in PGR Conservation & Use
  • GRIN
  • Subscribe
Collection Maintenance Genebank Fundamentals Plant Breeding Virtual ToursJuly 21, 2023July 21, 2023

The U.S. National Plant Germplasm System – An Overview (6 min)

USDA-NPGS

WATCH VIDEO

USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service operates a genebank network designed to protect crucial plant germplasm. This helps plant breeders and researchers develop superior crops for today and tomorrow. This 6 min video describes and gives a virtual tour of this program.

conservation crop improvement crop relatives crop resources food security germplasm NPGS plant genetic resources preservation seed seed storage storage USDA
laura.gu0

Post Navigation

Prev PostBringing back neglected crops: A food and climate solution for Africa
Next PostHop ‘Monocacy’ – Northeastern Adaptation

You may also like...

Acquiring Potato Germplasm Genebank Fundamentals
June 21, 2024June 21, 2024

Acquiring Potato Germplasm

Tepary Beans: Breeding for Climate Resilience at USDA TARS Collection Maintenance Plant Breeding
May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

Tepary Beans: Breeding for Climate Resilience at USDA TARS

Crop Chronicles Climate Change Crops and Cultures History Plant Breeding
February 12, 2025February 12, 2025

Crop Chronicles

USDA.gov

Agricultural Research Service

Plain Writing

FOIA

 

 

 

 

Accessibility Statement

Information Quality

Privacy Policy

Non-Discrimination Statement

 

 

USA.gov

WhiteHouse.gov

GRIN-U by GRIN-Global/ARS
  • GRIN-U Education YouTube Channel