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Author: Gayle Volk

Crops and Cultures Pests & Pathogens Phenotyping & GenotypingSeptember 14, 2026September 14, 2026

Watermelon Rootstock ‘Carolina Strongback’ Incorporates Disease and Pest Resistance from NPGS Germplasm

Watermelon 'Strongback' rootstock with disease resistance

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Amnon Levi, Patrick Wechter, Sandra E. Branham, William Rutter, Benjamin Waldo, Shaker Kousik, Judy Thies, Homan …

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Cultivar Stories Landraces & Heirloom CultivarsSeptember 14, 2026September 14, 2026

NPGS Germplasm Provides Valuable Genetic Variation for Cotton Breeding

Evaluation of NPGS cotton germplasm

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B. Todd Campbell. The National Plant Germplasm System Cotton Collection includes critical genetic diversity, including roughly …

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Cultivar Stories Pests & PathogensSeptember 14, 2026September 14, 2026

NPGS Hop Germplasm Delivers Novel Resistance to Powdery Mildew

Powdery mildew on hop leaves

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Kayla R. Altendorf, David H. Gent, Nahla V. Bassil. Powdery mildew is one of the most …

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Cultivar Stories Pests & Pathogens Plant BreedingSeptember 14, 2026September 14, 2026

Bread Wheat – FHB Resistance

Fusarium head blight in bread wheat

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George Fedak, Patrick Byrne. Wheat germplasm resistant to Fusarium head blight (FHB) has been developed by transferring a …

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Cultivar Stories Pests & PathogensJuly 24, 2026July 26, 2026

NPGS Germplasm Provides U.S. Lettuce Crop with Disease Resistance

Hundreds of Lactuca germplasm accessions are screened to identify pathogen resistance

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Ivan Simko. USDA-ARS researchers identified critical sources of resistance to multiple races of Bacterial Leaf Spot …

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Collection Maintenance Phenotyping & Genotyping Virtual ToursJune 20, 2025June 16, 2025

The National Hemp Germplasm Collection

Hemp Germplasm thumbnail

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Zachary Stansell, Tyler Gordon, Justin Kaufman. Hemp (Cannabis sativa) is a multi-purpose crop bred for fiber, grain, and …

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