Nahla Bassil, Jim Oliphant, Patricio Munoz This success story describes how a wild blueberry, Florida 4B, was instrumental in …
Blueberry Florida 4B – Southern Production
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Blueberry ‘Perpetua’ and ‘Echo’ – Repeat Flowering
Ryan King, Nahla Bassil This success story describes how plant breeders from the USDA and Oregon State University developed …
Hazelnut ‘Gasaway’ – EFB Resistance
Nahla Bassil, Shawn Mehlenbacher This success story describes how the pollinizer hazelnut, ‘Gasaway’, saved the U.S. hazelnut industry. Plant …
Hop ‘Monocacy’ – Northeastern Adaptation
Nahla Bassil, Kim Lewers This success story describes how the hop plant ‘Monocacy’ found its way to USDA geneticists …
The U.S. National Plant Germplasm System – An Overview (6 min)
USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service operates a genebank network designed to protect crucial plant germplasm. This …
Bringing back neglected crops: A food and climate solution for Africa
IFPRI, Lysiane Lefebvre, David Laborde, And Valeria Piñeiro Neglected crops such as sorghum, millet, and amaranth may be powerful tools …
Where the Hops Are Preserved
Beervana Blog, Jeff Alworth Driven by an interest in the newly released hop, ‘Monocacy’, Jeff Alworth toured the USDA National …
USDA-ARS Grape Genetics Research
Jason Londo, Cornell University, NAPB Virtual field tour with Jason Londo, Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS Grape Genetics Resources Unit, Geneva, N.Y., …
USDA-ARS Vegetable Germplasm Collection
Joanne Labate, Zachary Stansell, Cornell University, NAPB Virtual field tour with Joanne Labate and Zachary Stansell, Curators, USDA-ARS Plant Genetic …
Specialty Cucurbit Breeding at Cornell University
Michael Mazourek, Cornell University, NAPB Virtual field tour with Michael Mazourek, Associate Professor, Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of …