Yulin Jia, Melissa H. Jia, and Jeremy Edwards This chapter describes the research to develop genetic markers …
Rice – Blast Resistance Genes
Category: Cultivar Stories
Cacao TARS Germplasm – High Yielding
Ricardo Goenaga This chapter describes a large-scale experiment at the USDA-ARS Tropical Agriculture Research Station (TARS) that …
Tepary Bean ‘USDA Fortuna’ – High Yielding, Disease Resistant
Timothy Porch This chapter describes the release of ‘USDA Fortuna’, a high yielding tepary bean with enhanced …
Meet the Plants at the Desert Legume Program
Matthew Johnson Matthew Johnson, curator of the Desert Legume Program (DELEP) at the University of Arizona, discusses some …
This new variety of apple has a $10 million hype machine behind it — and farmers are hoping it can save Washington’s apple industry
Mark Abadi, Marisa Palmer This Business Insider article describes the release of Cosmic Crisp, a sweet and crisp …
Apple ‘Robusta 5’ – Resilient Rootstock
Gennaro Fazio, Terence Robinson This success story features the Cornell University and USDA apple rootstock breeding program …
Lettuce NPGS Germplasm – Verticillium Wilt Resistance
Barbara C. Hellier, Alex M. Cornwall, Marilyn L. Warburton This success story describes how several accession of …
Pea PI 180693 – Root Rot Resistance
Clarice J. Coyne, Marilyn L. Warburton, Gayle M. Volk This success story features PI 180693, a pea …
Peanut NPGS Germplasm – Smut Resistance
Kelly Chamberlin, Shyam Tallury, Gayle Volk This success story describes a multi-year study in which 208 peanut …
Alfalfa NPGS Germplasm – Leafhopper Resistance
Brian M. Irish, E. Charles Brummer, Deborah Samac This success story describes how wild alfalfa in the …