Sarah Dohle In this Tedx Talk, Dr. Sarah Dohle discusses the importance of diversity in agricultural systems using …
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Category: Crop Wild Relatives
International Day for Biodiversity 2024
Christine Diepenbrock The AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems, or AIFS, talks with Dr. Christine Diepenbrock (UC …
In the Face of Extreme Weather, Scientists Look to Adapt Crops
Lourdes Medrano, Undark Do wild varieties of overlooked grains, fruits, and vegetables hold the key to developing more …
Growing Cotton at the U.S. National Cotton Germplasm Collection
Jim Frelichowski The National Cotton Germplasm Collection is maintained at the USDA-ARS Crop Germplasm Research facility in College …
Valuable Genetics for Potato Research and Breeding
John Bamberg Dr. John Bamberg discusses the importance of genetically diverse potato germplasm at the U.S. Potato Genebank …
Alfalfa NPGS Germplasm – Leafhopper Resistance
Brian M. Irish, E. Charles Brummer, Deborah Samac This success story describes how wild alfalfa in the …
Wheat – Resistance to Stem Rust Race Ug99
Patrick Byrne, Gordon Cisar This success story describes the threat of stem rust race Ug99 that appeared …
Breeding with Teosinte, Wild Ancestor of Corn
Patrick Byrne Crop wild relatives provide diverse genes with often beneficial traits for plant breeders seeking to diversify and improve …
Incredible Feats of Plant Breeding: Breeders Boost Flavor and Nutrition with Brilliant Red-Bran Rice!
Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee This comic book style graphic tells the story of how plant breeders developed ‘Scarlett’, a nutritious …
Incredible Feats of Plant Breeding: Peanut Breeders Deliver A KO to the Notorious RKN!
Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee This comic book style graphic tells the story of how scientists identified the gene in wild …