CAM’s Ag Academy In recent years we have experienced unprecedented challenges to food and agronomic crops. How can crop …
Plant Genomics PBL Unit
Category: Genebank Fundamentals
Why do We Store Seeds?
Lisa Hill In this short video, USDA scientist, Lisa Hill, discusses storing agriculturally important germplasm as seeds. Learn why seeds …
What are Clonally Propagated Crops?
Katheryn Chen In this short video, CSU scientist, Katheryn Chen, introduces the concept of “clonally” or “vegetatively” propagated crops for …
Planning an Exploration for Plant Genetic Resources to be Incorporated into the USDA National Plant Germplasm System
Karen Williams This chapter provides information about how to plan for a plant exploration to collect novel genetic resources …
Protecting Plant Germplasm from Climate Change
Brian Irish and Paul Scott Changing climate is making the critically important task of safeguarding agriculturally significant plant genetic …
USDA-ARS Hemp Germplasm Collection
Zachary Stansell, Cornell University, NAPB Virtual field tour with Zachary Stansell PhD, Hemp Germplasm Curator, USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, …
USDA-ARS Apple/Tart Cherry Germplasm Collection
Benjamin Gutierrez, Cornell University, NAPB Virtual field tour with Benjamin Gutierrez, Apple/Tart Cherry Curator, USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, …
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 …
Inside America’s Seed Vault (No One Knows)
Gardener Scott The National Seed Storage Laboratory in Ft. Collins, Colorado, is part of the USDA Agricultural Resource Service and …
Badge Course – Crop Wild Relatives
G. Volk, P. Byrne and D. Namuth-Covert This free short-course provides learners a basic understanding of food crop domestication …