Zachary Stansell, Cornell University, NAPB Virtual field tour with Zachary Stansell PhD, Hemp Germplasm Curator, USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, …
USDA-ARS Hemp Germplasm Collection
Category: Genebank Fundamentals
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 …
Agricultural Explorations in Ceylon, Sumatra and Java (1925-1926)
USDA National Agricultural Library This 21-minute video is a historical silent motion picture produced by the USDA in the 1920s. …
Naturalized Plant Immigrants: A Bureau of Plant Industry Picture
USDA National Agricultural Library This 23-minute video is a historical silent motion picture produced by the USDA in the 1920s. …
Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture These genebank standards were published by FAO in 2013. They provide standards …
Gene bank in Fort Collins stores millions of plant and animal samples
Rocky Mountain PBS This article and 6-minute video by Rocky Mountain PBS features the USDA National Laboratory for Genetic Resources …
National Plant Germplasm System: Conserving Crop Genetic Resources in the U.S. – Spanish
Katheryn Chen and Peter Bretting The National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) is the network of USDA genebanks that …