Patrick Byrne, Dolores Mornhinweg This success story describes how a barley landrace with resistance to the devastating …
Category: Landraces & Heirloom Cultivars
Wheat – Resistance to Stem Rust Race Ug99
Patrick Byrne, Gordon Cisar This success story describes the threat of stem rust race Ug99 that appeared …
Grain Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.)
Patrick Byrne This eBook chapter provides a brief overview of grain amaranth, including its origins, production, use, and current …
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 …
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, …
Apple Breeding at Cornell University
Susan Brown, Cornell University, NAPB Virtual field tour with Susan Brown, Professor, Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell …
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 …
Seeds Out West
Charly Frisk Seed stories transfer important knowledge and give hope. This podcast focuses on seed stories from Colorado. Host Charly …
The Malus Domestica Detectives
Science Friday In this Science Friday segment, host Ira Flatow interviews Shaun Shepherd (Temperate Orchard Conservancy) and Gayle Volk (USDA …
Plant Genetic Resources- Genomes, Genebanks, and Growers
Geoff Morris This series of three 1-credit courses provides a solid introduction to the conservation and use of …