Ashley Shepherd, Katheryn Chen, and Gayle Volk Pollen is an essential resource for plant breeding programs. Because of its widespread …
Pollen for Long-term Preservation
Category: Collection Maintenance
Shoot Tips for Long-term Preservation
Remi Bonnart, Katheryn Chen, and Gayle Volk When genebanks must cryopreserve a diverse range of clonally propagated plants, it is …
The Chemistry of Plant Cryoprotectants
Heidi Kreckel, Katheryn Chen, and Gayle Volk Chemical solutions known as cryoprotectants are used to prepare plant shoot tips for …
Dormant Buds for Long-term Preservation
Katheryn Chen and Gayle Volk Temperate woody plants naturally form buds that enter a state of dormancy in the winter …
An Introduction to Plant Clonal Cryopreservation
Jennifer Kendall, Katheryn Chen, and Gayle Volk Cryopreservation is a technology that allows genebanks to preserve plant genetic resources on …
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 …
Active-site Seed Storage Management and Maintenance in Ames, Iowa, a U.S. National Plant Germplasm System Location
Forrest Douglass, Lisa Burke, Candice Gardner, Gayle Volk This eBook chapter provides an overview of some key germplasm …
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 …
Side by Side Amaranth Growout
David Brenner, Jesse Perrett, Forrest Douglass David Brenner, Amaranth Curator at NCRPIS, describes the process of growing plants side by …
Using Pollination Bags to Reduce Outcrossing in Grain Amaranth
David Brenner, Forrest Douglass, Jesse Perrett Amaranth curator David Brenner from Iowa State University and the North Central Regional Plant …