Colorado State University Center for Science Communication Solanaceae is the diverse plant family that includes peppers, eggplant, potato, and tomato. …
Solanaceae Diversity 1: Potato
Category: Plant Breeding
World’s Largest Potato Gene Bank
PBS Wisconsin The Wisconsin Gardner host, Shelley Ryan, interviews USDA’s Dr. John Bamburg, to discuss the diverse potato varieties in …
Conserving Plant Diversity
Chris Richards The USDA National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) in Fort Collins, Colorado secures collections of our nation’s …
Wheat Breeding
USDA-ARS This video describes the Uniform Wheat Nurseries, a coordinated network of evaluation trials across the U.S. and Canada. Traits …
“Keepsake” Strawberry from ARS Research
USDA-ARS USDA-ARS strawberry breeder Kim Lewers explains the development of the Keepsake variety, selected for long shelf life, flavor, and …
Down on the Farm | Adapting Exotic Corn to U.S.
USDA-ARS Tropical maize germplasm can help U.S. corn overcome hotter, drier conditions brought about by climate change. However, those tropical …
Hazelnut Breeding
Shawn A. Mehlenbacher Dr. Shawn Mehlenbacher is a Professor of Hazelnut Breeding and Genetics in the Department of Horticulture at …
Online Academic Credit Course – Seed Quality–Seed Production and Genetics
Deana Namuth-Covert, Laura Pottorff
If you want to be a seed analyst or work in some way with seeds, learning …
Seed Quality–Seed Production and Genetics
Deana Namuth-Covert, Laura Pottorff
If you want to be a seed analyst or work in some way with seeds, …
Online Academic Credit Course – Seed Germination and Viability
Deana Namuth-Covert, Laura Pottorff
This course introduces germination and other seed viability testing. Students become familiar with the source of …