Brian M. Irish, E. Charles Brummer, Deborah Samac This success story describes how wild alfalfa in the …
Alfalfa NPGS Germplasm – Leafhopper Resistance
Category: Plant Breeding
Barley ‘Mesa’ – Russian Wheat Aphid Resistance
Patrick Byrne, Dolores Mornhinweg This success story describes how a barley landrace with resistance to the devastating …
Tepary Beans: Breeding for Climate Resilience at USDA TARS
Tim Porch Tolerance to heat, drought, pests, and diseases makes tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) essential for conservation, research, …
Manual Corn Pollination
Sherry Flint-Garcia, University of Missouri CAFNR USDA scientist Dr. Sherry Flint-Garcia explains why researchers pollinate corn by hand …
Wheat – Resistance to Stem Rust Race Ug99
Patrick Byrne, Gordon Cisar This success story describes the threat of stem rust race Ug99 that appeared …
Sweetpotato ‘Tinian’ – Fusarium Wilt Resistance
Don LaBonte, Imana Power This success story describes the importance of sweetpotato ‘Tinian’ as a source of …
Grain Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.)
Patrick Byrne This eBook chapter provides a brief overview of grain amaranth, including its origins, production, use, and current …
PBCC Student Videos
Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee Winners of the PBCC student video competitions are posted here. These cover topics including developing soybean …
Plant Breeding and Genetics Seminars
Cornell SIPS Cornell University’s School of Integrative Plant Science runs a seminar for their Plant Breeding & Genetics Section. …
Plant Genomics PBL Unit
CAM’s Ag Academy In recent years we have experienced unprecedented challenges to food and agronomic crops. How can crop …