David Brenner, Kathy Reitsma, Laura Marek, Vivian Bernau, Jeff Carstens, Mark Millard, Forrest Douglass, Candice Gardner Learn a little about …
Meet the Curators from Ames, Iowa
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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 …
Conserving Plant Diversity
Chris Richards The USDA National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) in Fort Collins, Colorado secures collections of our nation’s …
Storing Precious Seed
Stephanie Greene The USDA National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) in Fort Collins, Colorado secures collections of our nation’s …
Apple Cryopreservation
Gayle Volk The USDA National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) in Fort Collins, Colorado secures collections of our nation’s …
Three Sisters
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter provides an overview of Three Sisters agriculture, the Indigenous American tradition …
Plant Breeding
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter focuses on three concepts that have been important in plant breeding: …
Other Dicot Crops
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter provides an overview for a sample of agriculturally important dicots including …
Legumes and Legume Nitrogen Fixation
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter reviews a variety of legumes including soybeans, lentils, chickpeas, cowpeas, lima …
Warm Season Grass Crops
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter examines some of the major warm season grass crops including dent …