Katheryn Chen and Gayle Volk Temperate woody plants naturally form buds that enter a state of dormancy in the winter …
Dormant Buds for Long-term Preservation
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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 …
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 …
Amaranth Seed Maturity
David Brenner, Jesse Perrett, Forrest Douglass David Brenner at the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station teaches about shattering and …
Chenopodium seed scarification
David Brenner, Forrest Douglass This unique method for scarifying Chenopodium seeds was developed in Ames, Iowa, and uses a sharpening …
Doubled Haploid Wheat Production
Patrick Byrne and Katheryn Chen Doubled haploid technology can create new breeding lines faster than traditional crop breeding. Learn how …
Cowpea Diversity 2: Producer and Consumer Traits
Colorado State University Center for Science Communication Cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) provide numerous benefits to the land on which they’re grown, …
Cowpea Diversity 1: Origins and Importance
Colorado State University Center for Science Communication Vigna unguiculata is the legume commonly known as cowpea or black-eyed pea. These …