Kim Hummer Dr. Kim Hummer introduces the strawberry collections at the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Corvallis, OR.
Introduction to the USDA strawberry collections
Category: Videos
Sugar Beet
Meagan Schipanski This video describes sugar beet, an important temperate-adapted sugar crop. Resistance to root diseases has been an …
Wild Sugar Beets
Patrick Byrne This video compares cultivated sugar beet to its wild ancestor, and explains the importance of wild relatives as …
Legume Family: Forage Legumes
Meagan Schipanski The Legume Family includes many important forage crops (crops grown for hay or for grazing by …
Legume Family: Nitrogen Fixation
Meagan Schipanski In this video the ability of Legume Family plants to acquire nitrogen from the atmosphere is described. …
Sunflower Domestication
Patrick Byrne Sunflowers are one of the few crops domesticated in what is now the U.S. This video describes …
Flax
Meagan Schipanski This video describes flax, which is grown for the healthful oil of its seeds and its stem …
Grain and Forage Sorghum
Meagan Schipanski This video presents several types of Sorghum bicolor: grain sorghum, forage sorghum, sudangrass, and a sudangrass x …
Millets
Meagan Schipanski Millets encompass several different species of warm-season grasses grown for their small seeds or as a forage …
Popcorn
Megan Schipanski This video describes popcorn, a class of corn that has been selected for its thick seed coat …