Harlan Svoboda Learn all about the herbaria maintained at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. from curator …
U.S. National Arboretum Herbarium Tour
USDA TARS Banana and Plantain Collection
Yaleidis Mendez, Katheryn Chen See some of the national collection of Musa (banana and plantain) germplasm housed at …
Apple ‘Robusta 5’ – Resilient Rootstock
Gennaro Fazio, Terence Robinson This success story features the Cornell University and USDA apple rootstock breeding program …
Lettuce NPGS Germplasm – Verticillium Wilt Resistance
Barbara C. Hellier, Alex M. Cornwall, Marilyn L. Warburton This success story describes how several accession of …
Pea PI 180693 – Root Rot Resistance
Clarice J. Coyne, Marilyn L. Warburton, Gayle M. Volk This success story features PI 180693, a pea …
Peanut NPGS Germplasm – Smut Resistance
Kelly Chamberlin, Shyam Tallury, Gayle Volk This success story describes a multi-year study in which 208 peanut …
Alfalfa NPGS Germplasm – Leafhopper Resistance
Brian M. Irish, E. Charles Brummer, Deborah Samac This success story describes how wild alfalfa in the …
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, …
An Overview of the USDA TARS
Ricardo Goenaga The Tropical Agriculture Research Station (TARS) is responsible for the conservation and research of tropical …