Sabrina Halvorson, AgNet West USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Plant Genetic Research Unit (PGRU) is researching crossbreeding of …
USDA Advances Grape Breeding with Genetic Resources
Tag: Breeding
Pecan Breeding at the National Collection of Genetic Resources for Pecans & Hickories
Xinwang Wang, Keith Kubenka Dr. Xinwang Wang and Keith Kubenka show the process of breeding pecan at the …
Breeding with Teosinte, Wild Ancestor of Corn
Patrick Byrne Crop wild relatives provide diverse genes with often beneficial traits for plant breeders seeking to diversify and improve …
Blueberry Florida 4B – Southern Production
Nahla Bassil, Jim Oliphant, Patricio Munoz This success story describes how a wild blueberry, Florida 4B, was instrumental in …
Blueberry ‘Perpetua’ and ‘Echo’ – Repeat Flowering
Ryan King, Nahla Bassil This success story describes how plant breeders from the USDA and Oregon State University developed …
Hazelnut ‘Gasaway’ – EFB Resistance
Nahla Bassil, Shawn Mehlenbacher This success story describes how the pollinizer hazelnut, ‘Gasaway’, saved the U.S. hazelnut industry. Plant …
Beetroot ‘Badger’ Series – Market Appeal
Irwin Goldman This success story highlights the development of Badger table beets, a series of beetroot cultivars bred …
Plant Genetic Resources: Success Stories
Gayle Volk, Katheryn Chen, and Pat Byrne This eBook documents examples across a variety of crops where plant conservation and …
Alfalfa ‘Sholty’ – Hardiness, Drought Tolerance, Conservation
Stephen Gray, Anthony Mahama, Walter Suza This success story provides an overview of the development of ‘Sholty’ yellow-flowered alfalfa …
Strawberry ‘Cordial’ – Late Season, Long Shelf Life
Anthony Mahama, Stephen Gray, Walter Suza This success story provides an overview of the development of late-season, short-day strawberry …