Gayle Volk, Katheryn Chen, and Pat Byrne This eBook documents examples across a variety of crops where plant conservation and …
Plant Genetic Resources: Success Stories
Tag: germplasm
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 …
Sugarcane ‘CP 08-1110’ – Improved Yield
Anthony Mahama, Stephen Gray, Walter Suza This success story provides an overview of the development of ‘CP 08-1110’ sugarcane …
Peanut ‘Georgia-Val/HO’ – TSWV Disease Resistance
Anthony Mahama, Stephen Gray, Walter Suza This success story provides an overview of the development and registration of valencia-type …
Rice ‘IR36’ – Pest and Disease Resistance
Stephen Gray, Anthony Mahama, Walter Suza This success story provides an overview of the development of rice variety ‘IR36’ …
Pearl Millet ‘HHB 67 Improved’ – Downy Mildew Resistance
Stephen Gray, Anthony Mahama, Walter Suza This success story provides an overview of the improvement of downy mildew resistance …
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 …
National Plant Germplasm System: Conserving Crop Genetic Resources in the U.S. – Spanish
Katheryn Chen and Peter Bretting The National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) is the network of USDA genebanks that …
National Plant Germplasm System: Conserving Crop Genetic Resources in the U.S.
Katheryn Chen and Peter Bretting The National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) is the network of USDA genebanks that …