Jim Frelichowski The National Cotton Germplasm Collection is maintained at the USDA-ARS Crop Germplasm Research facility in College …
Growing Cotton at the U.S. National Cotton Germplasm Collection
Tag: NPGS
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 …
Alfalfa NPGS Germplasm – Leafhopper Resistance
Brian M. Irish, E. Charles Brummer, Deborah Samac This success story describes how wild alfalfa in the …
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 …
Soybean Winter Nursery Speeds Up Variety Development
NC Soybean Producers Association This 2017 blogpost shows how 5 acres of land at the Tropical Agriculture Research …
Geoambiente: TARS Crops & Science
María Falcón, Geoambiente This Spanish language documentary (with English subtitles) features the USDA Tropical Agriculture Research Station (TARS) …