Roger Chetelat. Learn about several important wild relatives of tomato from Dr. Roger Chetelat, former director of the …
Tomato Wild Species
Tag: NPGS
‘SAF2’ Mint Family – Genetic Research
Kelly J. Vining, Bernd Markus Lange, Nahla V. Bassil, and Carolyn Scagel. NPGS germplasm powers 20 years of …
Fantastic Discoveries in Plant Breeding: Vast Living Libraries of Plants and Seeds Safeguard the World’s Food!
Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee. USDA seedbanks and plant repositories continue to hold the line against current and future agricultural challenges. Established …
How to Graft Almond Trees
Rachel Spaeth. Dr. Rachel Spaeth shows, step-by-step, the complete process of chip and cleft grafting at the USDA-ARS …
The National Hemp Germplasm Collection
Zachary Stansell, Tyler Gordon, Justin Kaufman. Hemp (Cannabis sativa) is a multi-purpose crop bred for fiber, grain, and …
Greenhouse Tour of USDA Vegetable Germplasm
Rebecca Povilus. Join Dr. Rebecca Povilus to learn how greenhouses support vegetable germplasm regenerations at the National Plant …
Mint NPGS Germplasm – Oil Yield
Nestor Kippes, Luca Comai, Isabelle M. Henry, Nahla V. Bassil, Carolyn Scagel, and Lauri Reinhold. A survey of …
Black Raspberry – Large Raspberry Aphid Resistance
Nahla V. Bassil, Michael Dossett, Jill M. Bushakra, Michael A. Hardigan, Mary E. Peterson, and Ryan M. King. …
Beta Seed Germination at WRPIS
Melissa Scholten Melissa Scholten shows the process of germinating seeds at the the Western Regional Plant Introduction Station …
Almond ‘Yorizane’ – Self-fertile
Rachel Spaeth This success story describes how Dr. Ledbetter used plant genetic resources from the NPGS to develop …