Nahla Bassil, Kim Lewers This success story describes how the hop plant ‘Monocacy’ found its way to USDA geneticists …
Hop ‘Monocacy’ – Northeastern Adaptation
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The U.S. National Plant Germplasm System – An Overview (6 min)
USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service operates a genebank network designed to protect crucial plant germplasm. This …
Where the Hops Are Preserved
Beervana Blog, Jeff Alworth Driven by an interest in the newly released hop, ‘Monocacy’, Jeff Alworth toured the USDA National …
USDA-ARS Grape Genetics Research
Jason Londo, Cornell University, NAPB Virtual field tour with Jason Londo, Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS Grape Genetics Resources Unit, Geneva, N.Y., …
USDA-ARS Vegetable Germplasm Collection
Joanne Labate, Zachary Stansell, Cornell University, NAPB Virtual field tour with Joanne Labate and Zachary Stansell, Curators, USDA-ARS Plant Genetic …
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 …
Pollen for Long-term Preservation
Ashley Shepherd, Katheryn Chen, and Gayle Volk Pollen is an essential resource for plant breeding programs. Because of its widespread …
Shoot Tips for Long-term Preservation
Remi Bonnart, Katheryn Chen, and Gayle Volk When genebanks must cryopreserve a diverse range of clonally propagated plants, it is …
The Chemistry of Plant Cryoprotectants
Heidi Kreckel, Katheryn Chen, and Gayle Volk Chemical solutions known as cryoprotectants are used to prepare plant shoot tips for …
Dormant Buds for Long-term Preservation
Katheryn Chen and Gayle Volk Temperate woody plants naturally form buds that enter a state of dormancy in the winter …