Zachary Stansell, Cornell University, NAPB Virtual field tour with Zachary Stansell PhD, Hemp Germplasm Curator, USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, …
USDA-ARS Hemp Germplasm Collection
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USDA-ARS Apple/Tart Cherry Germplasm Collection
Benjamin Gutierrez, Cornell University, NAPB Virtual field tour with Benjamin Gutierrez, Apple/Tart Cherry Curator, USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, …
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 …
Hop ‘Monocacy’ – Northeastern Adaptation
Nahla Bassil, Kim Lewers This success story describes how the hop plant ‘Monocacy’ found its way to USDA geneticists …
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 …