María Falcón, Geoambiente This Spanish language documentary (with English subtitles) features the USDA Tropical Agriculture Research Station (TARS) …
Geoambiente: TARS Crops & Science
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USDA TARS Tropical Bamboo Collection
Ricardo Goenaga Dr. Ricardo Goenaga provides an overview of the national collection of tropical bamboo germplasm housed at …
USDA TARS Cacao Collection
Ricardo Goenaga Learn about the national cacao germplasm collection housed at the USDA ARS Tropical Agriculture Research Station …
Grafting Cacao
Angel Marrero USDA technician Angel Marrero grows rootstocks and side grafts cacao (Theobroma cacao) to propagate specific cultivars …
Sweetpotato ‘Tinian’ – Fusarium Wilt Resistance
Don LaBonte, Imana Power This success story describes the importance of sweetpotato ‘Tinian’ as a source of …
Grafting Pecan
Keith Kubenka Watch USDA horticulturalist Keith Kubenka bark graft pecan (Carya illinoinensis) to propagate material within the National Collection of …
NPGS Temperate-adapted forage legume genetic resources
Brian Irish Temperate-adapted forage legumes are agriculturally important crops. This fact sheet describes some of the ways the USDA National …
NPGS Seed of Success Collaboration
Brian Irish, Bailey Hallwachs, Christina Walters, Peggy Olwell This fact sheet describes the USDA National Plant Germplasm System’s involvement in …
Conducting an Exploration for Plant Genetic Resources to be Incorporated into the USDA National Plant Germplasm System
Karen Williams This chapter provides information about how to conduct a plant exploration to collect novel genetic resources for …
Planning an Exploration for Plant Genetic Resources to be Incorporated into the USDA National Plant Germplasm System
Karen Williams This chapter provides information about how to plan for a plant exploration to collect novel genetic resources …