Science Friday In this Science Friday segment, host Ira Flatow interviews Shaun Shepherd (Temperate Orchard Conservancy) and …
The Malus Domestica Detectives
Tag: USDA
Gene bank in Fort Collins stores millions of plant and animal samples
Rocky Mountain PBS This article and 6-minute video by Rocky Mountain PBS features the USDA National Laboratory for Genetic Resources …
National Plant Germplasm System: Conserving Crop Genetic Resources in the U.S. – Spanish
Katheryn Chen and Peter Bretting The National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) is the network of USDA genebanks that …
National Plant Germplasm System: Conserving Crop Genetic Resources in the U.S.
Katheryn Chen and Peter Bretting The National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) is the network of USDA genebanks that …
Phenotyping Seeds: Traits of Interest to Enhance Management and Use of Genetic Resource Collections
Christina Walters In this recording by the International Plant Phenotyping Network, Dr. Christina Walters presents information on phenotyping seeds in …
World’s Largest Potato Gene Bank
PBS Wisconsin The Wisconsin Gardner host, Shelley Ryan, interviews USDA’s Dr. John Bamburg, to discuss the diverse potato varieties in …
Conserving Plant Diversity
Chris Richards The USDA National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) in Fort Collins, Colorado secures collections of our nation’s …
Storing Precious Seed
Stephanie Greene The USDA National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) in Fort Collins, Colorado secures collections of our nation’s …
Apple Cryopreservation
Gayle Volk The USDA National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) in Fort Collins, Colorado secures collections of our nation’s …