John Bamberg Dr. John Bamberg discusses the history of the U.S. Potato Genebank in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. It …
History of the U.S. Potato Genebank
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USDA Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative
USDA This webpage provides links to a variety of resources related to Indigenous food sovereignty. Notable resources include …
U.S. National Arboretum Herbarium Tour
Harlan Svoboda Learn all about the herbaria maintained at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. from curator …
USDA TARS Banana and Plantain Collection
Yaleidis Mendez, Katheryn Chen See some of the national collection of Musa (banana and plantain) germplasm housed at …
Apple ‘Robusta 5’ – Resilient Rootstock
Gennaro Fazio, Terence Robinson This success story features the Cornell University and USDA apple rootstock breeding program …
Lettuce NPGS Germplasm – Verticillium Wilt Resistance
Barbara C. Hellier, Alex M. Cornwall, Marilyn L. Warburton This success story describes how several accession of …
Pea PI 180693 – Root Rot Resistance
Clarice J. Coyne, Marilyn L. Warburton, Gayle M. Volk This success story features PI 180693, a pea …
Peanut NPGS Germplasm – Smut Resistance
Kelly Chamberlin, Shyam Tallury, Gayle Volk This success story describes a multi-year study in which 208 peanut …
Alfalfa NPGS Germplasm – Leafhopper Resistance
Brian M. Irish, E. Charles Brummer, Deborah Samac This success story describes how wild alfalfa in the …
Tepary Beans: Breeding for Climate Resilience at USDA TARS
Tim Porch Tolerance to heat, drought, pests, and diseases makes tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) essential for conservation, research, …