Aeon, Sebastian Ko This video describes the legacy of the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection that began in the late 19th …
The ambitious project to document every fruit in watercolour
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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 …
Incredible Feats of Plant Breeding: Breeders Boost Flavor and Nutrition with Brilliant Red-Bran Rice!
Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee This comic book style graphic tells the story of how plant breeders developed ‘Scarlett’, a nutritious …
Why do We Store Seeds?
Lisa Hill In this short video, USDA scientist, Lisa Hill, discusses storing agriculturally important germplasm as seeds. Learn why seeds …
An Introduction to the USDA Date Palm Collection
Robert Krueger USDA horticulturalist, Robert Krueger, provides a brief overview and history of the national date palm collection in Thermal, …
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 …
Protecting Plant Germplasm from Climate Change
Brian Irish and Paul Scott Changing climate is making the critically important task of safeguarding agriculturally significant plant genetic …
Spinach in 90 seconds
David Brenner, Forrest Douglass Curator David Brenner gives a quick overview of spinach, one of the crops grown at the …