Ryan King, Nahla Bassil This success story describes how plant breeders from the USDA and Oregon State University developed …
Blueberry ‘Perpetua’ and ‘Echo’ – Repeat Flowering
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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 …
Inside America’s Seed Vault (No One Knows)
Gardener Scott The National Seed Storage Laboratory in Ft. Collins, Colorado, is part of the USDA Agricultural Resource Service and …
Agricultural Explorations in Ceylon, Sumatra and Java (1925-1926)
USDA National Agricultural Library This 21-minute video is a historical silent motion picture produced by the USDA in the 1920s. …
Naturalized Plant Immigrants: A Bureau of Plant Industry Picture
USDA National Agricultural Library This 23-minute video is a historical silent motion picture produced by the USDA in the 1920s. …