Brian Irish, Bailey Hallwachs, Christina Walters, Peggy Olwell This fact sheet describes the USDA National Plant Germplasm System’s involvement in …
NPGS Seed of Success Collaboration
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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 …
Spinach in 90 seconds
David Brenner, Forrest Douglass Curator David Brenner gives a quick overview of spinach, one of the crops grown at the …
Rearing Honeybee Queens for Plant Genetic Resource Conservation
Steve Hanlin, Candice Gardner, Forrest Douglass, Jesse Perrett Learn about grafting honeybee queens to be used in nucleus hives for …
Seed Germination in the National Plant Germplasm System: NCRPIS, Ames, Iowa
Lisa Pfiffner, Forrest Douglass, Jesse Perrett Learn about seed germination at the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station in Ames, …
A Virtual Tour of the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
David Peters, Forrest Douglass, Candice Gardner Research Leader, David Peters, provides a tour of the North Central Regional Plant Introduction …