The U.S. National Plant Germplasm SystemNational Academies Press, 1991 - 171 ページ In the United States, the critical task of preserving our plant genetic resources is the responsibility of the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS). NPGS undergoes a thorough analysis in this book, which offers wide-ranging recommendations for equipping the agency to better meet U.S. needsâ€"and lead international conservation efforts. The book outlines the importance and status of plant genetic conservation and evaluates NPGS's multifaceted operations. Two options for revamping NPGS within the U.S. Department of Agriculture are included. |
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accessions active collections administrative Agricultural Research Service back-up base collections Beltsville Board for Plant breeders budget Center clonal germplasm repositories cooperation coordinated core subset crop advisory committees cryopreservation CSRS cultivars curators database Department of Agriculture developed evaluation facilities funds genes genetic diversity genetic stocks germplasm activities germplasm collections germplasm management Germplasm Resources Information Global GRIN IBPGR important International Board J. T. Williams landraces maintained maintenance maize materials National Clonal Germplasm National Plant Germplasm National Program Staff National Seed Storage National Small Grains national system needs NPGRB NPGS collections NPGS sites NSSL percent pests Ph.D plant breeding plant exploration Plant Genetic Resources Plant Germplasm System Plant Introduction Office Plant Introduction Station policies priorities quarantine regeneration Regional Plant Introduction regional stations Resources Information Network responsibility samples scientists Seed Savers Exchange Seed Storage Laboratory sorghum Tomato U.S. Department United University USDA varieties viability Washington wheat wild rice wild species