National Clonal Germplasm Repository : USDA ARS

Picture of the NCGR facility with office building and greenhouses showing artist rendering of 5 proposed screenhouses

Construction began June 15 to upgrade and replace 35,000 sq ft of screenhouses. This project supports the work of the gene bank to collect, distribute and evaluate plant germplasm.

Image lists NCGR genebank accessions with images of strawberries, pears, hazelnuts, blueberries, and mint

NCGR Plant Collections

Actinidia macrosperma. Female flowers.

‘Linn’ strawberry released by Dr. Francis Lawrence, former USDA Breeder in Corvallis, Oregon.

Corsican mint at the Corvallis genebank.

"Safeguarding Plant Genetic Resources in the U.S.: Climate Change Brings Challenges to the USDA National Plant Germplasm System" by Joy Drohan (image shows NCGR staff member Sunny Green pruning currants)

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Characterizing the growth, morphology, productivity, and fruit quality of twenty-five strawberry cultivars in an indoor vertical farm environment

Willingness to pay for blueberries: Sensory attributes, fruit quality traits, and consumers’ characteristics

Genomic characterization of cultivated and wild fragaria species to inform germplasm conservation and breeding practices

Search GRIN and Request Germplasm
National Plant Germplasm System
NPGS Taxonomic Queries

NPGS Strategic Plan

Corvallis Tree Fruit and Nut Collections
Corvallis Berry, Hops, Mint Collections
Corvallis Germplasm Distribution
Corvallis Historic Images and Publications

The National Clonal Germplasm Repository is located in Corvallis, OR and is part of the Pacific West Area.
The Research Leader is Carolyn Scagel.
Email: carolyn.scagel@usda.gov
Phone: (541)738-4200
Fax: 541-738-4205
USDA-ARS-NCGR
33447 PEORIA ROAD
Corvallis, OR 97333

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Clonal Germplasm Repository: Corvallis, OR

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