Management

The Repository is managed by the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System in cooperation with the University of California Agricultural Experiment Station. The Repository receives policy advice from the National Plant Germplasm Committee and technical advice from the Citrus and Date Crop Germplasm Committee. Regulations of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), USDA-ARS, California Department of Food and Agriculture and other regulatory agencies controlling introduction and distribution of plant material are followed.