Location: Agricultural Genetic Resources Preservation Research
Title: Introduction to Crop Germplasm Committees: An opportunity to have an impact on crop collections in the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm SystemAuthor
Submitted to: American Society of Horticulture Science Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 6/6/2024 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: N/A Technical Abstract: The USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) maintains over 620,000 accessions of more than 200 crops at 22 sites around the United States. Most crop collections have Crop Germplasm Committees (CGC) that provide guidance to the curator with regard to vulnerabilities, acquisitions, maintenance, genotypic characterization, phenotypic evaluations and distribution. CGCs welcome new members to improve the quality and impact of the NPGS collections. |