Gene banks offer breeders access to germplasm: Germplasm collections help to preserve genetic diversity
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2008-05-01
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Robbins, James
Widrlechner, Mark
Olsen, Richard
Reed, Sandra
Meerow, Alan
Hummer, Kim
Bretting, Peter
Allenstein, Pam
Krautmann, Mark
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Widrlechner, Mark
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North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
The North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station manages and provides plant genetic resources and associated information. As a result of working at the station, student employees should improve their professional skills related to communications, ethics, leadership, problem solving, technical agronomy, international awareness, and an appreciation of diversity.
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Although most of us would agree that access to germplasm is the lifeblood of our nursery industry, how many of us know that behind the scenes there is a coordinated public and private effort to deal with germplasm issues?
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This article is from Nursery Management & Production 24 (2008): 53.