Germplasm

Germplasm are living genetic resources such as seeds or tissues that are maintained for the purpose of animal and plant breeding, preservation, and other research uses. These resources may take the form of seed collections stored in seed banks, trees growing in nurseries, animal breeding lines maintained in animal breeding programs or gene banks, etc. Germplasm collections can range from collections of wild species to elite, domesticated breeding lines that have undergone extensive human selection. Germplasm collection is important for the maintenance of biological diversity and food security.[1]

Not to be confused with germ plasm, a germ cell's determining zone.
Germplasm bank of the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria.

In the United States, germplasm resources are regulated by the National Genetic Resources Program (NGRP), created by the U.S. congress in 1990. In addition the web server The Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)[2] provides information about germplasms as they pertain to agriculture production.[3]


See also:

References
  • Day-Rubenstein, K and Heisey, P. 2003. Plant Genetic Resources: New Rules for International Exchange
  • De Vicente, C. (editor) (2005). Issues on gene flow and germplasm management. AMS (Bioversity's Regional Office for the Americas), IPGRI. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2007-12-12. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help) 63 p.
  • Economic Research Service. Global resources and productivity: questions and answers
  • Engels, J.M.M. and L. Visser, editors. (2003). A Guide to Effective Management of Germplasm Collections. CABI, IFPRI, IPGRI, SGRP. Archived from the original on 2007-05-25. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) 174 p.
  • SeedQuest Primer Germplasm Resources

References
  1. Endress, Kurt. "GRIN NPGS". www.ars-grin.gov. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  2. "USDA ARS GRIN". www.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. Kinard, Gary, Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (PDF), USDA NAL, retrieved 2023-02-08
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