Abbreviations
APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
ARS
Agricultural Research Service
CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CIAT
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (International Center of Tropical Agriculture)
CPC
Center for Plant Conservation
CSRS
Cooperative State Research Service
DBMU
Database Management Unit
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)
GMT
Germplasm Matrix Team
GRIN
Germplasm Resources Information Network
GSL
Germplasm Services Laboratory
IBPGR
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources
IR-1
Interregional Research Project-1 (potatoes)
IR-2
Interregional Research Project-2 (virus free fruit trees)
Native Seed/SEARCH
Native Seed/Southwestern Endangered Aridland Resource Clearing House
NGRL
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory
NPGC
National Plant Germplasm Committee
NPGQL
National Plant Germplasm Quarantine Laboratory
NPGRB
National Plant Genetic Resources Board
NPGS
National Plant Germplasm System
NSF
National Science Foundation
NSGC
National Small Grains Collection
NSSL
National Seed Storage Laboratory
PGOC
Plant Germplasm Operations Committee
PI
plant introduction
PIO
Plant Introduction Office
SCS
Soil Conservation Service
SSE
Seed Savers Exchange
TAC
technical advisory committee
TC
technical committee
USAID
U.S. Agency for International Development
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
