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From page 161... ... Inclex A Administration of NPGS advisory structure changes, 112-114 barriers to consolidation and centralization, 4-5, 88, 107, 108-112 budget authority, 89, 107, 108 crop advisory committees, 8, 49, 57, 79, 103-104, 114, 115 crop curators, 13, 120 elevation of NPGS within ARS, 11, 111-112 funding for, 9-10, 114 national collections, 13, 119 National Plant Genetic Resources Board, 7-8, 10-12, 16-17, 102, 109, 112-113 National Plant Germplasm Committee, 8, 12, 102-103, 112-113 personnel classification and promotion, 97-98, 13~134 161 Plant Germplasm Operations Committee, 8, 104-105, 114 reorganization outside ARS, 3, 1~11, 109-111 technical committees and technical advisory committees, 8, 104 in USDA, 1-2, 87-101; see also Agricultural Research Service; Cooperative State Research Service see also Recommendations Aegilops species, 5, 45, 58 Agency for International Development, 39, 77, 128, 131 Agricultural experiment stations, see State agricultural experiment stations Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 4, 40, 41 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) administrative role in NPGS, 2,7,9,43,47,49,52,57, 88-98, 108 Read the entire page →
From page 162... ... F., 67, 81 Botanical gardens, 49, 84, 126 Bradford pear, 22 Broad bean, 75 Brooks, Erwin, 27 Budwood/dormant buds, 66, 72 Bureau of International Organization Affairs, 137 Bureau of Land Management, 41, 104 Bureau of Plant Industry, 89 C Canada, 17-18, 27, 35, 68, 76, 86, 139 North American cooperative program, 17-18, 139 Cell and tissue culture, 21, 25, 30, 58, 72, 119; see also In vitro storage Center for Plant Conservation, 84, 126 Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, 118, 138 Centro Internacional de la Papa, 28 Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Ma~z y Trigo, 37, 138 Charles M Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center, 62, 122 Chestnuts, 40, 45 Chickpea, 45, 75, 138 Cleland, R Read the entire page →
From page 163... ... Service administrative role in NPGS, 2, 41, 52, 88, 99-100, 109 Read the entire page →
From page 164... ... C., 81-82 D Database Management Unit, 139, 141-142 DNA, isolated, storage of, 25, 64; see also Genetic stocks Documentation of accessions, 79-80 international sharing of data, 138 passport and descriptor data, 28, 44, 72, 7~79, 140-141 responsibility for, 30, 44, 47 see also Germplasm Resources Information Network E Eastern filbert blight, 28, 130 Egolf, Donald, 67 Environment, importance of genetic resources to, 35-37 Erlanson, C O., 40 Evening Primrose collection, 81 Experiment stations, see State agricultural experiment stations F Fairchild, David, 40 Forest Service, 41 Fruit crops, virus free clones, 50-51 Gene mapping, 24, 76 Genetic drift, 75, 76, 120 Genetic research, and crop yields, 1, 3 Genetic resources, see Plant genetic resources Genetic stocks characteristics of, 2~24, 62, 123 maintenance of, 24, 48, 62, 122-124 NPGS collections, 46, 62-64, 67 uses of, 24, 78, 123 Read the entire page →
From page 165... ... Index 1 165 Germplasm, see Collections; Plant germplasm Germplasm management acquisition activities, 13-14, 26-27, 28-29, 11~119 challenges of, 25-28 characterization and evaluation, 28, 30, 78-79 collection diversity and size and, 31 conservation, 29-30 distribution, 76-78 documentation, 6, 28, 30, 72, 79-80 federal-state cooperation in, 40 global responsibility, 3-4, 31-32 as live plants, 28, 69-72 preservation methods, 24-25, 28 regeneration and multiplication, 75-76, 86 research, 1~19, 142-144 screening for intracellular organisms, 119 seed viability testing, 72-75 structure of program, 28-32 utilization of collections, 29, 3~31 see also Collections; Seed Germplasm Resources Information Network accessibility of data, 141-142 characteristics of, 80 completion of database, 140 kinds of information, 80 management of, 6, 92, 139-142 passport and descriptor data, 80, 14~141 recommended changes in, 18, 128, 140 responsibilities of, 46, 79-80 Gossypium species, 34 Grasses, 45, 59, 61, 70, 81 Greenbug, 82 H Harrison, Ross G., 40 Hatch Act, 7, 99 I In situ conservation, 16, 127-128 In vitro storage, 30, 66, 71-72; see also Cell and tissue culture Information management, 6, 18, 28, 31, 139-142; see also Germplasm Resources Information Network International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, 4, 37, 50, 67, 70, 72-73, 92, 11~116, 131 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, 39, 138 International issues exchange of collections, 4, 37, 46, 77, 116 North American cooperative program, 17-18, 139 policy development and cooperation, 4, 12, 16-18, 32, 50, 131, 13~139 responsibility for germplasm protection and conservation, 16, 31-32, 135 trade embargoes and germplasm exchanges, 116 International Rice Research Institute, 4, 37, 68, 69 Read the entire page →
From page 166... ... C., 81-82, 122 Melon, 40, 45 Mexico, 17-18, 35, 138, 139 North American cooperative program, 17-18, 138, 139 Meyer, Frank N., 22, 40 Millets, 37, 45, 70 Morse, W I., 40 N National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Plant and Animal Stocks, 40 National Arboretum, 45, 46, 6~65, 93, 127 National Association of State Universities and LandGrant Colleges, 7-8, 102, 113 National clonal germplasm repositories backup of collections, 58, 69-70 facilities and personnel, 5, 45, 132 holdings, 28, 45, 53, 56, 57 management difficulties, 58 and quarantine, 118 research appropriations for, 93-96 responsibilities of, 5, 45, 46, 51, 57, 79 National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, 6, 49, 91-92, 96, 103, 104 National Herbarium of the Smithsonian Institution, 64 National Plant Gene Conservation Center, 68 National Plant Genetic Resources Board changes proposed in, 10-12, 16-17, 109, 112-113 composition of, 112 role in NPGS, 7-8, 102 Read the entire page →
From page 167... ... Index I 167 National Plant Germplasm Committee changes proposed in, 12, 112-113 role in NPGS, 8, 102-103 National Plant Germplasm Quarantine Center, 6, 50, 94, 101, 117-118 National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) acquisition activities, 6, 44 47; see also Plant Introduction Office administration of, see Administration of NPGS advisers to, 7-8, 101-105 collections, see Collections of NPGS college/university utilization of, 81-83 conservation activities, 9, 46, 51-72; see also Germplasm management costs of, 6, 9, 92-97 crop-related responsibilities, 45 distribution activities, 4, 37, 42, 76-78, 107 emergence of, 41-42 exploration for plants, 44, 47, 49-50, 92, 115-116 external review of facilities and programs, 14-15, 129-130 facilities and personnel, 5-6, 41, 44, 129-134; see also National clonal germplasm repositories; National Seed Storage Laboratory information management, 6, 139-142 international role of, 2, ~7, 37, 42, 50 Interregional Research Project2, 50-51 management of collections, 9, 46, 72-80; see also Collections of NPGS; Germplasm management mission of, 1, 1~18, 37-38, 43-44, 107, 134-139 origins of, 37-42, 43 plant introduction numbers, 40, 47-48 private industry support of, 6, 83-84 quarantine facilities, 6, 37, 44, 50, 116-119 short-day-length facilities, 15, 44, 130-131 site locations, 15, 130 staffing, 131-132 structure of, 2, 4-5, 22, 41, 46; see also Recommendations training scientists and technicians, 132-133 National Science Foundation, 49, 123 National Seed Storage Laboratory administration of, 89-90 back-up storage at, 14, 67-68, 122 deficiencies in, 14 facilities and personnel, 14, 55 genetic stock maintenance at, 122-123 holdings, 120~121 origin of, 41, 55 proposed expansion of, 14, 69, 120, 129 research appropriations for, 93 Read the entire page →
From page 168... ... , 45, 98-99 Phaseolus species, 37, 70 Pineapple, 45, 71 Pistachio, 43, 45 Plant genetic resources collections at state agricultural experiment stations, 6~61 crop improvement and development of, 1, 21, 33-35 importance to society and environment, 1, 3~37 in the United States, 21, 32-37, 43-44 Plant Genetics and Germplasm Institute, 94 Plant germplasm activities outside national system, 84-86 defined, 21-22 exploration for, 49-50 management of, see Germplasm management need for, 2, 21-25 preservation of, 21, 24-25 sources of, 22-23 technologies for preservation and use of, 21 uses of, 2, 22 vegetatively propagated, 69-72, 78 see also Collections; Collections of NPGS Plant Germplasm Operations Committee changes proposed in, 113, 114, 130 composition of, 104 role in NPGS, 8, 91, 104-105 Plant Introduction Office changes proposed in, 116 creation of, 4, 39-40 responsibilities of, 6, 39-40, 41, 44, 46, 47-48, 76, 78, 92 Plant Sciences Institute of Beltsville Area, 92 Plant Variety Protection Act, 67 Pollen storage, 30, 66 Potatoes, 5, 23, 28, 33, 40, 41, 45, 54, 58, 76, 100 Powdery mildew fungus, 65, 67 Private industry, support of Read the entire page →
From page 169... ... Index 1 169 NPGS, 83-84 Prunus species, 116, 119 Public Law 733, 40; see also Agree cultural Marketing Act of 1946 Q Quarantine facilities, 6, 53, 127, 129; see also National Plant Germplasm Quarantine Center international cooperation by U.S., 37 offshore facilities, 118 recommended policy changes, 116-119, 127 screening procedures, 119 R Recombinant DNA technology, 21 Recommendations acquisition activities, 13, 115-119 administration, 9-13, 107-117 advisory groups, 11-13, 112-114, 130 base collections, 13, 14-15, 120-121 classification and promotion of personnel, 13~134 collection management, 13-14, 119-128 collection priorities, 15-16, 134-135 cooperation with private collections, 13-14, 126-127 core subsets, 14, 124-126 crop advisory committees, 11, 12-13, 114, 115 crop curators, 13, 120 elevation within ARS, 11, 111-112 external review of collections, 14-15, 129-130 facilities and personnel, 14-15, 17, 13~131 funding for research, 18-19, 143-144 genetic stock management, 122-124 in situ conservation, 16, 127-129 information management, 18, 139-142 international policies and cooperation, 16-18, 131, 135-139 mission of NPGS, 1~18, 134-139 national clonal germplasm repositories, 13, 130 national collections, 13, 119 National Plant Genetic Resources Board, 10-12, 16-17, 109, 112-113 National Plant Germplasm Committee, 12, 112-113 National Seed Storage Laboratory expansion, 14, 120, 129 organization outside ARS, 10-11, 109-111 Plant Introduction Office, 116 program review, 1~15, 129130, 143 quarantine arrangements, 116-119, 127 regeneration of seed, 13, 120-121 regional plant introduction stations, 13, 119 research advisory committee, 18, 142-143 Read the entire page →
From page 170... ... 170 / Index special collections, 13-14, 122 staffing, 131-132 training of personnel, 132-133 Regional plant introduction stations administration of, 13, 52, 88 facilities and personnel, 5, 41, 45, 52-54 holdings, 45, 51, 52, 54, 73 recommended changes in, 13, 119 research appropriations for, 93-95, 99-100 responsibilities of, 5, 46, 51, 52-53, 73, 79 Research agenda, 142-143 external peer review, 18, 143 funding for, 7, 1~19, 40, 143-144 promotion of, 143-144 Restriction fragment length polymorphisms, 76 Rice, 5, 35, 37, 45, 58, 68, 70, 124 Risien, Edmond, 98-99 Rosa xanthina, 22 Rubber, 24, 37 Russian wheat aphid, 80-81 Rye, 5, 45, 49, 58, 81 S Seed desiccation-sensitive, 24-25, 27 germination rates and number of seeds for accessions, 73-74 regeneration/replenishment, 13, 24-25, 28, 30, 12~121, 137-138 storage, 24-25, 29, 66, 110 viability testing, 30, 44, 69, 72-75 Seed Savers Exchange, 47, 85-86, 127 Soil Conservation Service, 41, 79, 101 Solanum species, 23, 63-64 Sorghum, 37, 45, 70, 81, 82, 117 Soybeans, 6, 35, 37, 40, 45, 55, 61, 70, 81, 94, 124 Special crop germplasm collections, 13-14, 51, 59-62, 94-95, 122 State agricultural experiment stations administrative role in NPGS, 41, 52, 87, 100-101 collections, 100 funding for research by, 99, 100 genetic resource collections at, 59-61, 80 State facilities with collections, 59-61 Strawberry, 45, 72 Sugarcane, 36, 45, 70 Sweet potato, 45, 53, 70 T Technical committees and technical advisory committees, roles in NPGS, 8, 57, 104 Timothy, David, 38 Tissue culture, see Cell and tissue culture Tomatoes, 3, 34, 45, 59, 62, 70, 122, 123 resistance to diseases, 62-64 Triticale, 5, 45, 58 Read the entire page →
From page 171... ... Patent Office, seed distribution by, 39 V Vegetatively propagated germplasm, 28, 69-72, 116 Vulnerability, 24, 35, 80, 102 W Westover, C., 40 Wheat, 3, 5, 17-18, 33-37, 38, 45, 58, 59, 70, 81, 123, 124, 126, 128 Whitaker Cucurbita species collection, 122 Whitehouse, W E., 40 Wild oat (Avena sterilis L.) Read the entire page →
From page 173... ... , 128 pp., ISBN 0-309-03989-4; diskette included. Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle, Sixth Revised Edition, Update 1989 (1989) Read the entire page →

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... Inclex A Administration of NPGS advisory structure changes, 112-114 barriers to consolidation and centralization, 4-5, 88, 107, 108-112 budget authority, 89, 107, 108 crop advisory committees, 8, 49, 57, 79, 103-104, 114, 115 crop curators, 13, 120 elevation of NPGS within ARS, 11, 111-112 funding for, 9-10, 114 national collections, 13, 119 National Plant Genetic Resources Board, 7-8, 10-12, 16-17, 102, 109, 112-113 National Plant Germplasm Committee, 8, 12, 102-103, 112-113 personnel classification and promotion, 97-98, 13~134 161 Plant Germplasm Operations Committee, 8, 104-105, 114 reorganization outside ARS, 3, 1~11, 109-111 technical committees and technical advisory committees, 8, 104 in USDA, 1-2, 87-101; see also Agricultural Research Service; Cooperative State Research Service see also Recommendations Aegilops species, 5, 45, 58 Agency for International Development, 39, 77, 128, 131 Agricultural experiment stations, see State agricultural experiment stations Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 4, 40, 41 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) administrative role in NPGS, 2,7,9,43,47,49,52,57, 88-98, 108

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... F., 67, 81 Botanical gardens, 49, 84, 126 Bradford pear, 22 Broad bean, 75 Brooks, Erwin, 27 Budwood/dormant buds, 66, 72 Bureau of International Organization Affairs, 137 Bureau of Land Management, 41, 104 Bureau of Plant Industry, 89 C Canada, 17-18, 27, 35, 68, 76, 86, 139 North American cooperative program, 17-18, 139 Cell and tissue culture, 21, 25, 30, 58, 72, 119; see also In vitro storage Center for Plant Conservation, 84, 126 Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, 118, 138 Centro Internacional de la Papa, 28 Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Ma~z y Trigo, 37, 138 Charles M Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center, 62, 122 Chestnuts, 40, 45 Chickpea, 45, 75, 138 Cleland, R

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... Service administrative role in NPGS, 2, 41, 52, 88, 99-100, 109

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... C., 81-82 D Database Management Unit, 139, 141-142 DNA, isolated, storage of, 25, 64; see also Genetic stocks Documentation of accessions, 79-80 international sharing of data, 138 passport and descriptor data, 28, 44, 72, 7~79, 140-141 responsibility for, 30, 44, 47 see also Germplasm Resources Information Network E Eastern filbert blight, 28, 130 Egolf, Donald, 67 Environment, importance of genetic resources to, 35-37 Erlanson, C O., 40 Evening Primrose collection, 81 Experiment stations, see State agricultural experiment stations F Fairchild, David, 40 Forest Service, 41 Fruit crops, virus free clones, 50-51 Gene mapping, 24, 76 Genetic drift, 75, 76, 120 Genetic research, and crop yields, 1, 3 Genetic resources, see Plant genetic resources Genetic stocks characteristics of, 2~24, 62, 123 maintenance of, 24, 48, 62, 122-124 NPGS collections, 46, 62-64, 67 uses of, 24, 78, 123

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... Index 1 165 Germplasm, see Collections; Plant germplasm Germplasm management acquisition activities, 13-14, 26-27, 28-29, 11~119 challenges of, 25-28 characterization and evaluation, 28, 30, 78-79 collection diversity and size and, 31 conservation, 29-30 distribution, 76-78 documentation, 6, 28, 30, 72, 79-80 federal-state cooperation in, 40 global responsibility, 3-4, 31-32 as live plants, 28, 69-72 preservation methods, 24-25, 28 regeneration and multiplication, 75-76, 86 research, 1~19, 142-144 screening for intracellular organisms, 119 seed viability testing, 72-75 structure of program, 28-32 utilization of collections, 29, 3~31 see also Collections; Seed Germplasm Resources Information Network accessibility of data, 141-142 characteristics of, 80 completion of database, 140 kinds of information, 80 management of, 6, 92, 139-142 passport and descriptor data, 80, 14~141 recommended changes in, 18, 128, 140 responsibilities of, 46, 79-80 Gossypium species, 34 Grasses, 45, 59, 61, 70, 81 Greenbug, 82 H Harrison, Ross G., 40 Hatch Act, 7, 99 I In situ conservation, 16, 127-128 In vitro storage, 30, 66, 71-72; see also Cell and tissue culture Information management, 6, 18, 28, 31, 139-142; see also Germplasm Resources Information Network International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, 4, 37, 50, 67, 70, 72-73, 92, 11~116, 131 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, 39, 138 International issues exchange of collections, 4, 37, 46, 77, 116 North American cooperative program, 17-18, 139 policy development and cooperation, 4, 12, 16-18, 32, 50, 131, 13~139 responsibility for germplasm protection and conservation, 16, 31-32, 135 trade embargoes and germplasm exchanges, 116 International Rice Research Institute, 4, 37, 68, 69

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... C., 81-82, 122 Melon, 40, 45 Mexico, 17-18, 35, 138, 139 North American cooperative program, 17-18, 138, 139 Meyer, Frank N., 22, 40 Millets, 37, 45, 70 Morse, W I., 40 N National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Plant and Animal Stocks, 40 National Arboretum, 45, 46, 6~65, 93, 127 National Association of State Universities and LandGrant Colleges, 7-8, 102, 113 National clonal germplasm repositories backup of collections, 58, 69-70 facilities and personnel, 5, 45, 132 holdings, 28, 45, 53, 56, 57 management difficulties, 58 and quarantine, 118 research appropriations for, 93-96 responsibilities of, 5, 45, 46, 51, 57, 79 National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, 6, 49, 91-92, 96, 103, 104 National Herbarium of the Smithsonian Institution, 64 National Plant Gene Conservation Center, 68 National Plant Genetic Resources Board changes proposed in, 10-12, 16-17, 109, 112-113 composition of, 112 role in NPGS, 7-8, 102

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... Index I 167 National Plant Germplasm Committee changes proposed in, 12, 112-113 role in NPGS, 8, 102-103 National Plant Germplasm Quarantine Center, 6, 50, 94, 101, 117-118 National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) acquisition activities, 6, 44 47; see also Plant Introduction Office administration of, see Administration of NPGS advisers to, 7-8, 101-105 collections, see Collections of NPGS college/university utilization of, 81-83 conservation activities, 9, 46, 51-72; see also Germplasm management costs of, 6, 9, 92-97 crop-related responsibilities, 45 distribution activities, 4, 37, 42, 76-78, 107 emergence of, 41-42 exploration for plants, 44, 47, 49-50, 92, 115-116 external review of facilities and programs, 14-15, 129-130 facilities and personnel, 5-6, 41, 44, 129-134; see also National clonal germplasm repositories; National Seed Storage Laboratory information management, 6, 139-142 international role of, 2, ~7, 37, 42, 50 Interregional Research Project2, 50-51 management of collections, 9, 46, 72-80; see also Collections of NPGS; Germplasm management mission of, 1, 1~18, 37-38, 43-44, 107, 134-139 origins of, 37-42, 43 plant introduction numbers, 40, 47-48 private industry support of, 6, 83-84 quarantine facilities, 6, 37, 44, 50, 116-119 short-day-length facilities, 15, 44, 130-131 site locations, 15, 130 staffing, 131-132 structure of, 2, 4-5, 22, 41, 46; see also Recommendations training scientists and technicians, 132-133 National Science Foundation, 49, 123 National Seed Storage Laboratory administration of, 89-90 back-up storage at, 14, 67-68, 122 deficiencies in, 14 facilities and personnel, 14, 55 genetic stock maintenance at, 122-123 holdings, 120~121 origin of, 41, 55 proposed expansion of, 14, 69, 120, 129 research appropriations for, 93

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... , 45, 98-99 Phaseolus species, 37, 70 Pineapple, 45, 71 Pistachio, 43, 45 Plant genetic resources collections at state agricultural experiment stations, 6~61 crop improvement and development of, 1, 21, 33-35 importance to society and environment, 1, 3~37 in the United States, 21, 32-37, 43-44 Plant Genetics and Germplasm Institute, 94 Plant germplasm activities outside national system, 84-86 defined, 21-22 exploration for, 49-50 management of, see Germplasm management need for, 2, 21-25 preservation of, 21, 24-25 sources of, 22-23 technologies for preservation and use of, 21 uses of, 2, 22 vegetatively propagated, 69-72, 78 see also Collections; Collections of NPGS Plant Germplasm Operations Committee changes proposed in, 113, 114, 130 composition of, 104 role in NPGS, 8, 91, 104-105 Plant Introduction Office changes proposed in, 116 creation of, 4, 39-40 responsibilities of, 6, 39-40, 41, 44, 46, 47-48, 76, 78, 92 Plant Sciences Institute of Beltsville Area, 92 Plant Variety Protection Act, 67 Pollen storage, 30, 66 Potatoes, 5, 23, 28, 33, 40, 41, 45, 54, 58, 76, 100 Powdery mildew fungus, 65, 67 Private industry, support of

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... Index 1 169 NPGS, 83-84 Prunus species, 116, 119 Public Law 733, 40; see also Agree cultural Marketing Act of 1946 Q Quarantine facilities, 6, 53, 127, 129; see also National Plant Germplasm Quarantine Center international cooperation by U.S., 37 offshore facilities, 118 recommended policy changes, 116-119, 127 screening procedures, 119 R Recombinant DNA technology, 21 Recommendations acquisition activities, 13, 115-119 administration, 9-13, 107-117 advisory groups, 11-13, 112-114, 130 base collections, 13, 14-15, 120-121 classification and promotion of personnel, 13~134 collection management, 13-14, 119-128 collection priorities, 15-16, 134-135 cooperation with private collections, 13-14, 126-127 core subsets, 14, 124-126 crop advisory committees, 11, 12-13, 114, 115 crop curators, 13, 120 elevation within ARS, 11, 111-112 external review of collections, 14-15, 129-130 facilities and personnel, 14-15, 17, 13~131 funding for research, 18-19, 143-144 genetic stock management, 122-124 in situ conservation, 16, 127-129 information management, 18, 139-142 international policies and cooperation, 16-18, 131, 135-139 mission of NPGS, 1~18, 134-139 national clonal germplasm repositories, 13, 130 national collections, 13, 119 National Plant Genetic Resources Board, 10-12, 16-17, 109, 112-113 National Plant Germplasm Committee, 12, 112-113 National Seed Storage Laboratory expansion, 14, 120, 129 organization outside ARS, 10-11, 109-111 Plant Introduction Office, 116 program review, 1~15, 129130, 143 quarantine arrangements, 116-119, 127 regeneration of seed, 13, 120-121 regional plant introduction stations, 13, 119 research advisory committee, 18, 142-143

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... 170 / Index special collections, 13-14, 122 staffing, 131-132 training of personnel, 132-133 Regional plant introduction stations administration of, 13, 52, 88 facilities and personnel, 5, 41, 45, 52-54 holdings, 45, 51, 52, 54, 73 recommended changes in, 13, 119 research appropriations for, 93-95, 99-100 responsibilities of, 5, 46, 51, 52-53, 73, 79 Research agenda, 142-143 external peer review, 18, 143 funding for, 7, 1~19, 40, 143-144 promotion of, 143-144 Restriction fragment length polymorphisms, 76 Rice, 5, 35, 37, 45, 58, 68, 70, 124 Risien, Edmond, 98-99 Rosa xanthina, 22 Rubber, 24, 37 Russian wheat aphid, 80-81 Rye, 5, 45, 49, 58, 81 S Seed desiccation-sensitive, 24-25, 27 germination rates and number of seeds for accessions, 73-74 regeneration/replenishment, 13, 24-25, 28, 30, 12~121, 137-138 storage, 24-25, 29, 66, 110 viability testing, 30, 44, 69, 72-75 Seed Savers Exchange, 47, 85-86, 127 Soil Conservation Service, 41, 79, 101 Solanum species, 23, 63-64 Sorghum, 37, 45, 70, 81, 82, 117 Soybeans, 6, 35, 37, 40, 45, 55, 61, 70, 81, 94, 124 Special crop germplasm collections, 13-14, 51, 59-62, 94-95, 122 State agricultural experiment stations administrative role in NPGS, 41, 52, 87, 100-101 collections, 100 funding for research by, 99, 100 genetic resource collections at, 59-61, 80 State facilities with collections, 59-61 Strawberry, 45, 72 Sugarcane, 36, 45, 70 Sweet potato, 45, 53, 70 T Technical committees and technical advisory committees, roles in NPGS, 8, 57, 104 Timothy, David, 38 Tissue culture, see Cell and tissue culture Tomatoes, 3, 34, 45, 59, 62, 70, 122, 123 resistance to diseases, 62-64 Triticale, 5, 45, 58

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... Patent Office, seed distribution by, 39 V Vegetatively propagated germplasm, 28, 69-72, 116 Vulnerability, 24, 35, 80, 102 W Westover, C., 40 Wheat, 3, 5, 17-18, 33-37, 38, 45, 58, 59, 70, 81, 123, 124, 126, 128 Whitaker Cucurbita species collection, 122 Whitehouse, W E., 40 Wild oat (Avena sterilis L.)

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... , 128 pp., ISBN 0-309-03989-4; diskette included. Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle, Sixth Revised Edition, Update 1989 (1989)

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