Germplasm
Not to be confused with germ plasm, a germ cell's determining zone.
Germplasm is the living genetic resources such as seeds or tissue that is 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.
See also
- Conservation biology
- Cryoconservation of animal genetic resources
- International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Seed saving
- Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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. 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. 174 p.
- SeedQuest Primer Germplasm Resources
External links
- USDA-ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
- Bioversity International
- Bioversity International: Germplasm Collection
- Bioversity International: Germplasm Databases
- Bioversity International: Germplasm Documentation - overview
- Bioversity International: Germplasm Health
- DAD-IS: Domestic Animal Diversity Information System
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