This page provides information on basic plant genetics, plant breeding programs, plant germplasm repositories and conservation, and plant bioinformatics.
Biotechnology, Genetics and Breeding
Spotlights
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech ApplicationsInternational Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications.
A not-for-profit international advocacy organization that shares the benefits of crop biotechnology to various stakeholders, particularly resource-poor farmers in developing countries.
AgBioForum - The Journal of Agrobiotechnology, Management & EconomicsIllinois Missouri Biotechnology Alliance.
Publishes short, nontechnical articles reporting on current research that focuses on the interactions of agrobiotechnology with economics and with sociopolitical processes.
Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S.
USDA. Economic Research Service.
Summarizes the extent of adoption (2000-2011) of genetically engineered herbicide tolerant soybeans and cotton and insect-resistant cotton and corn by State.
Agricultural Research Service National Program - GeneticsUSDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Provides access to USDA's Agricultural Research Service's Program on Plant, Microbial and Insect Genetic Research, Genomics and Genetic Improvement.
Bioversity InternationalBioversity International.
From the world's largest international research organization dedicated to the conservation and use of biodiversity, allows browsing for information on plants and animals, biodiversity themes, and regions.
Germplasm Resources Information Network
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Provides nomenclature, classification, distribution, references, and economic impacts for over 40,000 accessions of USDA's National Plant Germplasm System.
Information Systems for BiotechnologyVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Provides documents and searchable databases pertaining to the development, testing, and regulatory review of genetically modified plants, animals, and microorganisms within the U.S. and abroad.
International Cultivar Registration Authorities (ICRAs)International Society for Horticultural Science.
Provides information on how to register a new cultivar, links to the official Codes of nomenclature and other links of interest to plant breeders.
Plant Breeding, Genetics, and GenomicsUSDA. National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Highlights plant genetics initiatives, projects, and funding programs of NIFA.
Plant Variety Protection Act and Regulations and Rules of PracticeUSDA. Agricultural Marketing Service.
Full text of the Plant Variety Protection Act which includes the scope of plant breeders' rights, certificates of protection and the responsibilities and authority of the Plant Variety Protection Office.
TreeBASE
State University of New York. University at Buffalo.
Provides access to a relational database of phylogenetic information, stores phylogenetic trees and the data matrices, and includes bibliographic information on phylogenetic studies.
USDA Crop Germplasm Research UnitUSDA ARS. Crop Germplasm Research Unit.
Presents research summaries and publications lists from this lab's scientists. Work focuses on warm-season grasses, cotton, sorghum, pecans, and hickories.