Five cycles of germination NaC1 tolerant alfalfa and the source population, 'Mesa Sirsa', were germinated in four salt solutions (NaC1, NaNO3, KC1, and KNO3) and Mannitol to try to determine the general mechanism involved in seed germination salt tolerance. Average germination over all germplasm sources in NaC1, NaNO3, KC1, KNO3, and Mannitol were 44.80, 38.88, 36.24, 29.07, and 60.93 percent, ...

The role of cereal germplasm banks is to collect, maintain, preserve, and distribute seeds representing the genetic diversity of crop species. While germplasm resources have traditionally been used in breeding efforts to improve a crop plant, they have also proved useful in both applied and basic research efforts to give insight into the biology of a crop plant (Harlan, 1975; Hyland, 1977; Spra...

Breeding progress in black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis L.) has been limited by a lack of genetic diversity in elite germplasm. Black raspberry cultivars have been noted for showing very few phenotypic differences and seedlings from crosses between cultivars for a lack of segregation for important traits. Despite these challenges, little molecular work has been done to explore genetic diversit...

For human food security, the preservation of 7.4 million ex-situ germplasm is a global priority. However, ex-situ-conserved seeds are subject to aging, which reduces their viability and ultimately results in the loss of valuable genetic material over long periods. Recent progress in seed biology and genomics has revealed new opportunities to improve the long-term storage of ex-situ seed germpla...

examining all accessions in the core collection for a desired characteristic. This information is then used to A core collection (831 accessions) has been developed to represent determine which clusters of accessions in the entire germthe U.S. Arachis hypogaea L. germplasm collection. This core collection has been shown to be effective in improving the efficiency of plasm collection should be e...

Exotic germplasm, that is, germplasm without commercial applicability, can broaden the genetic base in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). The objectives of this study were to determine combining ability and identify parents from exotic germplasm for breeding. Twelve regionally adapted exotic germplasm lines were crossed with one cultivar and three elite germplasm lines in a North Carolina D...

Microsatellite primers were developed and optimized for Lippia alba to characterize the L. alba germplasm bank of Universidade de São Paulo. A genomic library enabled the design of 9 microsatellite primers. Six of the 9 primers yielded polymorphic products, which defined 2 groups in the bank. The data provide support to characterize germplasm banks, genetic breeding programs for L. alba, and ot...

The Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Shandong University, 27 Shandanan Road, Jinan, Shandong 250100, People’s Republic of China (Y.Z., W.D., N.Z., X.A., M.W., G.X.); and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Phytohormones and Growth Development, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Innovation and Utiliza...