Gene banks offer breeders access to germplasm: Germplasm collections help to preserve genetic diversity

Although most of us would agree that access to germplasm is the lifeblood of our nursery industry, how many of us know that behind the scenes there is a coordinated public and private effort to deal with germplasm issues

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Gene banks offer breeders access to germplasm: Germplasm collections help to preserve genetic diversity

Although most of us would agree that access to germplasm is the lifeblood of our nursery industry, how many of us know that behind the scenes there is a coordinated public and private effort to deal with germplasm issues?This article is from Nursery Management & Production 24 (2008): 53.</p