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PLANT BREEDING RESOURCES

  1. Germplasm Database for plant germplasm by the National Plant Germplasm System, http://gopher.ars-grin.gov/npgs/  

  2. Plant Breeding - Plant Breeding publishes original papers and short communications by internationally recognized scientists, covering all areas of plant breeding, including www.blackwell.de/pbr.htm 

  3. Plant Breeding Laboratory; Wageningen University  - Plant breeding, research and education in the field of genetically improving plants and crops. www.dpw.wau.nl/pv 

  4. Institute of Plant Breeding  - Conserves germplasm and produces improved varieties of legumes, cereals, vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, feed and industrial crops, etc. www.uplb.edu.ph/ca/ipb/main 

  5. NCSU Plant Breeding  - The plant breeding program at North Carolina State University www.cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/breeding 

  6. Molecular Plant Breeding  - The aim of the Cooperative Research Centre for Molecular Plant Breeding is to develop new technologies in molecular biology and implement effective strategies for their use in cereal and pasture grass breeding programs. www.molecularplantbreeding.com 

  7. Donach Plant Breeding Academy.  An independent Academic Centre for Research and Education in Plant Breeding based on Natural Genetics. www.donach.ac.nz 

  8. ingenta: all issues  The most comprehensive collection of academic and professional publications available for online by Blackwell Publishing www.ingenta.com/journals/browse/bsc/pbr

  9. Plant Breeding Abstracts - the online abstracts database for information on plant breeding, genetic resources, genetics, biotechnology, in vitro culture, taxonomy, reproduction and resistance breeding. www.cabi-publishing.org/journals/Abstract/PBA/Index.asp    

  10. Plant Breeding updates, glossary, dictionary, Schemes, figures, illustrations etc. www.desicca.de/plant_breeding 

  11. Transgenic Crops: An Introduction and Resource Guide  - History of Plant Breeding. What is Plant Breeding? www.colostate.edu/programs/lifesciences/TransgenicCrops/history.html 

  12. Plant Breeding and Genetics  - ... Excellent laboratory facilities are available for conducting crop research in the areas of plant breeding, biometrical genetics, cytogenetics and molecular www.agronomy.unl.edu/panel/pbg_thrust.htm 

  13. Plant Breeding- Principles and practices of plant breeding, including reproduction of crop plants, plant hybridization, sources of genetic variation www.gnome.agrenv.mcgill.ca/breeding  

  14. Participatory Plant Breeding  Working Group www.prgaprogram.org/participatory.htm   

  15. Maïsadour Semences.Discover plant breeding by following the answers of Florent Devaud, head of the research department at Maïsadour Semences. www.maisadour-semences.com/breeding.htm 

  16. EUCARPIA European Association for Plant Breeding Research  - www.eucarpia.org 

  17. Sustainable organic plant breeding  - www.anth.org/ifgene/breed1.htm 

  18. Plantbreeding.org -  Use conventional plant breeding assisted by biotechnology for reading a plant's genetic code. www.plantbreeding.org 

  19. Return to Resistance - The four broad categories of plant breeding: www.sentex.net/~raoulrob/crop.html   

  20. New Tools for Plant Breeding - by Seed Biotechnology Center Univ. California, Davis. www.sbc.ucdavis.edu/Outreach/resource/new_tools.htm 

  21. Mann Library Collection Policy - Plant Breeding  - Albert R. Mann Library Collection Policy. GENE. Priorities Table for Plant Breeding. www.gulliver.mannlib.cornell.edu/Collection/Policy_Statements/Pl-Br.html 


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