Germplasm 1512214 215428053 2008-05-28T03:49:25Z Pgan002 54984 /* Intro */ direct definitino of the concept, rather than the word describing the concept {{Mergeto|Germ plasm|Talk:Germ plasm#Merger proposal|date=October 2007}} A '''germplasm''' is a collection of genetic resources for an organism. For plants, the germplasm may be stored as a seed collection or, for trees, in a nursery. ==See also== *[[Germ plasm]], the germ cell determining zone *[[International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture]] *[[Seed saving]] ==References== *Day-Rubenstein, K and Heisey, P. 2003. ''[http://www.ers.usda.gov/Amberwaves/June03/Features/PlantGeneticResources.htm Plant Genetic Resources: New Rules for International Exchange]'' * {{cite book | author=De Vicente, C. (editor) | date=2005 | title=Issues on gene flow and germplasm management | publisher=AMS (Bioversity's Regional Office for the Americas), IPGRI | url=http://www.bioversityinternational.org/Publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=1079 }} 63 p. *Economic Research Service. ''[http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/GlobalResources/Questions/whyaregeneticresources.htm Global resources and productivity: questions and answers]'' * {{cite book | author=Engels, J.M.M. and L. Visser, editors. | date=2003 | title=A Guide to Effective Management of Germplasm Collections | publisher=CABI, IFPRI, IPGRI, SGRP | url=http://www.bioversityinternational.org/Publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=899 }} 174 p. ==External links== *''[http://www.ars-grin.gov USDA-ARS [[Germplasm Resources Information Network]] (GRIN)]'' *[http://www.bioversityinternational.org Bioversity International] *[http://www.bioversityinternational.org/Themes/Germplasm_Collection/index.asp Germplasm collection] *[http://www.bioversityinternational.org/Information_Sources/Germplasm_Databases/index.asp Germplasm Databases] *[http://www.bioversityinternational.org/Themes/Germplasm_Documentation/index.asp Germplasm documentation] *[http://www.bioversityinternational.org/Themes/Germplasm_Health/index.asp Germplasm health] [[Category:Developmental biology]] [[es:Plasma germinal]] [[fr:Plasma germinatif]] [[tr:Weismann kuramı]]