Germplasm
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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]]
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[[fr:Plasma germinatif]]
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