USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus and Dates, (NCGRCD), Riverside, CA Annual Report to the Citrus Crop Germplasm Committee and Date Crop Germplasm Committee CY 2017 Mission The mission of the National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus and Dates is to collect, maintain, evaluate, preserve, and distribute germplasm of citrus, dates, related Aurantioideae genera, and date palms and other species. The achievement of this goal involves: 1) acquisition of the widest possible genetic diversity Phoenix within citrus and dates to reduce genetic vulnerability in the future, 2) testing and treatment of accessions for pathogenic organisms, 3) maintenance of accessions in a protected, pest-free environment, 4) genetic, horticultural, and physiological characterization and evaluation of accessions, 5) establishment of an informational record for each accession covering acquisition, inventory, evaluation, and gene descriptor data, 6) distribution of germplasm to qualified researchers throughout the world, and 7) research into improved methods of collection, evaluation, propagation, preservation, and distribution. Permanent/Term Federal MaryLou Polek, Research Leader/Plant Pathologist (Category 1) Robert Krueger, Curator/Horticulturist (Category 4) Manjunath Keremane, Plant Pathologist (Category 3) Vicki Newman, Biological Science Technician Brittany Moreland, Biological Science Technician Esteban Rodriguez, Biological Science Technician (Lab) (Term Position) Patricia Moore, Secretary Lee Gross, Agricultural Science Research Technician (Half time) University grant funded laboratory technician Amanda Rawstern (MAC Funding) Student workers Brooke Benedict Mamaril Andres Márquez Chidera Mbonu Ngoc Tran Gerardo Uribe Germplasm Holdings NCGRCD germplasm accessions and inventory as of 2017-12-31 are shown in Appendices 1, 2, 3, and 4. Overall there was little change in either accessions or inventory in CY 2017. Germplasm Backup
USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus and Dates, (NCGRCD), Riverside, CA Annual Report to the Citrus Crop Germplasm Committee and Date Crop Germplasm Committee CY 2017 Mission The mission of the National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus and Dates is to collect, maintain, evaluate, preserve, and distribute germplasm of citrus, dates, related Aurantioideae genera, and date palms and other Phoenix species. The achievement of this goal involves: 1) acquisition of the widest possible genetic diversity within citrus and dates to reduce genetic vulnerability in the future, 2) testing and treatment of accessions for pathogenic organisms, 3) maintenance of accessions in a protected, pest-free environment, 4) genetic, horticultural, and physiological characterization and evaluation of accessions, 5) establishment of an informational record for each accession covering acquisition, inventory, evaluation, and gene descriptor data, 6) distribution of germplasm to qualified researchers throughout the world, and 7) research into improved methods of collection, evaluation, propagation, preservation, and distribution. Permanent/Term Federal MaryLou Polek, Research Leader/Plant Pathologist (Category 1) Robert Krueger, Curator/Horticulturist (Category 4) Manjunath Keremane, Plant Pathologist (Category 3) Vicki Newman, Biological Science Technician Brittany Moreland, Biological Science Technician Esteban Rodriguez, Biological Science Technician (Lab) (Term Position) Patricia Moore, Secretary Lee Gross, Agricultural Science Research Technician (Half time) University grant funded laboratory technician Amanda Rawstern (MAC Funding) Student workers Brooke Benedict Mamaril Andres Márquez Chidera Mbonu Ngoc Tran Gerardo Uribe Germplasm Holdings NCGRCD germplasm accessions and inventory as of 2017-12-31 are shown in Appendices 1, 2, 3, and 4. Overall there was little change in either accessions or inventory in CY 2017. Germplasm Backup
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