Crop Germplasm Committees Roles and Responsibilities 42 COMMITTEES
Crop Germplasm Committees Roles and Responsibilities
42 COMMITTEES • Cover most major agricultural crops • Federal, State and Industry • Mix of Scientific Disciplines • Geographic Representation for the Crop(s)
Responsibilities • Assess adequacy of collections • Identify breeding programs that are in danger of being lost • Advise curators on regeneration procedures
Responsibilities • Monitor staffing and infrastructure for NPGS sites and provide suggestions for increased support • Provide means for commodity groups to voice opinions on the need for genetic resources • Maintain knowledge of international genetic resource programs
Responsibilities • Develop concise reports when requested on germplasm activities for each crop(s) • Maintain updated versions of the Crop Germplasm Committee reports and vulnerability statements • Maintain the descriptor lists in GRIN and ensure appropriate data is entered into the system
Responsibilities • Advise curators and GRIN on molecular data that should be incorporated into the system • Suggest improvements for the GRIN public system
Accomplishments
ALL CGCs • Developed descriptor lists • Developed the CGC Report/Vulnerability Statement • Advise curators as needed • Respond to requests from the National System • Reviewed collection gaps and needs
Apple • Supported germplasm exploration trips to Central Asia • Supported backup of apple collection in liquid nitrogen at NCGRP • Developed core collection and sent it to several locations for evaluation
Clover • Supportive in regenerating collection • Very active ensuring GRIN data (passport and evaluation) was complete • Very active in exploration and ensuring a good representation for the genus
Grape • Established a research evaluation program for accessions under quarantine • Quickly took action to repropagate the collection to safeguard it against Pierce’s Disease
Leafy Vegetable, Pepper, Root & Bulb • Regenerated the Onion, Celery & Pepper collections with assistance from State and private industry
Sunflower • Ongoing Exploration Program • Ongoing Evaluation Program
Maize • Latin American Maize Project (LAMP) • Germplasm Enhamncement of Maize (GEM)
Bean, Pea • Developed programs to clean up collection from seed borne viruses
Food Legume • Found resistance in collection to a serious disease of Lentil and incorporated it into new varieties
Quarantine Issues • Apple, Pear, Potato, Prunus, Rice, Sweetpotato, Sugarcane
Woody Landscape • Developed a program to partner with several arboreta to maintain national collections (NAPCC)
Small Grains • Major ongoing evaluation programs
GRIN Reports
Leafy Vegetable CGC Membership Descriptor List for APIUM Descriptor Report with Frequency of Observations for APIUM Descriptor List for LETTUCE Descriptor Report with Frequency of Observations for LETTUCE Descriptor List for SPINACH Minutes of the CGC 2002 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2003 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2004 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2005 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2006 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2007 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2008 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2009 Meeting Leafy Vegetable CGC 2004 Report Number of Accessions by Species Number of Accessions by Country Characteristic/Evaluation Data
Number of Lettuce Observations DNAME TOTAL HEAD TYPE 453 HEAD DEPTH 187 LEAF COLOR 276 SEED COLOR 415 ANTHOCYANIN 29 FLOWER COLOR 35 HEAD DIAMETER 187 HEAD SOLIDITY 187 LEAF CRISPNESS 199 DAYS TO BOLTING 340 DAYS TO MATURITY 219 DAYS TO SEED MATURITY 100 SEED WEIGHT IN GRAMS 35 1753 VERTICILLIUM WILT RACE 1 130 VERTICILLIUM WILT RACE 2 584
USDA, ARS, ONP, and NGRL appreciates your service on the CGCs You are an important part of the NPGS and we are here to facilitate your activities We encourage you, and are eager to work with you, to maintain strong, vibrant, active committees
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