Germplasm are living

genetic resources Genetic resources are genetic material of actual or potential value, where genetic material means any material of plant, animal, microbial or other origin containing functional units of heredity. Genetic resources is one of the three levels of bio ...

such as seeds or tissues that are maintained for the purpose of

animal Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motilit ...

and

plant breeding Plant breeding is the science of changing the traits of plants in order to produce desired characteristics. It has been used to improve the quality of nutrition in products for humans and animals. The goals of plant breeding are to produce cro ...

, preservation, and other research uses. These resources may take the form of seed collections stored in seed banks, trees growing in nurseries, animal breeding lines maintained in animal breeding programs or gene banks, etc. Germplasm collections can range from collections of wild species to elite, domesticated breeding lines that have undergone extensive human selection. Germplasm collection is important for the maintenance of biological diversity and food security.

References

*Day-Rubenstein, K and Heisey, P. 2003.
Plant Genetic Resources: New Rules for International Exchange
' * 63 p. *Economic Research Service.

' * 174 p. *SeedQues

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USDA-ARS

Germplasm Resources Information Network Germplasm Resources Information Network or GRIN is an online USDA National Genetic Resources Program software project to comprehensively manage the computer database for the holdings of all plant germplasm collected by the National Plant Germp ...

(GRIN)
Bioversity International
* ttp://www.bioversityinternational.org/scientific_information/themes/germplasm_health.html Bioversity International: Germplasm Health* DAD-IS: Domestic Animal Diversity Information System {{Authority control Developmental biology Conservation biology Food security Biorepositories

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