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'''Germplasm''' is a term used to describe 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]''
*Economic Research Service. ''[http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/GlobalResources/Questions/whyaregeneticresources.htm Global resources and productivity: questions and answers]''
==External links==
*''[http://www.ars-grin.gov USDA-ARS [[Germplasm Resources Information Network]] (GRIN)]''
[[Category:Developmental biology]]
==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]''
*Economic Research Service. ''[http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/GlobalResources/Questions/whyaregeneticresources.htm Global resources and productivity: questions and answers]''
==External links==
*''[http://www.ars-grin.gov USDA-ARS [[Germplasm Resources Information Network]] (GRIN)]''
[[Category:Developmental biology]]
