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Collections

GRIN both provides data, and compiles references to databases hosted by collaborating projects.

Plant Germplasm

The National Plant Germplasm System (NGPS) is a collaborative effort to safeguard the genetic diversity of agriculturally important plants. The mission of the NPGS is to support agricultural production by acquiring, conserving, evaluating, documenting, and distributing crop germplasm.

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NPGS Genebank Locations

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Click on a marker in the map below to display the corresponding germplasm collection site's pertinent information.
Please note that an enlarged view is necessary to discern two locations in Texas.


Site Name City State Contact E
Cotton Collection (COT) College Station Texas gossypium.collection@ars.usda.gov
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Brownwood (BRW) Somerville Texas brw@ars-grin.gov
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Corvallis (COR) Corvallis Oregon kim.hummer@ars.usda.gov
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Davis (DAV) Davis California dav@ars-grin.gov
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Geneva (GEN) Geneva New York gendd@ars-grin.gov
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Hilo (HILO) Hilo Hawaii Tracie.Matsumoto@ars.usda.gov
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Mayaguez (MAY) Mayaguez Puerto Rico tomas.ayala-silva@usda.gov
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami (MIA) Miami Florida Mike.Winterstein@ARS.USDA.GOV
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Riverside (RIV) Riverside California riv@ars-grin.gov
C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center (TGRC) Davis California tgrc@ucdavis.edu
National Arboretum (NA) Beltsville Maryland todd.rounsaville@usda.gov
North Central Regional PI Station (NC7) Ames Iowa nc7@ars-grin.gov
Northeast Regional PI Station (NE9) Geneva New York ne9@ars-grin.gov
National Small Grains Collection (NSGC) Aberdeen Idaho nsgc@ars-grin.gov
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, Griffin, GA (S9) Griffin Georgia ars-s9orders@usda.gov
Soybean Collection (SOY) Urbana Illinois soy@ars-grin.gov
Western Regional PI Station (W6) Pullman Washington w6@ars-grin.gov
Potato Germplasm Introduction Station (NR6) Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin john.bamberg@ars.usda.gov
Maize Genetic Stock Center (GSZE) Urbana Illinois maize@uiuc.edu
Pea Genetic Stock Collection (GSPI) Pullman Washington
National Arid Land Plant Genetic Resources Unit (PARL) Parlier California parl@ars-grin.gov
Rice Genetic Stock Center (GSOR) Stuttgart Arkansas gsor@ars-grin.gov

Animal Germplasm

Animal genetic resources underpin the livestock sector’s production and profitability. As a result livestock industries contribute billions of dollars to national economies. Our mission is to acquire, evaluate and preserve these strategic resources so that industry and the research community can have access to a broad array of genetic variability for national security, the introduction of genetic variation, corrective mating, and various research initiatives.

Microbial Germplasm

The goal of this program is to ensure that the genetic diversity of agriculturally important microorganisms is maintained to enhance and increase agricultural efficiency and profitability.The program will collect, authenticate and characterizepotentially useful microbial germplasm; preserve microbial genetic diversity; and facilitate distribution and utilization of microbial germplasm for research and industry.

GRIN Datasets

GRIN provides access to data maintained within its database, supporting both searches and export. The Rhizobium collection of nitrogen fixing bacteria is maintained by the ARS Soybean Genomics and Improvement Laboratory in Beltsville, MD. Plant Variety Protection Certificates are issued by the Plant Variety Protection Office of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service.