Growing Cotton at the U.S. National Cotton Germplasm Collection

The National Cotton Germplasm Collection is maintained at the USDA-ARS Crop Germplasm Research facility in College Station, Texas. Tour facilities holding some of the diverse wild and cultivated cotton germplasm in this collection. Plant geneticist, Dr. Jim Frelichowski, describes the process of growing cotton for seed increases and for plant characterization/evaluation.
Funding for this video was provided by USDA-Agricultural Research Service, with additional support from Colorado State University and USDA-NIFA-Higher Education Challenge Grant (2020-70003-303930). USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.