Welcome to the National Small Grains Collection

Join Dr. Harold Bockelman for a tour of the National Small Grains Collection (NSGC) in Aberdeen, Idaho. Learn about plant genetic resources maintained by NSGC including wheat, barley, oat, rye, tritcale, rice, and Aegilops. Learn about the history of NSGC, as well as its day to day operations maintaining, regenerating, characterizing, documenting, and distributing germplasm. NSGC is a part of the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS)--the system of genebanks responsible for conserving diverse plant genetic resources in the United States.
Funding for this video was provided by USDA-Agricultural Research Service, with additional support from Colorado State University. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.