KLTSVILLE, Md. - rrow’s crops their potential strengths and weaknesses —are being tended by today’s computers. - Plant scientist Quentin Jones, of the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service said recently at the National Wheat Research Con ference that the National Plant Germplasm System combining die best of U.S. botanical sciences with computer technology —''is moving the nation toward better stewardship of its plant genetic resources. Plant germplasm refers collectively to genes or units or heredity that determine plant traits, such as growth habits, mdrtional values of edible plant pawl, or diseases resistance. Here’s innovative financing to match Allis-Chaimers innovative design. When you figure all the percentages, there’s no better bet for higher productivity at rock-bottom rates. 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Take A Good Lpok, .Get A GREAT DEAL. * When financed through A-C Credit Corp, with approved credit Allis Chalmers may alter or withdraw program at anytime u,s. enters computer age crop stewardship tempt to insure that plant breeders When fully operational, GRIN will Jones told tha Wheat Conference and other scientists have a provide both ‘suppliers’ and audience that xome GRIN hard diversity of plant germplasm to ‘demanders’ of germplasm with ware is installed and that USOA continue to make crops more abundant date on over 400,000 Regional Plant Introduction productive. accessions of germplasm in the Stations are loaning the Network Jones provided an update of the form of seed and vegetatively with data. I system for many of the nation's propagated stock. Many of the “Though weinow have more wheat groweta, aa accessions are wild or semi-wild access to germ plasm data, the agricultural scientists, and in- progenitors of today’s crop plants NPGS needs to increase its human dustry and government officials and other ‘unimproved’ germ- resources," said Jones. “For attending the first National Wheat plasm that will extremely valuable example, we need more evaluation Research Conference. The coor- to breeders in the future. and enhancement of NPGS stock”, dinated System, he said, is already . Suppliers (7,000 to 15,000 new With collections of such living more efficient and workable than accessions are added each year) materials as seeds, there is the haphazard assortment of acquire, maintain and distribute periodic need to remove samples previously independent research plant germplasm and date. Major for field evaluation, and to inl and collection stations that have suppliers include plant collection prove the quality and quantity of joined the NPGS. curators and staffs of various seed accessions. A computer-assisted Germ- USDA plant introduction stations. The National Plant Germplasm plasm Resources Information Demanders or users of the NPGS System also includes many ad- Network is the central nervous include plant breeders, scientists visory groups. Crop advisory system of the NPGS, Jones said, and nurserymen. committees, for example, provide research guidelines, and policy and management activities for a specific crop. The NPGS is also a major component of an in ternational plant germplasm network. For further information on the NPGS or its components, contact Stephen M. Berbench, USDA-ARS Public Information Specialist 301/344-3542. Stimulated largely by a near national disaster - the 1970 epidemic of com leaf blight federal, state and private organizations created the National Plant Germplasm System eight years ago to help offeet so-called ‘genetic vulnerability’ of modem crops. According to Jones, who is National Coordinator of NPGS, national and in some cases world trends have led to a few high yielding varieties dominating overall production of certain crops. Such uniform varieties often replace more traditional types, with the result that unique traits useful for adapting varieties to changing conditions can be lost forever. Simply put, the NPGS is an at- rmwu FJUM EQUIP. Carlisle, Pa. 717-249-5338 NCM&STUMGBW. Bloomsburg, Pa. 717-784-7731 ewmrsLMSTMf PWt Airville, Pa. 717-862-3967 4.9% A.P.R. financing for 15 months 6.9% A.P.R, financing for 27 months 8.9% A.P.R. financing for 39 months 10.9% A.P.R. financing for 51 months •When financed through Allis-Chalmers Credit Corporation. 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