By nora.castaneda@croptrust.org
11 January 2018

Some of the genebanks publishing their germplasm passport data on Genesys have also enabled the option to place plant samples requests through our portal. Here you can find a list of crops and the institutions offering this option:

• Banana: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, International Musa Germplasm Transit Centre, Bioversity International 
• Barley: The Lieberman Germplasm Bank, International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Wheat Genetic Resource Center
• Beans: The World Vegetable Center
• Cassava: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
• Chickpea: International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
• Cowpea: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, The World Vegetable Center
• Eggplant: The World Vegetable Center
• Faba bean: International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas
• Forages:  The International Livestock Research Institute
• Lentil: International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas
• Maize: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
• Pearl millet:  International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
• Pigeon pea: The World Vegetable Center, International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
• Potato: International Potato Center
• Rice: The International Rice Research Institute, Africa Rice Center
• Solanum spp.: University Nijmegen
• Sorghum: International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
• Sweet potato: International Potato Center
• Tomato: The World Vegetable Center, Northeast Regional Plant Introduction Station, Plant Genetic Resources Unit, USDA-ARS, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University
• Wheat: The Lieberman Germplasm Bank, International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Wheat Genetic Resource Center
• Wild barley: The Lieberman Germplasm Bank
• Wild emmer: The Lieberman Germplasm Bank
• Yam: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture