are also looking for ways to produce disease-free 

 germpiasm for storage and to keep stored seeds free of 

 insects and mites. Much ongoing research evaluates the 

 germpiasm we already have in the system and helps 

 pinpoint what germpiasm we need. This is detective 

 work: the botanical sleuths identify what genes are miss- 

 ing - drought resistance in wheat, for instance - and 

 track them down through plant exploration and foreign 

 exchange. 



The National Plant Germpiasm System is devoted to 

 the free and unrestricted exchange of germpiasm with all 

 nations and permits access to U.S. collections by any 

 person with a valid use Normally, this means plant re- 

 searchers and breeders. Other users have included 

 medical researchers and educators. 



Germpiasm users in other countries have the same 

 privileges as those in the United States. This policy has 



grown out of the belief that germpiasm, like the oceans 

 and air, is a world heritage to be freely shared for the 

 benefit of all humanity. 



Anyone interested in a specific plant introduction or 

 information from the computer system that supports 

 the program can contact the closest regional office in 

 Geneva, New York or the local representative to the 

 germpiasm system, Owen M. Rogers, at the University 

 of New Hampshire in Durham 



Altogether, the various collections in the National 

 Plant Germpiasm System ship nearly 200,000 items 

 (packages of seeds and other plant materials) to users 

 in the United States and over 100 foreign countries 

 each year 



Owen Rogers is Professor of Plant Biology at the University of 

 New Hampshire in Durham His phone number there is 603- 

 862-3222. 



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