germplasm

== English == === Etymology === From germ + plasm. But compare germ plasm. === Noun === germplasm (countable and uncountable, plural germplasms) Seeds or tissues maintained for the purpose of animal or plant breeding, preservation or other research uses. 1989, Zhang Yihua, Dong Yushen, Development of Research on Crop Germplasm Resources in China, Lloyd Knutson, Allan K. Stoner (editors), Biotic Diversity and Germplasm Preservation, Global Imperatives, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Beltsville Symposia in Agricultural Research 13, page 125, A good beginning has been made in joint surveys of Chinese germplasm resources by Chinese and foreign scientists. 2000, R. K. Singh, et al., 9: Small and Medium Grained Aromatic Rices of India, R. K. Singh, U. S. Singh, G. S. Khush (editors), Aromatic Rices, Oxford & IBH Publishing Company, page 170, Safeguarding our precious indigenous scented rice germplasms is important for the future. 2002, Barbara M. Reed, I.2: Implementing Cryopreservation for Long-Term Germplasm Preservation in Vegetatively Propagated Species, L. E. Towill, Y. P. S. Bajaj (editors), Cryopreservation of Plant Germplasm II, Springer, Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry 50, page 22, Cryopreservation is the preferred option for the long-term storage of clonal germplasm (Engelmann 2000). ==== Usage notes ==== A distinction in usage exists between the terms germplasm and germ plasm: the latter seems chiefly to be reserved for a now obsolete concept in biology. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Animal genetic resources for food and agriculture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cryoconservation of animal genetic resources on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Forest genetic resources on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Plant genetic resources on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Seed saving on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Convention on Biological Diversity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia