1. Crop Germplasm Committees Roles and Responsibilities

2. 42 COMMITTEES Cover most major agricultural crops Federal, State and Industry Mix of Scientific Disciplines Geographic Representation for the Crop(s)

3. Responsibilities Assess adequacy of collections Identify breeding programs that are in danger of being lost Advise curators on regeneration procedures

4. Responsibilities Monitor staffing and infrastructure for NPGS sites and provide suggestions for increased support Provide means for commodity groups to voice opinions on the need for genetic resources Maintain knowledge of international genetic resource programs

5. Responsibilities Develop concise reports when requested on germplasm activities for each crop(s) Maintain updated versions of the Crop Germplasm Committee reports and vulnerability statements Maintain the descriptor lists in GRIN and ensure appropriate data is entered into the system

6. Responsibilities Advise curators and GRIN on molecular data that should be incorporated into the system Suggest improvements for the GRIN public system

7. Accomplishments

8. ALL CGCs Developed descriptor lists Developed the CGC Report/Vulnerability Statement Advise curators as needed Respond to requests from the National System Reviewed collection gaps and needs

9. Apple Supported germplasm exploration trips to Central Asia Supported backup of apple collection in liquid nitrogen at NCGRP Developed core collection and sent it to several locations for evaluation

10. Clover Supportive in regenerating collection Very active ensuring GRIN data (passport and evaluation) was complete Very active in exploration and ensuring a good representation for the genus

11. Grape Established a research evaluation program for accessions under quarantine Quickly took action to repropagate the collection to safeguard it against Pierce’s Disease

12. Leafy Vegetable, Pepper, Root & Bulb Regenerated the Onion, Celery & Pepper collections with assistance from State and private industry

13. Sunflower Ongoing Exploration Program Ongoing Evaluation Program

14. Maize Latin American Maize Project (LAMP) Germplasm Enhamncement of Maize (GEM)

15. Bean, Pea Developed programs to clean up collection from seed borne viruses

16. Food Legume Found resistance in collection to a serious disease of Lentil and incorporated it into new varieties

17. Quarantine Issues Apple, Pear, Potato, Prunus, Rice, Sweetpotato, Sugarcane

18. Woody Landscape Developed a program to partner with several arboreta to maintain national collections (NAPCC)

19. Small Grains Major ongoing evaluation programs

20. GRIN Reports

21. Leafy Vegetable CGC Membership Descriptor ListMembership Descriptor List for APIUM Descriptor Report with Frequency of Observations for APIUM Descriptor List for LETTUCE Descriptor Report with Frequency of Observations for LETTUCE Descriptor List for SPINACH Minutes of the CGC 2002 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2003 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2004 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2005 Meeting Descriptor Report Descriptor List Descriptor Report Descriptor List Minutes of the CGC 2002 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2003 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2004 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2005 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2006 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2007 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2008 Meeting Minutes of the CGC 2009 Meeting Leafy Vegetable CGC 2004 Report Number of Accessions by Species Number of Accessions by Country Characteristic/Evaluation Data

22. Number of Lettuce Observations DNAMETOTAL HEAD TYPE 453 HEAD DEPTH 187 LEAF COLOR 276 SEED COLOR 415 ANTHOCYANIN 29 FLOWER COLOR 35 HEAD DIAMETER 187 HEAD SOLIDITY 187 LEAF CRISPNESS 199 DAYS TO BOLTING 340 DAYS TO MATURITY 219 DAYS TO SEED MATURITY 35 100 SEED WEIGHT IN GRAMS 1753 VERTICILLIUM WILT RACE 1 130 VERTICILLIUM WILT RACE 2 584

23. USDA, ARS, ONP, and NGRL appreciates your service on the CGCs You are an important part of the NPGS and we are here to facilitate your activities We encourage you, and are eager to work with you, to maintain strong, vibrant, active committees