2. Aberdeen, Idaho

3. National Small Grains Germplasm Research Facility, University of Idaho Research & Extension Center

4. NSGC Storages: 6C, 25%RH (Medium Term Storage)

5. NSGC Holdings – Global Diversity of the Small Grains Origin CropGenusCountCountries WheatTriticum & Aegilops60,794 115 BarleyHordeum29,891 105 OatAvena21,550 92 RiceOryza18,678 110 RyeSecale 2,112 60 TriticaleX Triticosecale 2,012 31 other 980 Total 136,017 Updated 01/13/2010

6. A Brief History -First small grains germplasm obtained in 1897 by USDA explorers - Maintained for the first half of the 20 th Century by USDA Cereal Investigators (separate for wheat, barley, oat, rice) - NSGC officially formed in 1948, combining the separate collections; located at Beltsville, Maryland -Moved to Aberdeen, Idaho in 1988

7. Acquisition Distribution Maintenance Evaluations

8. Maintenance Regenerations based on seed inventory and viability Locations Aberdeen, Idaho – spring and winter wheat, barley, oat, rye, triticale; Greenhouse – wild species Parlier, California – winter nursery for mixed habit, tender Stuttgart, Arkansas & Beaumont, TX – rice Puerto Rico – long-season rice

9. Viability StatusInventory Status* HighLowCritical High (>70%)985 Low (20-70%)763 Critical (<20%)421 *High - >50g for cultivated species, >10g for wild species Low – 15-50g for cultivated species, 4-10g for wild species Critical - <15g for cultivated species, <4g for wild species

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11. Population sizes Self vs cross pollinated Hills – wild – delnet Noxious weeds Inspections Greenhouse Notes Harvest Cleaning Replacing

13. Aberdeen oat harvest 1940

14. NSGC Staff: Charles Erickson, Agronomist & IT Scott McNeil, Research Technician Carol Mortenson, Research Technician Kay Calzada, Research Technician Karla Reynolds, Research Technician Sara Hirschi, Research Assistant