Project Number: 1275-21000-227-02
Project Type: Grant

Start Date: Jul 06, 2005
End Date: Jul 05, 2010

Objective:
To obtain germplasm of herbaceous ornamenals for conservation in the U.S. National Plant Germplasm system and Harran University, and for use in crop development programs.

Approach:
Populations of herbaceous ornamental plants native to turkey will be located. Germplasm will be collected and documented with locality, latitutde and longitude, plant description, and growing environment. Herbarium voucher specimens will be made as apprpropriate. Samples of germplasm, herbarium specimens, and associated documentation will be shared between Harran University and the U.S. National Plant Germplasm system.