Introduction

Strawberry Improvement: Past and Future is a cooperative effort between the National Agricultural Library, Plant Genome Data & Information Center (PGDIC), and the University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Plant Biology. This online resource highlights the important role of USDA in general and the efforts of Dr. George M. Darrow in particular. During Darrow's 46 year career with USDA, he was responsible for developing many new strawberry varieties and improving various fruit cultivars. Darrow was widely acknowledged by his contemporaries as a leading strawberry and other small fruits expert. 

Project Staff

• Susan McCarthy, Ph.D, Coordinator, Plant Genome Data & Information Center 
• Barbara Buchanan, Co-Coordinator, Plant Genome Data & Information Center 
• Terry Henrichs, Office Automation Assistant,Plant Genome Data & Information Center 
• Michael Tims, Systems Administrator, Plant Genome Data & Information Center 

Project Advisors

• Dr. James Reveal 
• Dr. Chad Finn 
• Dr. Kim Hummer 
• Dr. Ray Altevogt 
• Dr. Gene Galletta 
• Dr. John Maas 
• Dr. James Ballington 
• Ms. Denise Kurtz 

Special thanks to the staff of Special Collections at NAL for processing the George M. Darrow manuscript papers, and for making their exceptional collection available for this project. 

http://www.nal.usda.gov/pgdic