/smithlab/ en /smithlab/2019/05/27/mini-field-trip-usda-fort-collins <span>Mini-field trip to USDA in Fort Collins</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-05-27T17:11:45-06:00" title="Monday, May 27, 2019 - 17:11">Mon, 05/27/2019 - 17:11</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/smithlab/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/tanks.png?h=59d8bde3&amp;itok=UUEm8nSH" width="1200" height="600" alt="tanks"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/smithlab/taxonomy/term/59"> travel </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/smithlab/taxonomy/term/12" hreflang="en">Newsfeed</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/smithlab/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/colls.jpg?itok=Khv1Fmi6" width="1500" height="2308" alt="collection"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>With support from the&nbsp;NSF Graduate Research Internship Program (GRIP), Chelsea has formed a collaboration with Chris Richards and Pat Reeves at the USDA's National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation (NCGRP) in Fort Collins. Together, they are sequencing transcriptomes from the styles of self-compatible and self-incompatible individuals of <em>Physalis acutifolia</em> to identify the genetic mechanisms responsible for its polymorphic breeding system. &nbsp;This gave us the opportunity to tour the amazing germplasm collection, much of it stored in a giant multi-story cold room. Some species are also stored as frozen material in vats of liquid nitrogen, including apple stems which can be defrosted and regenerated by grafting to new rootstocks!</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Chelsea and Stacey visited the USDA National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation located on the campus of CSU.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 27 May 2019 23:11:45 +0000 Anonymous 417 at /smithlab