North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station  Part of the National Plant Germplasm System - Conserving our Natural Resources State Experiment Stations of the North Central Region Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin

 

Our mission is to conserve genetically-diverse crop germplasm and associated information, conduct germplasm-related research, and encourage the use of germplasm and associated information for research, crop improvement and product development.
Crops curated:

Amaranth Brassica

Cucumis Cucurbita

Cuphea Daucus

Flax Grasses

Helianthus Ornamentals

Umbels Zea mays

At left is an aerial view of the station facilities and part of the farm land used for seed increase. On the right side are pollination cages used to contain the insect pollinators. The cages prevent the insects from cross pollinating the many accessions grown for a crop in one year. The North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station specializes in increasing seed of crops that require cross pollination while maintaining accession purity.