Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit : PGRCU Personnel

Melanie Harrison-Dunn Agronomist 1109 Experiment Street Griffin, GA 30223 Phone: (770) 412-4097 E-mail: Melanie.HarrisonDunn@ars.usda.gov

Responsibilities I am the curator of the U.S. warm-season grass germplasm collection which includes over 8600 accessions of warm-season grasses. The collection is very diverse and includes over 500 species of warm-season grasses ranging from forage and grain types to ornamental and turf types. My responsibilities include the acquisition, regeneration, phenotypic/genotypic evaluation, and clonal and traditional germplasm maintenance of this valuable material.

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Agronomist