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Definition of germplasm in English English dictionary
- Alternative spelling of germ plasm
- Germplasm is a term used to describe a collection of genetic resources for an organism. For plants, the germplasm may be stored as a seed collection or, for trees, in a nursery
- set of different genotypes that may be conserved or used to grow improved crops
- genetic material (with a definite chemical and molecular constitution) which forms the physical basis of inherited qualities and is transmitted from generation to generation by the germ cells
- The company's seed breeding material and commercial seed varieties
- The total genetic variability, represented by germ cells or seeds, available to a particular population of organisms
- Germplasm is commonly used to further research, with little value for increase or direct commercial use in its present form However, some desirable characters may be immediately useful to breeders and industry in developing improved varieties in other research programs
- Refers to plant materials that serve as a basis of crop improvement or a reservoir of genes for research The total hereditary makeup of organisms That which determines the hereditary properties of an organism