USDA Agricultural 
Research Service, Germplasm Resources Information Network

National Genetic Resources Program

The Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) web server provides germplasm information about plants, animals, microbes and invertebrates within the National Genetic Resources Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS).


This web server is maintained by the Database Management Unit of the National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Plant Sciences Institute, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Send comments to: dbmu@ars-grin.gov