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Germplasm Requestor Survey
Germplasm is a critical resource for world food supply. This brief questionnaire seeks information about the need for public germplasm,
and its usefulness. Because you have requested materials from the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS), this questionnaire is
intended to obtain your perspective on the quality and outcome of the germplasm accessions that you received from NPGS. This
questionnaire will ask about your experiences with ten crops: barley, beans, cotton, maize, potatoes, rice, sorghum, soybeans, squash
and wheat. Please answer only for the crops that you requested.
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it has a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The valid OMB number for
this information collection is XXXX-XXXX. The time required to complete this information is estimated to average 20 minutes per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching the existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed. And completing and reviewing the collection of information.
YOUR RESPONSE IS VOLUNTARY. The questionnaire does not ask you for any personal information or the name of the institution at
which you work. The responses that you provide are not confidential and are not covered by the Confidential Information Protection
and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002. Responses will be aggregated to create a report that assesses germplasm requests by crop,
germplasm type, and traits sought; and describes expectations of future use. USDA will treat all information gathered in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
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Germplasm Requestor Survey
1. In the past 5 years, did you request NPGS accessions forbarley?
Yes
No
2
Germplasm Requestor Survey
Please estimate the number of barley accessions you requested and received from NPGS in the past 5
years. Throughout this questionnaire, answer only for the germplasm type(s) requested.
2. Number of barley accessions requested
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
3. Number of barley accessions received
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
3
4. For barley materials requested during the past 5 years, please estimate the percentage of accessions
that you intended for each purpose shown below (totals may exceed 100%).
Breeding / Prebreeding (%)
Basic research (%)
Evaluation for specific trait(s) (%)
Add to collection (%)
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5. For barley materials requested during the past 5 years, what traits were you looking for, if any? Please
give approximate percentage. (Totals may exceed 100 if used for more than one purpose.)
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Temperature
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Moisture
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Other
Biotic
Tolerance &
Resistance
Yield
Quality
Other**
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced
breeding material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
6. **Specify Other traits (Example: Cultivars - Early maturity)
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
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7. What percentage of barley materials received during the last 5 years has been useful?
Useful in breeding
program
Still being evaluated
Useful in other ways
Not useful
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
8. Of the barley materials requested, what percent already had
(a) useful data for the trait(s) of interest?
(b) other useful data?
6
Germplasm Requestor Survey
9. Over the next 10 years, do you expect your use of NPGSbarley accessions to change?
increase
decrease
stay the same
7
Germplasm Requestor Survey
10. In the past 5 years, did you request NPGS accessions forbeans?
Yes
No
8
Germplasm Requestor Survey
Please estimate the number of bean accessions you requested and received from NPGS in the past 5
years. Throughout this questionnaire, answer only for the germplasm type(s) requested.
11. Number of bean accessions requested
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
12. Number of bean accessions received
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
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13. For bean materials requested during the past 5 years, please estimate the percentage of accessions
that you intended for each purpose shown below (totals may exceed 100%).
Breeding / Prebreeding (%)
Basic research (%)
Evaluation for specific trait(s) (%)
Add to collection (%)
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14. For bean materials requested during the past 5 years, what traits were you looking for, if any? Please
give approximate percentage. (Totals may exceed 100 if used for more than one purpose.)
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Temperature
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Moisture
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Other
Biotic
Tolerance &
Resistance
Yield
Quality
Other**
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced
breeding material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
15. **Specify Other traits (Example: Cultivars - Early maturity)
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
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16. What percentage of bean materials received during the last 5 years has been useful?
Useful in breeding
program
Still being evaluated
Useful in other ways
Not useful
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
17. Of the bean materials requested, what percent already had
(a) useful data for the trait(s) of interest?
(b) other useful data?
12
Germplasm Requestor Survey
18. Over the next 10 years, do you expect your use of NPGSbean accessions to change?
increase
decrease
stay the same
13
Germplasm Requestor Survey
19. In the past 5 years, did you request NPGS accessions forcotton?
Yes
No
14
Germplasm Requestor Survey
Please estimate the number of cotton accessions you requested and received from NPGS in the past 5
years. Throughout this questionnaire, answer only for the germplasm type(s) requested.
20. Number of cotton accessions requested
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
21. Number of cotton accessions received
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
15
22. For cotton materials requested during the past 5 years, please estimate the percentage of accessions
that you intended for each purpose shown below (totals may exceed 100%).
Breeding / Prebreeding (%)
Basic research (%)
Evaluation for specific trait(s) (%)
Add to collection (%)
16
Germplasm Requestor Survey
23. For cotton materials requested during the past 5 years, what traits were you looking for, if any? Please
give approximate percentage. (Totals may exceed 100 if used for more than one purpose.)
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Temperature
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Moisture
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Other
Biotic
Tolerance &
Resistance
Yield
Quality
Other**
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced
breeding material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
24. **Specify Other traits (Example: Cultivars - Early maturity)
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
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25. What percentage of cotton materials received during the last 5 years has been useful?
Useful in breeding
program
Still being evaluated
Useful in other ways
Not useful
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
26. Of the cotton materials requested, what percent already had
(a) useful data for the trait(s) of interest?
(b) other useful data?
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Germplasm Requestor Survey
27. Over the next 10 years, do you expect your use of NPGScotton accessions to change?
increase
decrease
stay the same
19
Germplasm Requestor Survey
28. In the past 5 years, did you request NPGS accessions formaize?
Yes
No
20
Germplasm Requestor Survey
Please estimate the number of maize accessions you requested and received from NPGS in the past 5
years. Throughout this questionnaire, answer only for the germplasm type(s) requested.
29. Number of maize accessions requested
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
30. Number of maize accessions received
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
21
31. For maize materials requested during the past 5 years, please estimate the percentage of accessions
that you intended for each purpose shown below (totals may exceed 100%).
Breeding / Prebreeding (%)
Basic research (%)
Evaluation for specific trait(s) (%)
Add to collection (%)
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Germplasm Requestor Survey
32. For maize materials requested during the past 5 years, what traits were you looking for, if any? Please
give approximate percentage. (Totals may exceed 100 if used for more than one purpose.)
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Temperature
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Moisture
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Other
Biotic
Tolerance &
Resistance
Yield
Quality
Other**
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced
breeding material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
33. **Specify Other traits (Example: Cultivars - Early maturity)
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
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34. What percentage of maize materials received during the last 5 years has been useful?
Useful in breeding
program
Still being evaluated
Useful in other ways
Not useful
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
35. Of the maize materials requested, what percent already had
(a) useful data for the trait(s) of interest?
(b) other useful data?
24
Germplasm Requestor Survey
36. Over the next 10 years, do you expect your use of NPGSmaize accessions to change?
increase
decrease
stay the same
25
Germplasm Requestor Survey
37. In the past 5 years, did you request NPGS accessions forpotatoes?
Yes
No
26
Germplasm Requestor Survey
Please estimate the number of potato accessions you requested and received from NPGS in the past 5
years. Throughout this questionnaire, answer only for the germplasm type(s) requested.
38. Number of potato accessions requested
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
39. Number of potato accessions received
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
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40. For potato materials requested during the past 5 years, please estimate the percentage of accessions
that you intended for each purpose shown below (totals may exceed 100%).
Breeding / Prebreeding (%)
Basic research (%)
Evaluation for specific trait(s) (%)
Add to collection (%)
28
Germplasm Requestor Survey
41. For potato materials requested during the past 5 years, what traits were you looking for, if any? Please
give approximate percentage. (Totals may exceed 100 if used for more than one purpose.)
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Temperature
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Moisture
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Other
Biotic
Tolerance &
Resistance
Yield
Quality
Other**
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced
breeding material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
42. **Specify Other traits (Example: Cultivars - Early maturity)
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
29
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43. What percentage of potato materials received during the last 5 years has been useful?
Useful in breeding
program
Still being evaluated
Useful in other ways
Not useful
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
44. Of the potato materials requested, what percent already had
(a) useful data for the trait(s) of interest?
(b) other useful data?
30
Germplasm Requestor Survey
45. Over the next 10 years, do you expect your use of NPGSpotato accessions to change?
increase
decrease
stay the same
31
Germplasm Requestor Survey
46. In the past 5 years, did you request NPGS accessions forrice?
Yes
No
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Germplasm Requestor Survey
Please estimate the number of rice accessions you requested and received from NPGS in the past 5 years.
Throughout this questionnaire, answer only for the germplasm type(s) requested.
47. Number of rice accessions requested
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
48. Number of rice accessions received
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
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49. For rice materials requested during the past 5 years, please estimate the percentage of accessions that
you intended for each purpose shown below (totals may exceed 100%).
Breeding / Prebreeding (%)
Basic research (%)
Evaluation for specific trait(s) (%)
Add to collection (%)
34
Germplasm Requestor Survey
50. For rice materials requested during the past 5 years, what traits were you looking for, if any? Please
give approximate percentage. (Totals may exceed 100 if used for more than one purpose.)
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Temperature
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Moisture
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Other
Biotic
Tolerance &
Resistance
Yield
Quality
Other**
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced
breeding material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
51. **Specify Other traits (Example: Cultivars - Early maturity)
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
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52. What percentage of rice materials received during the last 5 years has been useful?
Useful in breeding
program
Still being evaluated
Useful in other ways
Not useful
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
53. Of the rice materials requested, what percent already had
(a) useful data for the trait(s) of interest?
(b) other useful data?
36
Germplasm Requestor Survey
54. Over the next 10 years, do you expect your use of NPGSrice accessions to change?
increase
decrease
stay the same
37
Germplasm Requestor Survey
55. In the past 5 years, did you request NPGS accessions forsorghum?
Yes
No
38
Germplasm Requestor Survey
Please estimate the number of sorghum accessions you requested and received from NPGS in the past 5
years. Throughout this questionnaire, answer only for the germplasm type(s) requested.
56. Number of sorghum accessions requested
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
57. Number of sorghum accessions received
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
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58. For sorghum materials requested during the past 5 years, please estimate the percentage of
accessions that you intended for each purpose shown below (totals may exceed 100%).
Breeding / Prebreeding (%)
Basic research (%)
Evaluation for specific trait(s) (%)
Add to collection (%)
40
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59. For sorghum materials requested during the past 5 years, what traits were you looking for, if any?
Please give approximate percentage. (Totals may exceed 100 if used for more than one purpose.)
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Temperature
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Moisture
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Other
Biotic
Tolerance &
Resistance
Yield
Quality
Other**
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced
breeding material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
60. **Specify Other traits (Example: Cultivars - Early maturity)
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
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61. What percentage of sorghum materials received during the last 5 years has been useful?
Useful in breeding
program
Still being evaluated
Useful in other ways
Not useful
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
62. Of the sorghum materials requested, what percent already had
(a) useful data for the trait(s) of interest?
(b) other useful data?
42
Germplasm Requestor Survey
63. Over the next 10 years, do you expect your use of NPGSsorghum accessions to change?
increase
decrease
stay the same
43
Germplasm Requestor Survey
64. In the past 5 years, did you request NPGS accessions forsoybeans?
Yes
No
44
Germplasm Requestor Survey
Please estimate the number of soybean accessions you requested and received from NPGS in the past 5
years. Throughout this questionnaire, answer only for the germplasm type(s) requested.
65. Number of soybean accessions requested
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
66. Number of soybean accessions received
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
45
67. For soybean materials requested during the past 5 years, please estimate the percentage of
accessions that you intended for each purpose shown below (totals may exceed 100%).
Breeding / Prebreeding (%)
Basic research (%)
Evaluation for specific trait(s) (%)
Add to collection (%)
46
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68. For soybean materials requested during the past 5 years, what traits were you looking for, if any?
Please give approximate percentage. (Totals may exceed 100 if used for more than one purpose.)
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Temperature
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Moisture
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Other
Biotic
Tolerance &
Resistance
Yield
Quality
Other**
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced
breeding material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
69. **Specify Other traits (Example: Cultivars - Early maturity)
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
47
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70. What percentage of soybean materials received during the last 5 years has been useful?
Useful in breeding
program
Still being evaluated
Useful in other ways
Not useful
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
71. Of the soybean materials requested, what percent already had
(a) useful data for the trait(s) of interest?
(b) other useful data?
48
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72. Over the next 10 years, do you expect your use of NPGSsoybean accessions to change?
increase
decrease
stay the same
49
Germplasm Requestor Survey
73. In the past 5 years, did you request NPGS accessions forsquash?
Yes
No
50
Germplasm Requestor Survey
Please estimate the number of squash accessions you requested and received from NPGS in the past 5
years. Throughout this questionnaire, answer only for the germplasm type(s) requested.
74. Number of squash accessions requested
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
75. Number of squash accessions received
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
51
76. For squash materials requested during the past 5 years, please estimate the percentage of accessions
that you intended for each purpose shown below (totals may exceed 100%).
Breeding / Prebreeding (%)
Basic research (%)
Evaluation for specific trait(s) (%)
Add to collection (%)
52
Germplasm Requestor Survey
77. For squash materials requested during the past 5 years, what traits were you looking for, if any?
Please give approximate percentage. (Totals may exceed 100 if used for more than one purpose.)
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Temperature
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Moisture
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Other
Biotic
Tolerance &
Resistance
Yield
Quality
Other**
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced
breeding material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
78. **Specify Other traits (Example: Cultivars - Early maturity)
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
53
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79. What percentage of squash materials received during the last 5 years has been useful?
Useful in breeding
program
Still being evaluated
Useful in other ways
Not useful
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
80. Of the squash materials requested, what percent already had
(a) useful data for the trait(s) of interest?
(b) other useful data?
54
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81. Over the next 10 years, do you expect your use of NPGSsquash accessions to change?
increase
decrease
stay the same
55
Germplasm Requestor Survey
82. In the past 5 years, did you request NPGS accessions forwheat?
Yes
No
56
Germplasm Requestor Survey
Please estimate the number of wheat accessions you requested and received from NPGS in the past 5
years. Throughout this questionnaire, answer only for the germplasm type(s) requested.
83. Number of wheat accessions requested
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
84. Number of wheat accessions received
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
57
85. For wheat materials requested during the past 5 years, please estimate the percentage of accessions
that you intended for each purpose shown below (totals may exceed 100%).
Breeding / Prebreeding (%)
Basic research (%)
Evaluation for specific trait(s) (%)
Add to collection (%)
58
Germplasm Requestor Survey
86. For wheat materials requested during the past 5 years, what traits were you looking for, if any? Please
give approximate percentage. (Totals may exceed 100 if used for more than one purpose.)
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Temperature
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Moisture
Abiotic
Tolerance:
Other
Biotic
Tolerance &
Resistance
Yield
Quality
Other**
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced
breeding material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
87. **Specify Other traits (Example: Cultivars - Early maturity)
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
59
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88. What percentage of wheat materials received during the last 5 years has been useful?
Useful in breeding
program
Still being evaluated
Useful in other ways
Not useful
Cultivars (final varieties)
Other types of advanced breeding
material
Landraces
Wild or weedy relatives
Genetic stocks
Type of material unknown
89. Of the wheat materials requested, what percent already had
(a) useful data for the trait(s) of interest?
(b) other useful data?
60
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90. Over the next 10 years, do you expect your use of NPGSwheat accessions to change?
increase
decrease
stay the same
61
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91. For which type of institution do you work? (Mark one.)
Seed company
Government agency
University
Non-Governmental organization
Genebank (national)
Genebank (regional)
Genebank (international)
Self-employed
Other (please specify)
92. What best describes your primary profession? (Mark one.)
Acquisition/curatorial activities
Pre-breeding/evaluation activities
Breeding
Genetics/molecular biology
Education
Farming
Other (please specify)
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93. What do you see as the main benefits of the NPGS? (Optional, no character limit.)
94. What do you see as the primary problems with the NPGS? (Optional, no character limit.)
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