Web Directory

» C-Fern: A Plant for Teaching and Research
   Educational materials for teaching plant biology using hands-on and inquiry-based investigations and independent student-initiated research. Uses the tropical homosporous fern genus Ceratopteris as a model plant system.
   http://www.c-fern.org/

» Centre for Genetic Resources, The Netherlands (CGN)
   Provides information on research and protocols and crop collections including European and international reference collections of Brassica and Lettuce. Includes a searchable database.
   http://www.cgn.wageningen-ur.nl/pgr/

» Cerealsdb
   Cereal functional genomics at the University of Bristol. Bioinformatics tools for wheat and maize research including digital differential display, BLAST, electronic Northern blots and microarray analysis.
   http://www.cerealsdb.uk.net

» DNA LandMarks, Inc.
   Develop molecular plant breeding tools.Research includes molecular mapping, map-based cloning, and DNA markers.
   http://www.dnalandmarks.ca/

» Genoplante
   Federative program for plant genomics research in France. Research projects have included the genomes of crop plants including wheat, maize, rice, pea, rapeseed and sunflower.
   http://www.genoplante.com/

» Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology
   Develop plant biotechnology, genomics, and related life science technologies for crop improvement . Includes research data, development laboratories, and staff profiles.
   http://ipgb.tamu.edu/

» Lam Laboratory
   Project to chart the relative physical position and movement of sequences for each of the chromosomes in cells of living plants. Includes project plan, 3d map, technology, and references.
   http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~lamlab/

» Nordic Gene Bank
   A plant genetic resources centre for Nordic agriculture and horticulture. Includes a database for searching for cultivars or accessions stored for specific taxa and a library containing information on the institutes publications.
   http://www.ngb.se/

» PLACE
   Database of motifs found in plant cis-acting regulatory DNA elements in vascular plants and their variations in other genes or in other plant species are also compiled.
   http://www.dna.affrc.go.jp/htdocs/PLACE/

» Photosynthetic Mutant Library
   Library of transposon induced maize mutants, DNA samples, and phenotypic data, available for the study of chloroplast biogenesis. Includes user guidelines, protocols, and controls.
   http://chloroplast.uoregon.edu/

» Plant Breeding - North Carolina State University
   Offers a range of information on research programs, courses, and crops. Includes facilities, history, meetings, and photographs.
   http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/breeding/

» Plant Gene Expression Center
   Conducts fundamental research in plant molecular biology. Includes an overview of research, facilities, seminars, links and directions.
   http://www.pgec.usda.gov/

» Plant Gene Register
   An electronic publication for articles describing the isolation and DNA sequence determination of plant genes.
   http://www.ebi.ac.uk/~textman/pgr-htdocs/

» Plant Genome Data and Information Center
   Resource site, from the National Agricultural Library of the US Department of Agriculture . Includes publications and related links.
   http://www.nalusda.gov/pgdic/

» Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory at the University of Georgia
   Identify and implement DNA diagnostic tools that are predictive of specific plant characteristics, and identify genes that are responsible for plant development, evolution, or agriculture.
   http://www.plantgenome.uga.edu/

» Plant Molecular Biology Center
   Promotes, coordinates, and facilitates research activities in plant molecular and cellular biology. Includes information on the Core DNA sequencing facility. From Northern Illinois University.
   http://www.bios.niu.edu/pmbc/

» Plant Molecular Biology Lab at Penn State
   Basic and applied research in plant biotechnology and molecular biology by Mark Guiltinan.
   http://guiltinanlab.cas.psu.edu/

» Plant Patent
   Provide information about protecting new variety and trademarks. Information is also available about license agreements and how to enforce patents and trademark rights.
   http://www.plantpatent.com/

» The Chlamydomonas Genetics Center - Duke University
   Serves as a central repository to receive, catalogue, preserve and distribute cultures of wild type and mutant strains of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Also provides an extensive database and user support network.
   http://www.biology.duke.edu/chlamy/

» The Floral Genome Project
   Ambitious effort to map floral genetics with attention to "missing link" taxa, hosted at Penn State University and funded by the National Science Foundation.
   http://fgp.bio.psu.edu/

» The System-Wide Information Network for Genetic Resources - SINGER
   International Agricultural Research Centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research . Provides access to information on the collections of genetic resources held by the CGIAR centres.
   http://singer.cgiar.org/

» The UK Crop BioInformatics Network
   Individual databases for Arabidopsis, Barley, Brassica, Forage grasses, Millet and comparative analysis . Also develops new tools and displays to highlight the agronomic significance of comparative analysis.
   http://ukcrop.net