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               2 - Page 2  **North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station**Part of the National Plant Germplasm System - Conserving our Natural Resources State Experiment Stations of the North Central Region Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
 Our missionis to conserve genetically-diverse crop germplasm and associated information, conduct germplasm-related research, and encourage the use of germplasm and associated information for research, crop improvement and product development.Photo of seed storage facility.Crops curated:  AmaranthBrassicaCucumisCucurbitaCupheaDaucusFlaxGrassesHelianthusOrnamentalsUmbelsZea mays  Aerial photo of station facilities and farm land.At left is an aerial view of the station facilities and part of the farm land used for seed increase. On the right side are pollination cages used to contain the insect pollinators. The cages prevent the insects from cross pollinating the many accessions grown for a crop in one year. The North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station specializes in increasing seed of crops that require cross pollination while maintaining accession purity. [1]
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