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• Booklet: New Horizons in Plant Sciences

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  Achievements of the National Plant Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology

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  The National Plant Genome Initiative: Objectives for 2003-2008

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• National Plant Genome Initiative Progress Reports: 1999-2007

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Image courtesy of the Genome Management Information System, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Image courtesy Nicolle Rager Fuller, National Science Foundation.

Image courtesy of Jon Sullivan. (This image has been released into the public domain.)

Image courtesy Yue Jin, USDA.

Image courtesy of the Genome Management Information System, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Image courtesy USDA/ARS.

Image courtesy USDA/ARS.

Barren land resulting from zinc contamination from a smeltry that operated here from 1890 to 1980. Image courtesy USDA.

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter. Image courtesy ARS/USDA; photo by Peggy Greb.

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Artist's rendering of RNA. Image courtesy of Nicole Rager Fuller, National Science Foundation.

This web page is based on the National Academies' educational booklet New Horizons in Plant Sciences.