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{{short description|US government online software project}}
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|OrganizationName=Germplasm Resources Information Network
'''Germplasm Resources Information Network''' or '''GRIN''' is an online [[USDA]] [[National Genetic Resources Program]] software project to comprehensively manage the computer database for the holdings of all plant [[germplasm]] collected by the [[NPGS|National Plant Germplasm System]].<ref>{{cite book|author=National Research Council (U.S.)|author2=Committee on Managing Global Genetic Resources: Agricultural Imperatives|title=The U.S. National Plant Germplasm System|publisher=National Academies Press|year=1991|isbn=9780309043908|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V-KiTB2eaCEC&pg=PA139|page=139}}</ref>
|OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies
|Mission=GRIN's mission is to support the conservation and utilization of genetic resources important for agriculture by providing comprehensive, accessible information about plant, animal, microbial, and invertebrate germplasm. Its aim is to facilitate research, breeding, and conservation efforts globally.
|ParentOrganization=Agricultural Research Service
|TopOrganization=Department of Agriculture
|OrganizationExecutive=Research Leader, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory
|Services=Germplasm Information; Database Management; Distribution of Germplasm; Taxonomy Information
|HeadquartersLocation=39.03072, -76.88018
|HeadquartersAddress=10300 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705
|Website=https://www.ars-grin.gov/
}}
'''Germplasm Resources Information Network''' or '''GRIN''' is an online [[USDA]] [[National Genetic Resources Program]] software project to comprehensively manage the computer database for the holdings of all plant germplasm collected by the [[NPGS|National Plant Germplasm System]].<ref>{{cite book|author=National Research Council (U.S.)|author2=Committee on Managing Global Genetic Resources: Agricultural Imperatives|title=The U.S. National Plant Germplasm System|publisher=National Academies Press|year=1991|isbn=9780309043908|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V-KiTB2eaCEC&pg=PA139|page=139}}</ref>


GRIN has extended its role to manage information on the germplasm reposits of insect ([[invertebrate]]), [[microbe|microbial]], and animal species (see [[#Sub-projects|sub-projects]]).<ref name=ars-aboutus/>
GRIN has extended its role to manage information on the germplasm reposits of insect (invertebrate), microbial, and animal species (see [[#Sub-projects|sub-projects]]).<ref name=ars-aboutus/>


==Description==
==Description==