Tell them you want the material for breeding. That's the purpose of the repositories. University & govt. breeders get priority, but private breeders can get material, too.
-Lon Rombough
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On Jan 14, 2011, at 3:32 PM, Steven Covacci wrote:
Thank you, Martha. I was speaking with Cliff the other day concerning the UC Davis repository and other such repositories. I was amazed. There are some rare things that I'd like to acquire from them. How can I, with the intentions of breeding, obtain material?
Thank you,
Steve
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