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== Plant collections == === Potatoes === The U.S. Potato [[Gene bank|Genebank]] at the Peninsular Research Station just north of Sturgeon Bay<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Gary|title=Door County's Potato Genebank |url=https://doorcountypulse.com/door-countys-potato-genebank/|access-date=January 22, 2019|work=Door County Pulse|date=September 16, 2009}}, also see [https://www.nimss.org/projects/view/mrp/outline/16896 NRSP6: The US Potato Genebank: Acquisition, Classification, Preservation, Evaluation and Distribution of Potato (Solanum) Germplasm]</ref> is the world's second largest [[Botanical garden|living collection]] of wild potatoes with 65 wild species in 2010. Altogether in 2010 it held 5,277 total collections, the fifth highest number of total collections worldwide and accounting for a little over 5% of the total worldwide.<ref>Table 3 List of holders of ex situ collections of potato germplasm (Solanum sp.) in [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4374561/ Diversity of potato genetic resources] by Ryoko Machida-Hirano, ''Breed Sci. 65''(1), 2015 March, pages 26β40</ref> During fiscal year 2019, 10,042 samples from the collection were distributed to academics and businesses with 6,659 distributed domestically and 3,383 exported to other nations.<ref>[https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/274/Bamberg%20TAC/ar2019.pdf Annual Report FY 2019] by the NRSP-6: United States Potato Genebank , page 6</ref> Grapes, orchard trees, and field crops are also grown at the research station.<ref>[https://doorcountypulse.com/studying-apples-grapes-cherries-and-plums/ A look behind the scenes at the Peninsular Agricultural Research Station] by Erica Bouska, ''Peninsula Pulse'' July 6, 2022</ref> === Garden plants === A [[master gardener program|master gardeners]] association operates a one-acre botanical garden on the Peninsular Research Station grounds with about 350 varieties of plants.<ref>[http://www.dcmga.org/uploads/7/8/5/0/78507148/tgd_fact_sheet.pdf The Garden Door Fact Sheet] by the Door County Master Gardeners Association, Accessed December 18, 2019</ref>
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