James D. McCreight
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service,
U.S. Agricultural Research Station, 1636 E.
Alisal St., Salinas, CA 93905
The Cucurbit Crop Germplasm Committee (CCGC), which operates under the auspices of the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS), is composed of ARS, university and industry scientists, and provides guidance to NPGS on matters relating to cucurbit crop and wild related species. The CCGC is responsible for all cultivated cucurbits (http://www.ars-grin.gov/ npgs/cgclist. html).