**5.6 Utilization**

Utilization involves the employment of conserved germplasm in research and improvement programs and can be utilized in various paths mainly in three forms such as;


Some of the crop varieties are made available instantaneously after their testing because in this case performance of these exotic gene lines are found to be better than that of local varieties so it will be available for usage at the commercial level. In another case, new varieties are developed based on selection done from the already present collection. In either case, some of the germplasm is not usable at all but possesses certain characteristics such as resistance, economic or wider adaptability. Transfer of such germplasm is easy because it can show cross-compatibility. The similarly wild form of germplasm is used for providing resistance to biotic or abiotic stresses and other characteristics such as strength in cotton. But it will present some further problems which include; the inability of the hybrid to survive for a large period. Sometimes the hybrid plant is unable to produce its offspring's and desirable characters get linked to undesirable ones. Hence the utilization of germplasm is a difficult task and requires special attention [23].
