I understand your concerns completely. And I apologize if my post above sounded abrasive. that wasn't my intent. The way your first post came off sounded as though you were against "growing your own" if it didn't help your bottom line.
That being said, whats done is done. The guys in this thread, and the other, have ordered, and many have recieved their cuttings. Because they were not rhizomes as many hoped, lots of them are having to do research on how to get them going, and I have a feeling that their research on getting them going will be posted in this thread. I had the benefit of getting into the thread late, and knowing i wasn't getting rhizomes, so before i placed an order, i did some research, and was confident that i could get them going. Sure, i'm not going to trace the root system, or provide data beyond my means, and quite frankly, the data i get might not be up to your standards, but thats fine. I'm not a commercial, or scientific grower, so my research will be based on a layman's experience.
I respect your work, as well as the other guy in this thread, and i don't want to take anything away from either of your expertise and knowledge on the subject. But, I also feel that you are being a little irrational. When we signed up for the germplasms, we had to put an organization, and an address, and a name, and a reason for the request. If the USDA was hurting, and was trying to weed out the people like us, a simple google search of: "my name" memphis, or my address, or my "organization" name, would come up with that I'm an actor, a homebrewer, and a jeep enthusiast. There isn't a research facility at my address, and there never has been. I used true and honest information. So if they don't want to send me cuttings because they are running low, and the ones they have need to go to a legitimate research facility, thats fine, and that information is very easily accessible. Do they have time to google search every request they get? probably not. do they have time to google search when they are running low? probably not, but it would probably be in their best interest if the 5 i requested were going to break the bank so to speak.