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Development and refinement of cryopreservation protocols for the long-term conservation of vegetatively propagated crops

This project served to develop cryopreservation protocols for several vegetatively propagated crops. The cryopreservation protocols were optimized and techniques were shared between seven…

Development and characterization of eggplant pre-bred materials for adaptation to climate change

The project is aimed at developing and characterizing pre-bred materials of eggplant containing introgressions of wild relatives for incorporating them in breeding pipelines in order to develop new…

Data management system in the national genebank of Bhutan

The Crop Trust through the CWR project provides support to the national genebank of Bhutan to strengthen its genebank information systems.

Developing climate change ready germplasm of cowpea (Vigna unguicaulata) and finger millet (Eleusine corocana) in Malawi

This project with Malawi Plant Genetic Resources Centre agro-morphologically characterized and evaluated 60 cowpea and 141 finger millet accessions for tolerance to drought and tolerance to heat. The…

Enhancing agricultural recovery and combatting malnutrition in drought-affected Southern Madagascar utilizing nutritious, climate-resilient vitamin A sweetpotato

Fiompiana Fambolena Malagasy Norvéziana (FIFAMANOR) will be responsible for the Darwin Sweetpotato "Clean & Share" Project activities in Madagascar.

Sweetpotato - A model for food security and long-term conservation of biodiversity

The Zambia Agriculture Research Institute will be responsible for the Darwin Sweetpotato "Clean & Share" Project activities in Zambia.

Darwin Initiative -Sweetpotato a model for food-security and long-term conservation of biodiversity

CIP-Kenya will place the 30 landraces from Madagascar and Zambia in vitro, phytosanitary clean the landraces, multiply shoots, acclimate the shoots out of in vitro and repatriate the phytosanitary…

Cryobanking at the International Potato Center: Strategy for 2013-2016

This project facilitated the establishment of cryopreservation as an integral part of the long-term genebank strategy at CIP. It ensured a secure, well-documented cryobank through the creation of new…

Crop-specific Regeneration Guidelines

This project aimed to provide guidance to genebanks about how to regenerate crops and obtain high-quality seeds/planting material. A CD-Rom set of simple, practical guidelines for the regeneration of…

Crop Wild Relatives (CWR)-derived potatoes for climate change resilience of farming communities in Kenya and Peru

Crop wild relatives carry valuable traits to sustain agriculture under climate change. The aim of Phase II of this project is to validate and advance climate-change resilient pre-bred potato…

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