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Alfalfa diversity for improved forage and livestock production in developing communities

Alfalfa diversity for improved forage and livestock production in developing communities

Harnessing crop diversity to mitigate the effects of our changing climate – Informatics Component PHASE 1

Making BOLD experimental data available to breeders, scientific researchers and farmers in approachable and tailored ways to increase utility, value of the data and knowledge

Norad's funding for the WorldVeg Tanzania collections

Via the JFF, FAO will provide support to the safeguarding of ex situ collections of PGRFA, held by WorldVeg Tanzania, ensuring the long-term survival of an important foundation for the world's future…

World Coffee Research Memorandum of Understanding

This project aimed to develop a holistic strategy that addresses both the global concerns for coffee germplasm conservation and industry concerns for its use and availability. Documents assessing the…

Wild wheat and barley recollection in Israel and testing for drought resistance after 30 years in view of global warming

This project with University of Haifa, Israel evaluated 600 accessions of wild wheat and barley for tolerance to drought comparing current collections with those collected 30 years ago. The project…

Wheat genotypes evaluation for high temperature and drought using photosynthetic performance and protoplasmic tolerance traits

This project with Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria (INRB), allowed Portugal to evaluate 93 accessions of wheat for tolerance to heat, tolerance to drought and general agronomic performance.…

VIR database updates and information systems improvement

This project complemented regeneration activities at the VIR in an upgrade to the organization's documentation capacity through the provision of hardware and genebank management software and…

Validation of a coconut embryo culture protocol for the international exchange of germplasm

The aim of this project was to optimize, validate, and apply the embryo culture protocol for wide application under a variety of genotypes and conditions. Shipping was compared to hand-carrying…

Regeneration of Solanum lycopersicum, Cucurbits and Capsicum Collections, Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Costa Rica

This project facilitated the regeneration, characterization, and duplication of 600 accessions of squash, 200 accessions of chilli pepper, and 200 accessions of tomato.

Regeneration of Sorghum and Pearl Millet, Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan

This project completed the regeneration of 735 accessions of sorghum and 436 accessions of pearl millet. Vegetative and inflorescence characters were used to characterize the plants, as well as the…

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