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Banana germplasm for drought tolerance for the benefit of resource-poor farmers

Grant No

Project Description

This project with the National Research Center for Banana (NRCB) in India, evaluated banana accessions for drought tolerance in collaboration with PROMUSA. Three ABB genome accessions (Saba, Vennutu Mannan and Monthan) were found to be drought resistant and further evaluated for leaf spot. Saba proved to be the most promising variety and suitable for marginal areas.

Institute Name

Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR-NRCB)

Institute Country

India

List of Countries

India

Crops

Crop	Seed or Veg type	Acc collected	Acc regenerated	Acc sent to CG	Acc introduced to genebank	Acc sent to Svalbard
Banana		0	0	0	0	0

Program Name

Global System Project

Donor

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Start Date

1st of July 2008

End Date

31st of March 2011

Status

Completed