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Biodiversity in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Malawi and Mozambique

Grant No

Project Description

This project with the University of Free State, South Africa and the Department of Agriculture, Malawi and the Instituto de Investigacao Agraria of Mozambique characterized and evaluated 84 accessions of cassava for SSR, starch content, amylose and starch gelatinization. The data has been made available to the Trust and will be published.

Institute Name

University of the Free State (UFS)

Institute Country

South Africa

List of Countries

South Africa
Malawi
Mozambique

Crops

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

Program Name

Global System Project

Donor

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Start Date

1st of June 2009

End Date

31st of December 2010

Status

Completed