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Enhancing utilization of crop wild relatives: Capturing genetic value from ancestral populations of wild rice

Grant No

Capturing genetic value from ancestral populations of wild rice

Project Description

This rice pre-breeding project generated four information products, organizing five categories of data, in addition to the rice germplasm itself. Nearly 300 accessions of rice were genotyped and evaluated; the performance of wild introgressions was compared with other inbred seeds.

Institute Name

Cornell University

Institute Country

United States

List of Countries

Program Name

Crop Wild Relatives

Donor

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)

Start Date

1st of December 2011

End Date

31st of March 2016

Status

Completed