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Characterization of indigenous coconut germplasm in Sri Lanka

Grant No

Project Description

This project with Coconut Research Institute, facilitated Sri Lanka's characterization and evaluation of 22 accessions of coconut for tolerance to drought and resistance to pests and diseases. The project identified two varieties as potential source of resistance to Aceria mite damage and one variety for resistance to Weligana phytoplasma.

Institute Name

Cocunut Research Institute (CRI)

Institute Country

Sri Lanka

List of Countries

Sri Lanka

Crops

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

Program Name

Global System Project

Donor

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Start Date

1st of July 2008

End Date

1st of December 2010

Status

Completed