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Collection and conservation of wild relatives of Solanum (2), Eleusine (1); Pennisetum (2); Sorghum (1) Oryza (5); Vigna(1) and Ipomea (1) in Ghana

Grant No

Collection and conservation of wild relatives in Ghana

Project Description

This project supported the collection and conservation of wild relatives of 10 eggplant accessions, 5 accessions of finger millet, 15 accessions of pearl millet, 5 accessions of sorghum, 32 accessions of rice, 10 accessions of bean, and 5 accessions of sweet potato in Ghana.

Institute Name

Plant Genetic Resources and Research Institute (CSIR-PGRRI)

Institute Country

Ghana

List of Countries

Ghana

Crops

Crop	Seed or Veg type	Acc collected	Acc regenerated	Acc sent to CG	Acc introduced to genebank	Acc sent to Svalbard
Eggplant		0	0	0	0	0
Bean		0	0	0	0	0
Finger Millet		0	0	0	0	0
Pearl Millet		0	0	0	0	0
Rice		0	0	0	0	0
Sweetpotato		0	0	0	0	0

Program Name

Crop Wild Relatives

Donor

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)

Start Date

1st of February 2016

End Date

1st of December 2017

Status

Completed