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Collection of crop wild relatives in the genepools of 10 crops in Ethiopia by Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute

Grant No

Collection of crop wild relatives in the genepools of 10 crops in Ethiopia

Project Description

This project oversaw the collection and conservation of wild relatives in the genepools of 10 crops in Ethiopia: cowpea (20 accessions), eggplant (120 accessions), finger millet (30 accessions), pearl millet (30 accessions), pea (20 accessions), sorghum (5 accessions), oat (38 accessions), lentil (4 accessions), and vetch (4 accessions).

Institute Name

Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI)

Institute Country

Ethiopia

List of Countries

Ethiopia

Crops

Crop	Seed or Veg type	Acc collected	Acc regenerated	Acc sent to CG	Acc introduced to genebank	Acc sent to Svalbard
Cowpea		0	0	0	0	0
Eggplant		0	0	0	0	0
Finger Millet		0	0	0	0	0
Pearl Millet		0	0	0	0	0
Pea		0	0	0	0	0
Sorghum		0	0	0	0	0
Oat		0	0	0	0	0
Lentil		0	0	0	0	0
Vetch		0	0	0	0	0

Program Name

Crop Wild Relatives

Donor

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)

Start Date

1st of April 2016

End Date

31st of December 2017

Status

Completed