Collection of finger millet, cowpea, and pearl millet species in Tanzania
- Grant No
- Collection of finger millet, cowpea, and pearl millet species in Tanzania
- Project Description
- This project collected and regenerated 57 wild accessions of cowpea, 25 wild accessions of finger millet, and 35 wild accessions of pearl millet in Tanzania. Safety duplications were made and deposited in the IITA, the ICRISAT, and the SPGRC genebanks.
- Institute Name
- National Plant Genetic Resource Centre, Tanzania (NPGRC)
- Institute Country
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- List of Countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Crops
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Crop Seed or Veg type Acc collected Acc regenerated Acc sent to CG Acc introduced to genebank Acc sent to Svalbard Cowpea Seed 0 0 57 57 0 Finger Millet Seed 0 0 25 18 0 Pearl Millet Seed 0 0 35 22 0 - Program Name
- Global System Project
- Donor
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Start Date
- 1st of February 2010
- End Date
- 1st of July 2011
- Status
- Completed