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Evaluating taro germplasm for drought and salinity tolerance for the benefit of resource-poor farmers in the Pacific region

Grant No

Evaluating taro germplasm in the Pacific region

Project Description

This project with the Secretariat of Pacific Community Fiji evaluated 30 accessions of taro for tolerance to drought and salinity. The project measured a variety of agro-morphological parameters for these 30 accessions. The project also developed a drought screening protocol.

Institute Name

Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)

Institute Country

New Caledonia

List of Countries

Fiji

Crops

Crop	Seed or Veg type	Acc collected	Acc regenerated	Acc sent to CG	Acc introduced to genebank	Acc sent to Svalbard
Taro		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 November 2010

Status

Completed