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IITA GRC long-term conservation (cryobank) strategy for cassava

Grant No

Project Description

This project supported the improved conservation of cassava through field collection and cryopreservation of 50 cassava accessions in Nigeria.

Institute Name

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria (IITA)

Institute Country

Nigeria

List of Countries

Nigeria

Crops

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

Program Name

CGIAR Program

Donor

CGIAR Consortium Office

Start Date

23rd of October 2015

End Date

31st of December 2016

Status

Completed