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Improvement of rice varieties/breeding lines for low water availability in South and Southeast Asia

Grant No

Improvement of rice breeding lines in South and Southeast Asia

Project Description

The School of Environment and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan collaborated with partners in Malaysia, Bangladesh, India and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to introgress selected QTLs for drought tolerance and efficient water use into popular local improved rice varieties.

Institute Name

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

Institute Country

Malaysia

List of Countries

Philippines
Bangladesh
Malaysia
India

Crops

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

Program Name

Global System Project

Donor

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Start Date

1st of April 2009

End Date

31st of March 2012

Status

Completed