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Morphophysiological characterization of Burkina Faso rice collection for drought and iron toxicity tolerance

Grant No

Morphophysiological characterization of Burkina Faso rice collection

Project Description

The Institut National de l'Environnement et de la Recherche Agronomique (INERA) screened African and Asian rice varieties under drought and iron toxicity stresses to use the best performers as parents in a breeding programme.

Institute Name

Ints Nat de l'Environnment et de la Recherche Agr (INERA)

Institute Country

Burkina Faso

List of Countries

Burkina Faso

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