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Phenotyping for climate resilience in chickpea’s wild progenitor species

Grant No

Project Description

This project oversaw the phenotyping in chickpea's wild progenitor species for climate resilience. Since the cultivated crop has narrow genetic and phenotypic diversity, introducing new, wild sources of diversity leads to the best results. With increased genetic diversity, the chickpea will better adapt to changing climates in the developing world and improve yields.

Institute Name

Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis (UC Davis)

Institute Country

United States

List of Countries

Turkey
Ethiopia
United States
Australia
Canada
Morocco
India

Crops

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

Program Name

Crop Wild Relatives

Donor

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)

Start Date

1st of October 2014

End Date

31st of December 2017

Status

Completed