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Phenotyping the Generation Challenge Program (GCP) barley reference collection for drought related traits

Grant No

Phenotyping the Generation Challenge Program (GCP) barley reference collections

Project Description

This project with ICARDA evaluated 270 accessions of barley for agronomic and physiological traits related to tolerance to drought. The phenotypic data generated by the project will be used in association mapping.

Institute Name

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Lebanon (ICARDA)

Institute Country

Lebanon

List of Countries

Syrian Arab Republic
Jordan

Crops

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

Program Name

Global System Project

Donor

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Start Date

1st of January 2009

End Date

31st of December 2010

Status

Completed