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Regeneration and Safety Duplication of Regionally Prioritized Crop Collections: Eastern Africa Plant Genetic Resources Network

Grant No
Regeneration and Safety Duplication of Crop Collections in Eastern Africa
Project Description
In total, this project regenerated 800 accessions of bean, 100 accessions of sweet potato (plus 42 in vitro), 50 accessions of cowpea, 154 accessions of faba bean, and 202 accessions of sorghum. The plants were subjected to drought conditions and tested for moisture tolerance. Once completed, each country involved deposited accessions to national and international genebanks.
Institute Name
Association for Strengthing Agricultrual Res (ASARECA)
Institute Country
Uganda
List of Countries
  • Uganda
  • Burundi
  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
  • Sudan
Crops
Crop Seed or Veg type Acc collected Acc regenerated Acc sent to CG Acc introduced to genebank Acc sent to Svalbard
Bean Seed 0 1343 282 288 458
Sorghum Seed 0 277 0 0 0
Faba Bean Seed 0 31 0 0 0
Sweetpotato Vegetative 0 123 2 0 0
Cowpea Seed 0 46 78 78 46
Program Name
Global System Project
Donor
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Start Date
1st of June 2008
End Date
31st of March 2011
Status
Completed
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