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Regeneration and Safety Duplication of Regionally Prioritized Crop Collections, IICA

Grant No

Regeneration and Safety Duplication of Crop Collections with IICA

Project Description

This collaborative project involving Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay regenerated 600 accessions of Maize. The priorities for regeneration involved regions that are susceptible to changes in several aspects, such as climate, crops, and economics. These accessions were also identified as landraces in critical condition that do not adapt well to the climatic conditions. The project introduce their results to farms for use.

Institute Name

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Uruguay (IICA)

Institute Country

Uruguay

List of Countries

Uruguay
Argentina
Paraguay
Brazil

Crops

Crop	Seed or Veg type	Acc collected	Acc regenerated	Acc sent to CG	Acc introduced to genebank	Acc sent to Svalbard
Maize	Seed	0	500	245	0	264

Program Name

Global System Project

Donor

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Start Date

1st of May 2009

End Date

31st of December 2011

Status

Completed