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Regeneration of Cocoyam-Xanthosoma Collection, Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, Cameroon

Grant No

Regeneration of Cocoyam-Xanthosoma Collection in Cameroon

Project Description

This project, in collaboration with Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, oversaw the regeneration of 109 accessions of cocoyam in Cameroon.

Institute Name

Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD)

Institute Country

Cameroon

List of Countries

Cameroon

Crops

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

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