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Regeneration of Rice and Sweet Potato Collection, Rice and Cash Crop Research Centre, National Agricultural and Forestry Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Lao PDR

Grant No

Regeneration of Rice and Sweet Potato Collection in Laos

Project Description

This project regenerated 228 accessions of rice and 16 accessions of sweet potato through a partnership with the Rice and Cash Crop Research Centre.

Institute Name

Rice and Cash Crop Research Centre (RCCRC), Laos

Institute Country

Lao People's Democratic Republic

List of Countries

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Crops

Crop	Seed or Veg type	Acc collected	Acc regenerated	Acc sent to CG	Acc introduced to genebank	Acc sent to Svalbard
Rice	Seed	0	228	229	202	0
Sweetpotato	Vegetative	0	99	0	0	0

Program Name

Global System Project

Donor

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Start Date

1st of January 2009

End Date

31st of March 2011

Status

Completed