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Regeneration of Solanum lycopersicum, Cucurbits and Capsicum Collections, Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Costa Rica

Grant No

Regeneration of Solanum, Cucurbits and Capsicum Collections in Costa Rica

Project Description

This project facilitated the regeneration, characterization, and duplication of 600 accessions of squash, 200 accessions of chilli pepper, and 200 accessions of tomato.

Institute Name

Tropical Agronomic Research and High Education Center, Costa Rica (CATIE)

Institute Country

Costa Rica

List of Countries

Costa Rica

Crops

Crop	Seed or Veg type	Acc collected	Acc regenerated	Acc sent to CG	Acc introduced to genebank	Acc sent to Svalbard
Squash		0	0	0	0	0
Chilli Pepper		0	0	0	0	0
Tomato		0	0	0	0	0

Program Name

Global System Project

Donor

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Start Date

1st of March 2011

End Date

29th of February 2012

Status

Completed