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Regeneration of Sorghum Collection, Institut d'Economie Rurale (IER), Mali

Grant No

Regeneration of Sorghum Collection in Mali

Project Description

This project regenerated 2,773 accessions of sorghum. Of these, 757 were deemed viable and were disseminated within Mali as well as outside the country.

Institute Name

Institute of Rural Economy (IER-SRA Cinzana)

Institute Country

Mali

List of Countries

Mali

Crops

Crop	Seed or Veg type	Acc collected	Acc regenerated	Acc sent to CG	Acc introduced to genebank	Acc sent to Svalbard
Sorghum	Seed	0	816	100	0	103

Program Name

Global System Project

Donor

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Start Date

15th of February 2008

End Date

31st of March 2011

Status

Completed