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Regeneration of Sorghum and Pearl Millet, Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan

Grant No

Regeneration of Sorghum and Pearl Millet in Sudan

Project Description

This project completed the regeneration of 735 accessions of sorghum and 436 accessions of pearl millet. Vegetative and inflorescence characters were used to characterize the plants, as well as the seeds used in the project.

Institute Name

Agricultural Research Council (ARC)

Institute Country

South Africa

List of Countries

Sudan

Crops

Crop	Seed or Veg type	Acc collected	Acc regenerated	Acc sent to CG	Acc introduced to genebank	Acc sent to Svalbard
Pearl Millet	Seed	0	481	478	427	478
Sorghum	Seed	0	671	648	394	671

Program Name

Global System Project

Donor

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Start Date

1st of March 2008

End Date

31st of August 2010

Status

Completed