Regeneration of Cowpea, Finger Millet, Pigeon Pea, and Sorghum Collections, National Genebank of Kenya
- Grant No
- Regeneration of crop accessions in Kenya
- Project Description
- This project oversaw the regeneration and analysis of 358 accessions of cowpea, 904 accessions of finger millet, 512 accessions of pigeon pea, and 1,500 accessions of sorghum. Seeds were analyzed for viability after time in storage, and an action protocol against army worms was established.
- Institute Name
- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)
- Institute Country
- Kenya
- List of Countries
- Kenya
- Crops
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Crop Seed or Veg type Acc collected Acc regenerated Acc sent to CG Acc introduced to genebank Acc sent to Svalbard Cowpea Seed 0 398 0 0 43 Finger Millet Seed 0 971 0 0 571 Pigeonpea Seed 0 340 0 0 54 Sorghum Seed 0 1421 0 0 578 - Program Name
- Global System Project
- Donor
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Start Date
- 25th of February 2008
- End Date
- 31st of March 2011
- Status
- Completed