Regeneration of sweet potato, Cowpea, and Pigeon Pea Collections, National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory IPB/UPLB
- Grant No
- Regeneration of sweet potato, Cowpea, and Pigeon Pea Collections in Philippines
- Project Description
- This project supported the regeneration of 340 accessions of sweet potato, 1,125 accessions of cowpea, and 254 accessions of pigeon pea in the Philippines. Successfully germinated accessions were characterized for their morphological traits. Two undergraduate and three high school students assisted with this project, which increased awareness about the importance of crop diversity.
- Institute Name
- National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory (NPGRL), Institute of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Banos
- Institute Country
- Philippines
- List of Countries
- Philippines
- 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 0 893 728 608 754 Pigeonpea Seed 0 16 12 12 18 Sweetpotato Vegetative 0 1221 0 0 0 - Program Name
- Global System Project
- Donor
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Start Date
- 1st of May 2008
- End Date
- 31st of March 2011
- Status
- Completed