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Safeguarding the genepool of cowpea, finger millet, and pearl millet in climate change prone areas of Malawi

Grant No

Safeguarding the genepool in climate changes prone areas of Malawi

Project Description

This project collected and regenerated 50 wild accessions of cowpea, 9 wild accessions of finger millet, and 33 wild accessions of pearl millet in Malawi. Safety duplications were made and deposited in the IITA genebank.

Institute Name

Malawi Plant Genetic Resources Centre, Malawi (MPGRC)

Institute Country

Malawi

List of Countries

Malawi

Crops

Crop	Seed or Veg type	Acc collected	Acc regenerated	Acc sent to CG	Acc introduced to genebank	Acc sent to Svalbard
Cowpea	Seed	0	0	0	0	0
Finger Millet	Seed	0	0	0	0	0
Pearl Millet	Seed	0	0	0	0	0

Program Name

Global System Project

Donor

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Start Date

1st of April 2010

End Date

17th of June 2011

Status

Completed