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Screening of PNG highlands sweet potato germplasm for selected biotic and abiotic stresses

Grant No

Screening of highlands sweet potato germplasm in Papua New Guinea

Project Description

This project with National Agricultural Research Institute, Papua New Guinea, evaluated 910 sweet potato accessions for resistance to scab and tolerance to cold. The project identified 32 and 7 accessions as potential sources of genes for resistance to scab and tolerance to cold, respectively.

Institute Name

The PNG National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)

Institute Country

Papua New Guinea

List of Countries

Papua New Guinea

Crops

Crop	Seed or Veg type	Acc collected	Acc regenerated	Acc sent to CG	Acc introduced to genebank	Acc sent to Svalbard
Sweetpotato		0	0	0	0	0

Program Name

Global System Project

Donor

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Start Date

1st of March 2009

End Date

30th of November 2010

Status

Completed