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Crop Conservation Activities Database

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Identification of superior alleles and lines from wild Cajanus species for pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) improvement

Genetic enhancement of cultivated pigeon pea is not adequate due to its narrow genetic base. Wild pigeon pea, though, provides novel genetic variations and possesses high levels of resistance against…

Collection of wild relatives in the genepools of 10 crops by the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute

This project involved the collection of wild relatives in the genepools of 10 crops in Lebanon, including wheat (113 accessions), barley (13 accessions), alfalfa (80 accessions), vetch (39…

Exploration and collection of Crop Wild Relatives genepool of different crops in Nepal

This project collected a total of 119 populations of wild relatives of oat, barley, finger millet, sweet potato, rice, pearl millet, alfalfa, carrot, grass pea, apple, eggplant, and banana in Nepal.…

Improving finger millet productivity through exploitation of wild germplasm (eleusine spp.)

This project aimed to address the low productivity of finger millet in East Africa through the use of wild relatives. The introgression of adaptive traits, such as tolerance to drought and resistance…

Evaluation of drought tolerance in wild bananas from Indonesia

Most edible bananas are susceptible to drought with reported yield losses up to 65%. Wild varieties of banana with the AA genome configuration (as opposed to the BB genome configuration already known…

Improving genebank documentation systems with SPGRC

This project enabled the SPGRC to install a web-based information platform, linking all its members. Training for users in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, and Seychelles was included as…

Improving genebank documentation at CePaCT

This project aimed to improve the IT environment for documentation at CePaCT by upgrading and adding to the genebank IT infrastructure. Current staff were provided user instruction about the system…

Environmental characterization of target environments for the pre-breeding of crop wild relatives and re-assessment of conservation gaps in CWR distributions

CIATconducts cutting edge research using niche and process-based crop models in conjunction with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies for identifying crop system and value chain…

Trait discovery and deployment through mainstreaming the wild gene pool in Barley and Grasspea breeding programs to adapt to climate change

In West-Central Asia and North Africa, low productivity of barley and grass pea is caused by drought, heat, salinity, diseases, and insects. This project oversaw the introgression of valuable genes…

Unlocking the genetic potential of an orphan crop species, African rice (Oryza glaberrima) for sustainable agriculture in Africa

Abiotic stresses, such as heat and flooding, could amplify and become more irregular in Africa with climate change. Oryza glaberrima, an orphan crop species commonly known as African Rice, may…

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