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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
