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Crop Conservation Activities Database

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Coconut embryo culture to improve collecting and safe movement of germplasm

This project supported the regeneration of 12 accessions of coconut germplasm as part of the COGENT training course. Of these, 11 were deemed viable and were duplicated and deposited in selected…

Regeneration of Yam Collection, Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Costa Rica

This project regenerated and evaluated 58 accessions of yam. Morphological and molecular characterization was completed according to 60 descriptors provided by IPGRI.

Regeneration of Yam, Taro, Maize and Rice Collections, National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory IPB/UPLA College, Laguna, Philippines

This project facilitated the regeneration of 97 accessions of yam, 52 accessions of taro, 1,230 accessions of maize, and 500 accessions of rice. Each crop was monitored for certain characteristics,…

Regeneration and Safety Duplication of Regionally Prioritized Crop Collections: REMERFI

This project, supported by the Red Mesoamericana de Recursos Fitogenéticos, regenerated 1,494 accessions of bean, 766 accessions of maize, and 20 accessions of cowpea. The five countries that…

Regeneration and Safety Duplication of Regionally Prioritized Crop Collections, IICA

This collaborative project involving Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay regenerated 600 accessions of Maize. The priorities for regeneration involved regions that are susceptible to changes in…

Training and research workshop: Coconut embryo culture to improve collecting and safe movement of germplasm

This project supported a training and research workshop for selected COGENT members. Training was given on the ACIAR-published procedure for embryo culture. Embryo harvest and culture protocol were…

Regeneration of Barley and Wheat Collections, Plant Science and Agricultural Research Training Institute, Mongolia

This project in Mongolia regenerated 350 accessions of barley and 485 accessions of wheat. Morphological characters were recorded based on the Vavilov institute /VIR/ descriptor.

Regeneration and Safeguard of Valuable Collections of Vegetable Germplasm held at The World Vegetable Center

The goal of this project was to improve the conservation and availability of globally important collections of vegetable germplasm, including collections of indigenous African vegetables that are…

Regeneration of Maize Collection, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Agrícola, Guatemala

This project supported the regeneration of 334 accessions of maize, grouped according to their regional origin in Guatemala. Some morphological characters were recorded using CIMMYT's protocols,…

Characterization of Accessions of Maize Germplasm Bank to Drought Tolerance, Leaf Disease Tolerance, and Combining Ability

Throughout this project with EMBRAPA, Brazil evaluated 10 accessions and 3 pool sources for tolerance to drought, resistance to corn stunt, resistance to Polisora Southern Rust and Phocosphacria…

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