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Upgrading international coconut genebanks and evaluating accessions

Grant No
GS12006
Project Description
This project upgraded international coconut genebanks by analysing germplasm data from six major genebanks, improving the Coconut Genetic Resources Database, making the germplasm data available online, designing a standard procedure for assessing the quality and viability of accessions conserved in genebanks, and launching updates for the global coconut conservation strategy.
Institute Name
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Italy
Institute Country
Italy
List of Countries
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Brazil
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • India
Crops
Crop Seed or Veg type Acc collected Acc regenerated Acc sent to CG Acc introduced to genebank Acc sent to Svalbard
Coconut 0 0 0 0 0
Program Name
Global System Project
Donor
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Start Date
1st of October 2011
End Date
31st of March 2012
Status
Completed
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