| Parent project | |
| Project type | Study |
| Status sort | Currrent year started |
| NARI code | B40336 |
| Donor code | L23ROM161 |
| Funds source | Biodiversity International |
| Budget | US$21, 246 |
| Project name | Upgrading National Genebanks in the Global System |
| Name abbrev | National Genebanks |
| Detail | The Sub-Grant will contribute to supporting the PNG National Crops Gene bank to be upgraded with the main purpose for improving basic conservation operations. |
| NARI team lead | Jeffrey Waki |
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| Start date | 2023/07/01 |
| End Date | 2024/12/31 |
| Intended outcomes | |
| Planned outputs | 1. Gaps in characterisation for priority agronomic, morphological and/or physico-chemical traits addressed for aibika, banana, cassava, taro, winged bean and yam, and made available on local and global databases. 2. Additional accession of taro, banana and winged bean collected. 3. Standard operating procedures for regeneration/propagation of quality planting materials, and ex-situ management of collections, developed. 4. 5-10 new crop cultivars each of cassava, potato, and corn, possessing climate resilient, and food/feed traits from CGIAR gene banks sourced and introduced. |
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| Base location | MRC - Bubia |
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