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Development and testing of cassava lines with improved resistance to African Cassava Mosaic Virus
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| Coordinating organisation: | Institute of Plant Sciences |
| Description: | Development of virus resistant and nutritional improved cassava via transgene technology can challenge the food insecurity and alleviate the poverty in Africa, where cassava is one of the major crops for more than 200 million people. Over the last several years we have produced genetically modified cassava plants conferring resistance to African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) and improved quality based on state−of−the−art strategies. Furthermore, we devote ourselves to building the capacity of testing and delivering enhanced genetically modified germplasm to local farms through multiple collaborations among the involved partners in the project. |
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| Start: | 2003-01-01 |
| End: | 2005-12-31 |
| Species: | Cassava |
| Total number of staff: | 5 |
| Number of staff abroad: | 3 |
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| ARD-theme: | plant breeding biotechnology |
| Target country: | Colombia Nigeria Switzerland |
| Commodity: | root/tuber |
| Ecosystem: | tropical |
| Activity: | research |
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| Donor organisations: | 1 |
| Participating organisations: | 3 |
| Last editing: | 2005-11-02 10:58:23 |