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Conservation of temperate food, pasture and forage legume biodiversity in WANA
The objectives of this
project in collaboration with USDA/ARS and Washington State University are
to document ex-situ conservation of forage and food-legume genetic resources
in gene banks in WANA and outside the region; develop linkages between US
universities and national genetic resource programs in WANA and ICARDA through
research activities and training; characterize the genetic diversity available
for temperate forage and feed legumes and their wild and weedy progenitors
from the WANA region; establish the extent of genetic erosion of these legumes
in their primary centers of origin and diversity; and develop complementary
methods of germplasm conservation, including in-situ conservation and development
of core collections.
The University of California, Riverside, is also involved informally with
ICARDA in genetic resources conservation and evaluation.
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