Discusses tissue culture techniques used on some accessions of Cynodon and Digitaria at the Zwai seed multiplication site of ILCA for maintainance and distribution of germplasm. Presents data on the establishment survival and re-establishment of cultures.
Ruredzo, T.J.
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Hanson, Jean
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[Tissue culture techniques for maintenance and distribution of germplasm of tropical grasses]
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Tissue culture techniques for maintenance and distribution of germplasm of tropical grasses
ILCA adheres to the CGIAR policy on germplasm distribution and provides germplasm from its active colleciton free of charge to any bonafide forage worker. The selection of germplasm, preparation and distribution methods in use by the Forage Genetic Resources Unit at ILCA are discused.
Looks into ILCA'S genebank which has a collection of over 9000 accessions of forage germplasm of grasses, legumes and browse. The majority of accessions are stored by conventional methods of seed storage confirming to international standards as far as possible. However, there are some species of ...