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
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 ...
Hanson, Jean
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Mengistu, S.
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[Collection of Ethiopian forage germplasm at the International Livestock Centre for Africa]
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Collection of Ethiopian forage germplasm at the International Livestock Centre for Africa
Looks into ILCA's forage germplasm collection, characterization and initial evaluation and storage. Quantifies the genera, species and accessions of browse, grasses and legumes germplasm available in the ILCA genebank.
Hanson, Jean
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Lazier, J.R.
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[Forage germplasm at the International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA): An essential resource for evaluation and selection]
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Forage germplasm at the International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA): An essential resource for evaluation and selection
Research at ILRI has shown the value of incorporating forages and fodder species into sustainable farming systems, but the lack of available seed of adapted forage materials remains a major constraint to their adoption by smallholder farmers. Technical knowledge, access to seed, and economic ince...