Project Number: 6635-21000-035-00
Project Type: Appropriated

Start Date: Feb 01, 2000
End Date: Jan 31, 2005

Objective:
Introduce, multiply, maintain, characterize, evaluate and distribute tropical/subtropical germplasm with economic potential for the Continental and Insular U.S. Incorporate into the GRIN database high priority passport and/or descriptive data for plant germplasm accessions and manage data generated by crop genetics, breeding and other research projects. Intensify the Station's effort to correctly format and improve the accuracy of relevant data in the GRIN database.

Approach:
Introduce, locally select and maintain primary collections of cacao, plantain, banana, mamey sapote, sapodilla, species of Annona and Garcinia, bamboo, and back-up collections of mango and avocado. Use existing laboratory techniques for the in-vitro regeneration, conservation and exchange of disease-free germplasm. Record quantitative and qualitative plant descriptors (fruit weight, diameter, color; plant height, etc.), and molecular markers for the proper characterization, classification and documentation of the germplasm in primary collections. Cultivars and/or clones possessing desirable agronomic traits will be evaluated in replicated plots and multi-locations using appropriate experimental designs. Information obtained from these studies will be incorporated into GRIN.

Project Team

Goenaga, Ricardo

Project Annual Reports

FY 2003   FY 2002   FY 2001   FY 2000

Related National Programs

Plant, Microbial & Insect Genetic Res., Genomics, & Genetic Improv. I (301)