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| Crop |
Year |
Variety and original breeders code/Details | Characteristics | Releasing institute, breeder(s)/developers and associated GCP project | Collaborating institute(s) | Remarks |
| Cassava | 2012 |
UMUCASS41 Source of variety: CIAT, Cololmbia |
High starch content for high-quality cassava flour, starch processing Disease resistant: CMD, CBB, CAD, CGM, CM Erect architecture: suitable for intercropping, dense population Suitable for gari and fufu |
National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria E Okogbenin, C Egesi, M Fregene, B Olasanmi, O Akinbo, P Kulakow Project G7010.01.05 (Cassava CoP) |
IITA, CIAT |
Part of Nigeria's Cassava Transformation Agenda to develop cassava's value chain Developed using MAS |
| Cassava | 2012 | Pwani b2c 20–65 |
CMD-resistant and CBSD-tolerant, high yield, rapid maturity | Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) Naliendele, Mtwara, Tanzania G Mkamilo, E Masumba, H Kulembeka, E Kanju, B Kimata Project G7010.01.05, G4008.26 (Cassava CoP) |
CIAT, IITA | Backstopping from M Fregene, E Okogbenin, C Egesi and M Ferguson Announcement |
| Cassava | 2012 | Dodoma bc 231–2 |
Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) Naliendele, Mtwara, Tanzania G Mkamilo, E Masumba, H Kulembeka, E Kanju, B Kimata Project G7010.01.05, G4008.26 (Cassava CoP) |
CIAT, IITA | Backstopping from M Fregene, E Okogbenin, C Egesi and M Ferguson Announcement |
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| Cassava | 2012 | Mkumba 3c 20–10 |
Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) Naliendele, Mtwara, Tanzania G Mkamilo, E Masumba, H Kulembeka, E Kanju, B Kimata Project G7010.01.05, G4008.26 (Cassava CoP) |
CIAT, IITA | Backstopping from M Fregene, E Okogbenin, C Egesi and M Ferguson Announcement |
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| Cassava | 2012 | Makutupora b2c 80–42 |
Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) Naliendele, Mtwara, Tanzania G Mkamilo, E Masumba, H Kulembeka, E Kanju, B Kimata Project G7010.01.05, G4008.26 (Cassava CoP) |
CIAT, IITA | Backstopping from M Fregene, E Okogbenin, C Egesi and M Ferguson Announcement |
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| Cassava | 2010 | UMUCASS33 CR 41–10 |
CMD-resistant, high yield, acid soil tolerance |
National Root Crops Research Instittue (NRCRI), Umudike, Nigeria M Fregene, E Okogbenin, C Egesi Projects G3005.09, G4008.26 (Cassava CoP) |
CIAT, IITA | Announcement |
| Beans | 2010 | INTA sequía SX 14825–7–1 |
Disease-resistant, drought- and heat-tolerant, adapts to the driest regions, high-yield, rapid grain growth from enhanced nutrient uptake efficiency, has farmer- and market-appeal |
INTA, Nicaragua Aurelio Llano, Mauricio Guzmán, Sergio Cuadra, Project G4008.11 |
INIFAP, CIAT | R&D was via conventional breeding. The final step for release and dissemination was GCP-funded. The next step will be to test MARS as a concept. |
| Maize | 2010 | MTPEH200803 | high yield, GLS- and MSV-resistant, short stature, adapted to sandy soils | Kenya Agricultural Research Institute J Gethi Project G3005.08 |
Cornell University | The hybrids resulted from the initial work started by a GCP project on diseases. These hybrid varieties performed well in the dry coastal lowlands. Several other hybrids are in the process of submission to the testing system |
| Maize | 2012 | MTPEH200804 | high yield, GLS- and MSV-resistant, adapted to heavier soils | |||
| Rice | 2010 | Manawthuka | Improved cooking qualities |
Department of Agricultural Research (DAR), Myanmar
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Rice Gene Discovery Unit, BIOTEC (Thailand) |
Progressed from introgression lines improved using marker-assisted selection (MAS) Journal article |
| Rice | 2010 | Sinthu Latt | Better salt tolerance |