Crop and Traits of Interest by Country
HEI Name | Country | Thematic Field | Subject Description | Crops of Interest | Traits of interest |
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Ebonyi State University | Nigeria | 081 Agriculture | Agricultural Sciences | Rice, Yam, Plantain & Banana, cocoyam | Breeding for increased yield (including hybrid cultivar development), quality, drought and disease tolerance for the crops of interest. |
University of Abomey-Calavi | Benin | 081 Agriculture | Agricultural Sciences | Maize, bananas, watermelon, legumes, leafy vegetables | Hybrid cultivars development for improved yield in maize, breeding against bbtv, legume genotypes improvement, Leafy vegetable seeds science and technology |
Jimma University | Ethiopia | 081 Agriculture | Agricultural Sciences | Cereals (teff, maize, wheat, sorghum and barley); Root and Tuber Crops (potato, sweet potato, taro and yams); Vegetables (onion, tomato and cabbage). | |
University of Yaounde 1 | Cameroon | 081 Agriculture | Agricultural Sciences | Common beans, cassava, sorghum and peanuts | Evaluation and exploitation of biodiversity for the improvement of yield and diseases resistance |