Increased Seed Health Indexing throughput - ICARDA Growth Chamber
Period of Implementations
Oct 15, 2020 - Oct 31, 2021
Total budget
42,850
Project Name
Extension for Seed Health Laboratory for Increased Seed Health Indexing throughput in ICARDA - Growth Chamber
About
The project will allow the order and installation of a climate chamber in ICARDA’s seed health laboratory in Rabat Morocco.
Impact
Goals
To improve germplasm health contributing to safeguarding global food security.
Objectives
To increase operational efficiency of germplasm health testing of the Seed Health Unit of ICARDA Rabat-Morocco.
Impact pathways
The addition of the first climate chamber to ICARDA's seed health laboratory in Rabat Morocco will increase the operational efficiency of germplasm testing by increasing the seed health indexing through the use of new testing activities and the improvement of the overall testing quality. This contributes towards the optimization of ICARDA's germplasm movement and eventually leads to the conservation and safeguarding of germplasm.
Locations
Morocco
32, -5
Project Management
Safaa G. Kumari
Manager
Partners
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture - IITA