PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES PROGRAMMEPROPOSED PROJECTS 2010-2015

BACKGROUNDInitiated in 1982 for horticultural cropsBecame a separate programme for all crops in 1995

OBJECTIVESConservation of local crop GRsEnhancement of utilizationRaise awarenessPolicy and legislation

ACHIEVEMENTSCollection and conservation of 11307 accessionsSorghum, Pearl millet, Sesame..Okra, Watermelon, Roselle, Banana..Characterization of more than 7000 accessionsSplittingPreliminary evaluation

INFRA-STRUCTURECentral seed bank, Wad MedaniRegional seed bank, Elobeid

INFRA-STRUCTUREField genebank for banana, Kassala

INFRA-STRUCTUREPGR Documentation System

THEMES&PROJECTS

THEMES: THRUSTSConservationUtilizationInformation managementPolicy and legislation

Theme: CONSERVATIONProject: CONSERVATION OF CROP GRs. Germplasm collectionGermplasm preservation On-farm conservation of germplasm Germplasm multiplication and regeneration Capacity building for ex-situ conservation

Theme: UTILIZATION5 Projects:ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF GRsCereals Oil crops Leguminous crops Vegetables and medicinal & aromatic plants Vegetative propagated fruit species,

Enhancement of utilizationMorpho-agronomic characterizationMolecular characterizationEvaluation for desirable traitsGermplasm splitting

Theme: INFORMATION MANAGEMENTProject:DOCUMENTATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION RELATED TO CROP GRs.Passport dataCharacterization dataEvaluation dataManagement dataAccess to PGR information

Theme: POLICY & LEGISLATIONProject:DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL PGR POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORKNational PGR policy and action plan National legislation on PGR.International related frameworksAwareness raising

PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

Five Years (2010-2015)

CONSERVATION OF CROP GRsTeam leader: Dr. EL TAHIR IBRAHIM MOHAMED

CONSERVATION OF CROP GRsTeam MembersAwadelkarim Alamelhuda AhmedElsadig Ahmed AbdallaAli Zakaria babikerMashaer Obaed YousifMohamed Ahmed Omer Elsafi (Ass. Sci.)CollaboratorsTissue Culture LaboratoryState Ministries of Agriculture

CONSERVATION OF CROP GRsRationale: Collection GAPS

CONSERVATION OF CROP GRsRationale:Gaps in the collection Geographical: Darfur and South Sudan regions, other pockets Species: date palm Need for high quality sufficient material for conservation and utilization Safety duplication Strengthening capacities

CONSERVATION OF CROP GRsObjectives:Germplasm gap fillingProper preservation of germplasm Seed bank Ex-situ conservation of vegetative propagated fruitsSafety back-up system

CONSERVATION OF CROP GRsObjectives:Production of high quality seeds with sufficient quantities for conservation and utilization Physical capacity building

CONSERVATION OF CROP GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Collection of GRs of multi-crop species from Gezira state One year (2010)5000 Collection of GRs of multi-crop species from Kordofan region 2 years (2010-2012)8000 Collection of GRs of multi-crop species from Kassala and Gedarif States.One year (2011-2012)5000

CONSERVATION OF CROP GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Collection of GRs of multi-crop species from areas in Northern region One year (2011) 5000Collection of GRs of Date palm from Northern region 3 years (2012-2015) 15000

CONSERVATION OF CROP GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Collection of GRs of multi-crop species from Darfur region 3 years (2012-2015)25000Collection of GRs of multi-crop species from South Sudan3 years (2013-2016) 30000

CONSERVATION OF CROP GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Establishment of banana in-vitro genebank 2 years (2011- 2013) 30000Establishment of a field gene bank for Date palm genetic resources4 years (2011-2015 40000

CONSERVATION OF CROP GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Preservation of crop GRs5 years (2010-2015) 10000 Monitoring seed viability in the seed bank 5 years (2010-2015)5000Regeneration and multiplication of crop GRs 4 years (2011-2015)12000

CONSERVATION OF CROP GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Strengthening capacity of the central gene bank unit, Wad Medani5 years (2010 2015)500000Strengthening the regional gene bank unit for western Sudan 2 years (2010-2012)25000 PGR activities190000 Physical capacity building 525000

CONSERVATION OF CROP GRsExpected outputs:GRs of crops ex-situ conserved satisfactorilyBanana GRs safety duplicated in-vitroDate palm GRs ex-situ conserved in field.Seeds of GRs conserved with high quality & sufficient quantities for utilizationA GRs centre established with satisfactory capacities

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF CEREAL GENETIC RESOURCESTeam leader:Dr. AWADELKARIM ALAMELHUDA AHMED

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF CEREAL GRsTeam Members:Elsadig A. Abdalla

Collaborators:BreederSoil & water researcher Molecular biologistFood quality scientist

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF CEREAL GRsRationale:Sudan as a region of origin and diversitySorghum: 4745 accessionsPearl millet: 1603 accessionsMaize: 269 accessionsRice: 10 accessionsMOSTLY CHARACTERIZED

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF CEREAL GRsRationale:Main food and feed crops Yield potential limited Drought PestsQuality potential not well knownIndustrial uses

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF CEREAL GRsRationale:Describing and assessing the diversity is a key step

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF CEREAL GRsObjectives:Morpho-agronomic description of cereal GRsDevelopment of core collections Promising germplasm for drought tolerance in sorghumPromising germplasm for production under specific farming systemsPromising sorghum germplasm for industrial quality traits

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF CEREAL GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Morpho-ogranomic characterization of pearl millet GRs 3 years (2010-2013)6000Morpho-ogranomic characterization of cereal GRs4 years (2011-2015)8000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF CEREAL GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Evaluation of sorghum for post-flowering drought toleranceOne year(2010-2011)3000Evaluation of sorghum for stay green (drought tolerance)2 years (2011-2013)10000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF CEREAL GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Evaluation of sorghum for pre-flowering drought tolerance 2 years (20132015)6000Evaluation of sorghum for winter productionEvaluation of sorghum industrial quality

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF CEREAL GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Preliminary evaluation of sorghum GRs in Gash Delta 2 years (2011-2013)4000Preliminary evaluation of pearl millet GRs in Gash/Toker Delta 2 years (2013-2015)4000Total41000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF CEREAL GRsExpected outputs:Cereal GRs standard described and documentedCore collections developed

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF CEREAL GRsExpected outputs:Sorghum germplasm with potential for drought tolerance identifiedPost-floweringStay green Pre-floweringSorghum germplasm adapted to winter identified

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF CEREAL GRsExpected outputs:Sorghum and pearl millet germplasm with promising potential for Gash/Toker Delta identifiedSorghum germplasm with potential for industrial uses identified

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF OIL CROPS GRsTeam leader:ALI ZAKARIA BABIKER

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF OIL CROPS GRsCollaborators:EntomologistMolecular biologistFood quality scientist Breeder

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF OIL CROPS GRsRationale:Sesame: 315 accessions (cultivated and wild)Groundnut: 98 accessions Cultivated material mostly characterizedNeed for characterization of wild materialMolecular characterization needed

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF OIL CROPS GRsRationale:Problems of insect pests in sesameLeaf roller and capsule borer (Mashatta) Yield potentialIndustrial quality traits in sesameProtein and oil content

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF OIL CROPS GRsObjectivesStandard characterizationMorphologicalMolecularDevelopment of core collections

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF OIL CROPS GRsObjectivesIdentification of promising germplasmYield potential Oil and protein contentsTolerance to insect pests in sesame

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF OIL CROPS GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Characterization of wild sesame GRsOne year (2010-2011)1000Characterization of oil crops GRs4 years (2011-2015)6000Molecular characterization of sesame GRsOne year (2014-2015)5000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF OIL CROPS GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Evaluation of sesame GRs for resistance against pod borerOne year (2010-2011)2000Evaluation of sesame GRs for industrial uses2 years (2013-2015)4000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF OIL CROPS GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Evaluation of groundnut GRs for yield potential2 years (2011-2013)3000Total21000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF OIL CROPS GRsExpected outputsOil crops GRs standard described and documentedCore collections developed

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF OIL CROPS GRsExpected outputsPromising sesame and groundnut GRs identified Yield potentialIndustrial usesResistance/tolerance against pod borer in sesame

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF LEGUMINOUS CROPS GRsTeam leader:ALI ZAKARIA BABIKERTeam member:El sadig A. AbdallaCollaborators:EntomologistMolecular biologistBreeder

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF LEGUMINOUS CROPS GRsRationale:Cowpea: 276 accessionsFaba bean:120 accessionsKidney bean: 74 accessions Pigeon pea: 63 accessionsHyacinth bean: 39 accessionsChickpea: 35 accessionsMostly morphologically characterizedMolecular characterization needed

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF LEGUMINOUS CROPS GRsRationale:Cowpea sensitivity to the store pest infestationDrought problem in rain-fed areas for cowpeaYield potentials not studied

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF LEGUMINOUS CROPS GRsObjectivesStandard characterizationMorphologicalMolecularDevelopment of core collections

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF LEGUMINOUS CROPS GRsObjectivesIdentification of promising cowpea GRs Yield potential Store pest resistanceDrought toleranceTolerance to insect pests in sesameIdentification of promising Leg. GRs collected from Eastern Sudan

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF LEGUMINOUS CROPS GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Characterization of leg. GRs4 years (2011-2015)4000Molecular characterizationOne year (2014-2015)5000Preliminary evaluation of Leg. GRs of eastern Sudan2 years (2013-2015)3000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF LEGUMINOUS CROPS GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Evaluation of cowpea GRs for yield potentialOne year (2010-2011)1000Evaluation of cowpea GRs for resistance against store pestsOne year (2010-2011)1000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF LEGUMINOUS CROPS GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Evaluation of cowpea GRs for drought tolerance 2 years (2011-2013)4000Total18000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF LEGUMINOUS CROPS GRsExpected outputsLeguminous crops GRs standard described and documentedCore collections developed

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF LEGUMINOUS CROPS GRsExpected outputsPromising cowpea GRs identified Yield potentialResistance against store pestsDrought tolerancePromising Leg. GRs identifiedEastern Sudan (Gash Delta..etc.)

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS GRsTeam leader:MASHAER OBAED YOUSIF

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRsTeam members:El Tahir Ibrahim MohamedElsadig Ahmed Abdalla

Collaborators:Vegetable breederEntomologistMolecular biologist

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRsRationale:More than 2700 accessions Okra, tomato, hot peepper, watermelon, melons..etcRoselle, dill, senna senna..etcVegetables mostly characterizedM & A plants mostly uncharacterizedMolecular characterization needed

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRsRationale:Splitting into pure lines initiatedokra, watermelon and hot pepperProduced pure lines to be evaluated Yield and quality potential Resistance to stresses such as insects

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRsObjectives: Study the diversity Morphological Molecular

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRsObjectives: Development of pure line sub-accessions for utilizationIdentification of promising vegetables GRsResistance to insect pests Yield and quality potentialsOff-season production

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Characterization of newly collected vegetable GRs 4 years (2011-2015)6000Characterization of cucurbit GRs5 years (2010-2015)8000Characterization of Solanceous GRs5 years (20102015) 5000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Characterization of root and leafy vegetable GRs2 years (20112013)2000Characterization of spice and medicinal plants GRs3 years (2011-2014)5000Molecular characterization of vegetable GRs 4 years (2010-2014)20000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Splitting of watermelon GRs4 years (2010-2014)6000Splitting of pumpkin GRs5 years start 2014-20152000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Splitting of okra GRs5 years (20102015) 8000Splitting of hot pepper GRs4 years (20102014) 6000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Multiplication of split watermelon sub- accessions One year (2012-2013) 2000Multiplication of split okra sub-accessions One year (2010-2011) 2000Multiplication of split hot pepper sub-accessions One year (2012-2013)2000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Evaluation of watermelon split sub-accessions for yield and quality 2 years (2013-2015)4000Evaluation of okra sub-accessions for yield and quality Two years (2011-2013) 4000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Evaluation of okra sub-accessions for resistance against insect pests2 years (2012-2014)4000Evaluation of okra sub-accessions for off-season production during winter2 years (2013-2015)5000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRs

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Evaluation of hot pepper sub-accessions for yield and quality 2 years (2013-2015)4000Evaluation of hot pepper sub-accessions for resistance against insect pests2 years (20132015)4000Total99000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRsExpected outputs:Vegetable genetic diversity described and documentedCore collections developed for further evaluation and utilizationSpice and medicinal plants GRs standard described and documented

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRsExpected outputs:Pure lines developed for evaluation and utilization

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLES AND MED. & AR. PLANTS GRsExpected outputs:Promising vegetable GRs identified and recommended YieldOff season production (Okra)QualityResistance to insect pests

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF GRs OF VEGETATIVE PROPAGATED FRUIT SPECIESTeam leader:ELSADIG AHMED ABDALLA

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF GRs OF VEGETATIVE PROPAGATED FRUIT SPECIESTeam membersMohamed Ahmed Omer Elsafi

CollaboratorsNematologistPomologists

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF GRs OF VEGETATIVE PROPAGATED FRUIT SPECIESRationale:Banana: 359 accessions in Kassala field genebank301 accessions morphologically characterized Partially being molecularly characterizedPreliminary evaluated for yield and quality Radopholus similes (Burway) nematode is major pest of banana

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF GRs OF VEGETATIVE PROPAGATED FRUIT SPECIESRationale:Date palm GRs are targeted for collection Date palm field genebank

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF GRs OF VEGETATIVE PROPAGATED FRUIT SPECIESObjectives:Complete banana characterizationIdentification of promising banana GRs yield and quality Resistance to Nematode

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF GRs OF VEGETATIVE PROPAGATED FRUIT SPECIESObjectives:Study of date palm GRsPresent status on farmThreatsDiversity

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF GRs OF VEGETATIVE PROPAGATED FRUIT SPECIES

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Characterization of banana in the field gene bank One year (2010-2011) 3000Preliminary evaluation of banana GRs for yield and qualityOne year (2010-2011) 3000Evaluation of banana GRs against nematodes 4 Years (20112015) 10000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF GRs OF VEGETATIVE PROPAGATED FRUIT SPECIES

ActivityDurationBudget (SDG)Study of on-farm diversity of date palm GRs in northern regionOne year (2010-2011)10000Morpho-agronomic characterization of date palm GRs 2 years (2013-2015)8000Total34000

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF GRs OF VEGETATIVE PROPAGATED FRUIT SPECIESExpected outputs:Banana GRs fully described, documentedPromising banana GRs identifiedYield and quality potentialResistance against nematode

ENHANCEMENT OF UTILIZATION OF GRs OF VEGETATIVE PROPAGATED FRUIT SPECIESExpected outputs:Present status of date palm GRs documentedDiversity in date palm GRs studied and documented

DOCUMENTATION AND EXCHANGE OF CROP GRs INFORMATION Team leader: ALI ZAKARIA BABIKERTeam membersMashaer obaed YousifMohamed Ahmed Omer Elsafi

DOCUMENTATION AND EXCHANGE OF CROP GRs INFORMATIONRationale:Passport data on more than 11000 accessionsCharacterization data on 60%Management dataNeed for proper documentationAccess and retrieval:ManagementUtilization

DOCUMENTATION AND EXCHANGE OF CROP GRs INFORMATIONObjectivesImprovement of germplasm management operations. Facilitation of access to PGR information for utilization purposes

DOCUMENTATION AND EXCHANGE OF CROP GRs INFORMATIONActivitiesDocumentation of PGR dataPassport dataCharacterization and evaluation dataManagement data

DOCUMENTATION AND EXCHANGE OF CROP GRs INFORMATIONExpected outputsConserved germplasm properly managedGaps in collections identifiedInformation gaps identified Access to PGR information facilitated and, hence, utilization enhanced

DOCUMENTATION AND EXCHANGE OF CROP GRs INFORMATIONActivitiesDocumentationSESTO systemEx celFacilitation of access to GRs informationNetworks Publication of GRs catalogues

DOCUMENTATION AND EXCHANGE OF CROP GRs INFORMATIONDuration: 5 years (2010-2015)Budget: SDG 30000

DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL PGR POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORKsCollaboration with concerned authoritiesMinistry of AgricultureMinistry of EnvironmentMinistry of Justice

DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL PGR POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORKsRationalePGR part of natural resourcesSovereign rightsInternational conventionsLack of policies and legislations

DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL PGR POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORKsObjectives ActivitiesDevelopment and endorsement of national PGR policy and action plan Development and endorsement of national legislation on PGRImplementation of international related frameworksAwareness raising

THE PROCESS

OUTLINES OF PROPOSED PROJECTS

THEMEPROJECTsACTIVITIESConservationUtilizationInformation managementPolicy and legislation

PROJECT SUMMARY FORM (2010-2015)

Project titlePrincipal investigator/ Team leaderTeam members /Collaborators RationaleObjectivesDurationActivitiesExpected outputsBudget

PROJECT ACTIVITIES SUMMARY FORM (2010-2015)

Project Title:Principal investigator/Team leader:ActivityScientists involved (Team members)Duration (specify dates)Budget (SDG)

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