Banana Bioversity International -- - National repository grant

National repository, multiplication and dissemination centers in Asia
Duration	Starting in 2001. Continuing
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Location	Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Fiji, Malaysia, Papua new Guinea, Thailand, Taiwan
Goal	• To make available to Asia and Pacific countries improved banana hybrids/varieties developed by breeding programmes from all over the world for yield performance evaluations by researchers/farmers and their eventual adoption by farmers, in order to improve the banana industry, increase income of rural farmers and increase food security • To evaluate and promote the use of improved banana hybrids and popular local varieties in Asia and the Pacific
Brief description	Over the last 15 years, Musa researchers have made several important breakthroughs in developing a number of high-yielding, pest and disease resistant varieties which are available for worldwide testing by national programmes. INIBAP has assembled in its genebanks these improved hybrids/varieties that were tested through the International Musa Testing Programme (IMTP) in many countries to evaluatetheir yield and their resistance to pests and diseases. However, these varieties still require further testing, validation and possibly adaptation to local conditions, before farmers will adopt them. These available hybrids include both dessert and cooking bananas, which are an important staple for farmers and serve as an alternative food source during the "hungry-period" between the harvest of other crops. Adoption of these varieties in Asia may make significant contribution to food security. The availability of these improved materials for wide distribution is limited by the capability of INIBAP-ITC to respond to so many requests for materials from all over the world. Hence the national repository, multiplication, and dissemination centers will provide a ready access to improved varieties for researchers and farmers. Because of restriction on the movement of planting material between countries due to quarantine regulations. National repository, multiplication and dissemination centers (NRMDC) will produce planting materials at quantities sufficient to meet national needs. The following activities have been implemented: • Virus indexed improved banana hybrids/varieties (five rooted plantlets each) and initial/minimal funding provided by INIBAP to the National agricultural research systems (NARS) through a National repository, multiplication and dissemination center (NRMDC). An appropriate MOA was signed. NARS and INIBAP chose the NRMDC: the center had the personnel and appropriate facilities to maintain a foundation nursery, virus index and mass produce the materials through tissue culture. Expenses for the maintenance, multiplication and dissemination of the materials are shouldered by the NARS. • Upon receipt from INIBAP, the NRMDC maintained part of the collection in vitro culture. Part of it was multiplied and planted in a foundation stock nursery, where necessary protection from virus infection is being put in place. The NRMDC is expected to supply a sufficient quantity of tissue culture materials for field testing or demo trials in farmers' field, and for any request within the country. • The following 21 hybrids/varieties have been made available to the NRMDC: ITC 1296: BITA-2 (TMB-1378) ITC 1297: BITA-3 (TMB-5295-1) ITC 1344: CRBP-39 ITC 0504: FHIA-01 ITC 0505: FHIA-02 ITC 0506: FHIA-03 ITC 1319: FHIA-18 ITC 1264: FHIA-17 ITC 1332: FHIA-21 (#68) ITC 1265: FHIA-23 ITC 1418: FHIA-25 ITC 1283: SH -436-9 ITC 1307: SH-3640 ITC 1282: GCTCV-119 ITC 1123: Yangambi km5 ITC 1441: Pisang Ceylan ITC 1122: Gros Michel ITC 0570: Williams ITC 0712: Rose cv. ITC 0643: Cachaco ITC 0312: Pisang jari buaya State colleges, department of agriculture regional units, NGOs, farmer's cooperatives or any individual grower can carry out field evaluation. Planting materials may be provided by NRMDC at cost. Field trials focus on yield performance, which includes adaptability to local soil and climatic conditions and, more importantly, to the prevailing pests and diseases in the area. Fruit quality acceptance by local consumers will also be monitored and evaluated.
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