Genetic Resources Conservation and Use Training Course
Start Date
December 11, 2024
End Date
December 17, 2024
Type
Training course
Location
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Genebank
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is organizing a Training Course on Genetic Resources Conservation and Use, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from December 11 - 17, 2024.
The objectives of the workshop are to provide training on approaches for plant genetic resources conservation and use, including:
- Basic concepts of plant identification and conservation;
- Genebank processes: Regeneration, viability, health testing, documentation, distribution and policies;
- Enhancing the use of genetic resources: Data management, subsetting and genomics.
The training will include a half-day field visit to the national genebank in Uzbekistan.
ICARDA looks forward to hosting this capacity-building activity and providing training to NARS colleagues in the CWANA region to promote the conservation and management of natural resources including agrobiodiversity.
