Results of PGTF - Project INT/18/K20

Submitter: Sugarcane Research Institute (INICA), based in Havana, Cuba.
Subcontractor: Same as above.
Priority area: Technology.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 3 countries (Argentina. Brazil and Cuba).
PGTF input: US$ 23,000.
Other inputs: US$ 45,000.
Number: INT/18/K20.
Duration: 2019.
Approval: 41st Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 22 September 2017).
Completion: Final report submitted on 19 March 2020.
Impact: Shared results of a methodology developed for inoculation of the bacterium Gluconacetobacter, a nitrogen-fixing bacterium originally found in sugarcane that provides significant amounts of nitrogen to plants, and assessed its implementation aimed at inducing resistance against the pathogen causing leaf scald.

Contact:   Contact person: María La O Hechavarría
Address: Carretera CUJAE km 2 1/2, Boyeros, La Habana, Cuba
Telephone: (053)72602570
Fax: (053)72602570
Email: lao @ inica.azcuba.cu; acevedo @ inica.azcuba.cu


Final Report:

    • INT-18-K20 Informe final.pdf  *  [Language: Spanish; Size: 1194KB]


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