Germplasm


Please find below the Literature Review on Germplasm and also the outputs from the Workshop Group Activities. What we need to do now is to try to get answers to the questions that we have and any additional information that we have on this theme may also be added under the respective heading. 

 

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Germplasm
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What do we know? 

 

Where are we now? 

 

Where should we be? 

 

What is missing to get there?

 

Stakeholders involved in issues related to germplasm

Who?

Why?

How?

1. UoM

  • Studies on general erosion or drift in local varieties
  • Research existent and facilities available
  • Students Projects

2. AREU

  • Varieties existing in Mauritius
  • Introduction of new varieties
  • On-going research on breadfruit
  • Research on usefulness of breadnut regarding nutritional properties and on a rootstock
  • Survey by Extension services
  • Evaluation Trials
  • Collaborative programs (UoM?) 

3. MAIFS (NPPO & Entomology)

  • Facilitate introduction of new germplasm
  • PRA & Disease/Pest surveillance

4. MAIFS (Horticulture division)

  • Already involved in conservation
  • In-vitro/In-vivo collections

5. FARC

  • Already involved in conservation of germplasm
  • In-vitro-collections

6. Research organizations in different countries

  • Already involved in Research and development
  • Collaborative programs

 

What questions are we asking ourselves? 

 

Question: Which varieties exist in Mauritius?

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Question: Is there a possibility of extension of production season particularly with increasing urbanization

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Question: Has there been genetic erosion or drift in our local varieties?

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Question: Should we increase our genetic pool?

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Question: Can we look for germplasm of dwarf varieties to facilitate harvest?

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Question: Is there a need to promote conservation of existing germplasm?

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Question: Do Reunion, Comores and Seychelles, for example, have the same varieties?

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Question: Are we having any pest/disease problems?

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Question: Are bats a problem with breadfruit?

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Question: Breadnut - is there a demand for it? What do we know about it?

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Question: Why breadnut as a root stock?

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Question: Is breadfruit a suitable alternative to breadfruit in Mauritius? Why bother about breadnut?

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Question: How to differentiate between young plants of breadnuts and breadfruit?

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Question: Which institutions will be involved in this? Or has capacity? Private labs or propagators? 

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