Australian Tropical Grains Germplasm Centre

Abstract

DAQ00131 project activities aimed to: conserve tropical grains germplasm under long-term storage conditions; acquire
new germplasm with unique traits of interest to clients (particularly to breeding programs); the maintenance of
germplasm through viability testing and regeneration; and to increase awareness of the availability of tropical grains
germplasm to clients. New project goals were to facilitate the creation of the national grains Genetic Resources Centre
(GRC) and included training GRC staff in the use of GRIN-Global (GG), a software management system, so that
grains data can be nationalised across Australia; and contribute to the action plan development for the relocation of tropical grains germplasm to both Tamworth and Horsham.