Genetic Resources Program
CIAT’s Genetic Resources Program conserves large collections of beans and tropical forages as seed and whole plants, and cassava in vitro and as small plants.
Regeneration of beans and forages is undertaken by a specialised production group that makes use of advanced facilities to produce suitable quantities of high-quality seed that maintains the genetic integrity of the original accession.
The Genetic Resources Program is collaborating with researchers in the CGIAR HarvestPlus program to select bean varieties that offer increased iron for better nutrition. It is also working to find tolerance to cassava brown streak virus and with the Livestock-Plus program of CGIAR to improve Brachiaria as a fodder plant.
The Germplasm Health Unit has a staff of nine. For beans and forages, the GHU examines seed for the presence of pathogens and pests, while for cassava, samples of which are generally produced in vitro, the focus is on virus indexing.
Key Staff
Genebank Manager: Peter Wenzl, Genetic Resources Program Leader
Head of Germplasm Health Unit: Maritza Cuervo Ibáñez
Key staff: Luis G. Santos, Coordinator of seed conservation; Ericson Aranzales, Coordinator of tissue culture.
External links
Website
Search Genesys for accessions at CIAT
Key performance indicators of CGIAR genebanks, 2012-2021
HINT: Use the search key to filter the data. For descriptions of performance indicators, click here.| Crop | Indicator | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Genebank operations, 2012-2021
HINT: Use the search key to filter the data| Crop | Indicator | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beans | 1. Number of accessions with passport & characterization data available | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 37,938 | 37,938 | 37,938 |
| Beans | 2. Number accessions received | 320 | 26 | 304 | 0 | 303 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beans | 3. Number accessions regenerated | 1,776 | 269 | 147 | 247 | 4,826 | 60 | 259 | 929 | 720 | 700 |
| Beans | 4. Number accessions multiplied | 363 | 1,887 | 2,188 | 4,850 | 303 | 3,680 | 3,421 | 3,486 | 1,010 | 751 |
| Beans | 5. Number accessions health tested | 1,973 | 890 | 1,375 | 2,235 | 2,980 | 2,624 | 4,870 | 4,796 | 1,790 | 1,506 |
| Beans | 6. Number accessions cleaned | 1,497 | 746 | 1,268 | 1,987 | 2,783 | 2,429 | 0 | |||
| Beans | 7. Number accessions viability tested | 5,357 | 889 | 4,880 | 5,886 | 2,980 | 6,617 | 6,248 | 6,943 | 4,617 | 4,689 |
| Cassava | 1. Number of accessions with passport & characterization data available | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 6,155 | 5,967 | 5,967 |
| Cassava | 2. Number accessions received | 51 | 625 | 0 | 571 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cassava | 3. Number accessions regenerated | 0 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 1,500 | 800 | 1,830 | 0 | 0 |
| Cassava | 4. Number accessions multiplied | 6,632 | 4,199 | 3,661 | 4,098 | 3,692 | 4,664 | 5,500 | 5,763 | 5,601 | 6,164 |
| Cassava | 5. Number accessions health tested | 5,709 | 1,053 | 1,458 | 1,817 | 2,378 | 4,459 | 1,835 | 1,217 | 1,376 | 538 |
| Cassava | 6. Number accessions cleaned | 0 | 1,011 | 1,202 | 200 | 1,271 | 0 | 782 | 596 | 94 | 154 |
| Cassava | 7. Number accessions viability tested | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forages | 1. Number of accessions with passport & characterization data available | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 22,694 | 22,694 | 22,694 |
| Forages | 2. Number accessions received | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forages | 3. Number accessions regenerated | 0 | 357 | 578 | 412 | 2,073 | 43 | 213 | 138 | 27 | 117 |
| Forages | 4. Number accessions multiplied | 2,464 | 1,160 | 864 | 1,900 | 0 | 590 | 1,145 | 1,363 | 24 | 832 |
| Forages | 5. Number accessions health tested | 1,770 | 1,495 | 785 | 1,744 | 1,685 | 1,266 | 1,172 | 2,444 | 650 | 504 |
| Forages | 6. Number accessions cleaned | 11,321 | 1,103 | 604 | 1,423 | 1,378 | 936 | 0 | |||
| Forages | 7. Number accessions viability tested | 1,684 | 1,470 | 2,874 | 2,369 | 1,685 | 3,209 | 2,890 | 2,753 | 1,622 | 859 |
Number of samples distributed to users within and outside the CGIAR, 2012-2021
HINT: Use the search key to filter the data. For descriptions of performance indicators, click here.| Indicator | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Total number external germplasm requests | 1,187 | 138 | 105 | 143 | 158 | 96 | 73 | 86 | 41 | 43 |
Genebank Platform publications, 2017-2020
Recent publications with at least one CGIAR genebank staff as author. HINT: Use the search key to filter the data.| Authors | Article title | Publication name | URL |
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| Debouck, D.G., Araya-Villalobos, R., Chavez-Barrantes, N. | Phaseolus angucianae (Leguminosae: Phaseoleae), a new bean species from Fila Cruces of Southeastern Costa Rica. | Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas | READ |
| Jimenez, J., Carvajal-Yepes, M., Leiva, A.M., Cruz, M., Elena Romero, L., Bolaños, C.A., Lozano, I., Cuellar, W.J. | Complete genome sequence of rice hoja blanca tenuivirus Isolated from a susceptible rice cultivar in Colombia. | Microbiology Resource Announcements | READ |
| Visioni, A., Kehel, Z. | Genome wide association mapping of seedling and adult plant resistance to barley stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. hordei) in India. | Frontiers in Plant Science | READ |
| Norton, G.J., Travis , A.J., Douglas, A., Fairley, S., De Paiva Alves, E., Naredo, E., McNally, K.L., Sumon, M., Islam, R., Price, A.H. | Genome wide association mapping of grain and straw biomass traits in the rice Bengal and Assam Aus Panel (BAAP) grown under alternate wetting and drying and permanently flooded irrigation. | Frontiers in Plant Science | READ |
| Lee, J.S., Wissuwa, M., Zamora, O.B., Ismail, A.M. | Novel sources of aus rice to zinc deficiency tolerance identified through association analysis using high- density SNP array. | Rice Science | READ |
| Lee, J.S., Kwak, J., Yoon, M.R., Lee, J.S., Hay F.R. | Contrasting tocol ratios associated with seed longevity in rice variety groups. | Seed Science Research | READ |
| Lozano, I., Leiva, A. M., Jimenez, J., Fernandez, E., Carvajal-Yepes, M., Cuervo, M., Cuellar, W. J. | Resolution of cassava-infecting alphaflexiviruses: Molecular and biological characterization of a novel group of potexviruses lacking the TGB3 gene. | Virus Research | READ |
| Varshney, R., Saxena, R.,Upadhyaya, H., Khan, A., Yu, Y., Kim, C., Rathore, A., Kim, D., Kim, J., An, S., Kumar, V., Anuradha, G., Narasimhan Yamini, K., Zhang, S., Muniswamy, W., Kim, J., Penmetsa, R., von Wettberg, E., Datta, S. | Whole-genome resequencing of 292 pigeonpea accessions identifies genomic regions associated with domestication and agronomic traits. | Nature Genetics | READ |
| Ramakrishnan, M., Antony Ceasar,S., Vinod,K. K. V., Duraipandiyan,V. T. P., Ajeesh Krishna,T. P., Upadhyaya, H., Al-Dhabi, N. A., Ignacimuthu, S. | Identification of putative QTLs for seedling stage phosphorus starvation response in finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn.) by association mapping and cross species synteny analysis. | Plos One | READ |
| Shimray, P.W., Bajaj, D., Srivastava, R., Daware, Av, Upadhyaya, H.D., Kumar, R., Bharadwaj, C., Tyagi, A.K., Parida, S.K. | Identifying transcription factor genes associated with yield traits in chickpea. | Plant Molecular Biology Reporter | READ |
| Debouck, D.G.; Chavez-Barrantes, N. and Araya-Villalobos, R. | New records of Phaseolus microcarpus (Leguminosae: Phaseoleae) for Costa Rica. | Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas | READ |
| Guevara-Ohara, J.E., C.I. Cardozo-Conde, L.G. Santos-Meléndez. | Tolerancia a la desecación y almacenamiento de la semilla de guayaba (Psidium guajava). | Agronomía Costarricense | READ |
| Carvajal-Yepes, Monica; Cardwell, K. ; Nelson, A. ; Garrett, K. A.; Giovani, B. ; Saunders, D.G.O.; Kamoun, S.; Legg, J.P.; Verdier, V.; Lessel, J.; Neher, R. A.; Day, R.; Pardey, P.; Gullino, M.L.; Records, A.R.; Bextine, B.; Leach, J.E.; Staiger, Simone & Tohme, Joe. | A global surveillance system for crop diseases. | Science | READ |
| Gonzalez-Guzman, J.J., Debouck, D.G. and Wenzl, P. | Multipurpose leguminous trees for the lowland tropics in CIAT’s genebank. | Legume Perspectives | READ |
| Beebe, S.E., D.G. Debouck. | Common beans and lima beans in the northern Andes: evolutionary riddles and potential utility. | Annual Report Bean Improvement Cooperative | READ |
| Hart, J.P., A.G. Vargas, J.S. Beaver, D.G. Debouck, T.G. Porch. | Genotyping the ex situ genetic resources of wild and cultivated tepary bean. | Annual Report Bean Improvement Cooperative | READ |
| Cherotich Sheillah, Njuguna Jane, Muchugi Alice, Muthamia Japhet, Otaye Daniel, Graziosi Ignazio and Kinyanjui Zakayo. | Botryosphaeriaceae associated with baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) and marula (Sclerocarya birrea A. Rich.) in agroforestry systems in Kenya | African Journal of Plant Science | READ |
| Jae-Sung Lee, Jieun Kwak, Jun-Hyeon Cho, Dmytro Chebotarov, Mi-Ra Yoon, Jeom-Sig Lee, N. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, Fiona R. Hay | A high proportion of beta-tocopherol in vitamin E is associated with poor seed longevity in rice produced under temperate conditions | Plant Genetic Resources | READ |
| Ezekiel Ahn, Zhenbin Hu, Ramasamy Perumal, Louis K. Prom, Gary Odvody, Hari D. Upadhyaya, Clint Magill | Genome wide association analysis of sorghum mini core lines regarding anthracnose, downy mildew, and head smut | PLoS One | READ |
| Ramirez-Villegas, J.; Khoury, C.K.; Achicanoy, H.A.; Mendez, A.C.; Diaz, M.V.; Sosa, C C.; Debouck, D.G.; Kehel, Z.; Guarino, L. | A gap analysis modelling framework to prioritize collecting for ex situ conservation of crop landraces. | Diversity and Distributions | READ |
| Wang, Z.; Wang, X.; Zhang, H.; Ma, L.; Zhao, H.; Jones C.S.; Chen, J.; Liu G. | A genome-wide association study approach to the identification of candidate genes underlying agronomic traits in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) | Plant Biotechnology Journal | READ |
| Schultze-Kraft, R.; Peters, M.; Wenzl, P. | A historical appraisal of the tropical forages collection conserved at CIAT. | Genetic Resources | READ |
| R. Prabu, C. Vanniarajan, M. Vetriventhan, R. P. Gnanamalar, R. Shanmughasundaram & J. Ramalingam | Association studies in barnyard millet (Echinochloa frumentacea (Roxb.) Link) for early maturity and yield contributing traits at high altitude region | Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding | READ |
| Debouck, D.G.; Rodríguez-Quiel, E. | Avances sobre los recursos genéticos de frijol (Phaseolus sp.) en Panamá. | Ciencia Agropecuaria | READ |
| Guevara Ohara, J.E.; Cardozo Conde, C.I.; Santos Meléndez, L.G. | Caracterización morfo-anatómica y protocolo para estimar la viabilidad de semillas de Psidium guajava. | Acta Agronómica | READ |
| Lai, D., A.B. Maimann, E. Macea, C.H. Ocampo, G. Cardona, M. Picmanová, B. Darbani, C.E. Olsen, D.G. Debouck, B. Raatz, B Lindberg Møller & F. Rook. | Biosynthesis of cyanogenic glucosides in Phaseolus lunatus and the evolution of oxime-based defenses. | Plant Direct | READ |
| Salazar, D.E.; Santos, L.G.; Wenzl, P.; Hay, F.R. | Effect of dry heat on seed germination of Desmodium and Stylosanthes species. | Seed Science and Technology | READ |
| Caproni, L.; Raggi, L.; Talsma, E.F.; Wenzl, P.; Negri, V. | European landrace diversity for common bean biofortification: a genome-wide association study. | Scientific Report | READ |
| Betancourth, C.; Salomón, C.; Montaño, S.; Salazar, C.; Uribe, P.; Martínez, A.; Muñoz, L.; Cuervo, M. | First report of Sugarcane mosaic virus in achira (Canna edulis Ker.) in Nariño, Colombia. | Revista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Cientifica | READ |
| Habte, E., Muktar, M.S., Abdena, A., Hanson, J., Sartie, A.M., Negawo, A.T., Machado, J.C., Ledo, F.J.S. & Jones, C.S | Forage performance and detection of marker trait associations with potential for Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus) improvement | Agronomy | READ |
| Lee, Jae-Sung, Jieun Kwak, & Fiona R. Hay | Genetic markers associated with seed longevity and vitamin E in diverse Aus rice varieties | Seed Science Research | READ |
| Tamiru, A., Paliwal, R., Manthi, S.J. et al. | Genome wide association analysis of a stemborer egg induced “call-for-help” defence trait in maize | Sci Rep | READ |
| Muhammad Massub Tehseen, Fatma Aykut Tonk, Muzaffer Tosun, Ahmed Amri, Carolina P. Sansaloni, Ezgi Kurtulus, Mariana Yazbek, Khaled Al-Sham’aa, Izzet Ozseven, Luqman Bin Safdar, Ali Shehadeh, Kumarse Nazari | Genome-wide association study of resistance to PstS2 and Warrior races of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (stripe rust) in bread wheat landraces | The plant Genome | READ |
| Halewood, Michael, Nelissa Jamora, Isabel Noriega, Noelle Anglin, Peter Wenzl, Thomas Payne, Marie-Noelle Ndjiondjop, Luigi Guarino, P. Kumar, Mariana Yazbek, Alice Muchugi, Vania Azevedo, Marimagne Tchamba, Chris Jones, Ramaiah Venuprasad, Nicolas Roux, | Germplasm Acquisition and Distribution by CGIAR Genebanks | Plants | READ |
| Xing, Y.; Hernández Nopsa, J.F.; Andersen, K.F.; Andrade-Piedra, J.L.; Beed, F.; Blomme, G.; Carvajal-Yepes, M.; Coyne, D.; Cuéllar, W.; Forbes, G.; Kreuze, J.F.; Kroschel, J.; Kumar, P.L.; Legg, J.P.; Parker, M.; Schulte-Geldermann, E.; Sharma, K.; Garre | Global cropland connectivity: A risk factor for invasion and saturation by emerging pathogens and pests. | BioScience. | READ |
| McCouch, S. , Navabi, K. , Abberton, M. , Anglin, N. L. , Barbieri, R. L.* , Baum, M. , Bett, K. , Booker, H. , Brown, G. L. , Bryan, G. L. , Cattivelli, L. , Charest, D. , Eversole, K. , Freitas, M. , Ghamkhar, K. , Grattapaglia, D.* , Henry, R. , Inglis | Mobilizing Crop Biodiversity | Molecular Plant | READ |
| Debouck, D.G., N. Chaves-Barrantes & R. Araya-Villalobos. | Phaseolus albicarminus (Leguminosae, Phaseoleae), a new wild bean species from the subhumid forests of southern central Costa Rica. | Phytotaxa | READ |
| Oluwole OO, Olomitutu OE, Paliwal R, Oyatomi OA, Abberton MT, Obembe OO. | Preliminary Assessment of the Association between DArT-SEQ SNP and some Nutritional Traits in African Yam Bean. | Trop J Nat Prod Res | rel=noopener" target="_blank">READ |
| Sellitti, S.; Vaiknoras, K.; Smale, M.; Jamora, N.; Andrade, R.; Wenzl, P.; Labarta, R. | The contribution of the CIAT genebank to the development of iron-biofortified bean varieties and well-being of farm households in Rwanda. | Food Security | READ |
| Sansaloni, C., Franco, J., Santos, B. … Kehel, Z, … et al. | Diversity analysis of 80,000 wheat accessions reveals consequences and opportunities of selection footprints. | Nature Communications | READ |