R.M.T. (Robert) Chakanda : “Rice Genetic Resources in Postwar Sierra Leone“

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15 Sep 2009 11:00
Unit: Wageningen University
Location: Aula, building 362, Gen. Foulkesweg 1, Wageningen
Organisation: Wageningen University
Promotor: prof.dr.ir. M. Sosef (Biosystematics)
Co Promotor: Dr.ir. L. Visser, Dr. R.G. van den Berg

 The research presented in this thesis tries to understand, though indirectly, the effect of the 10-year long civil war in Sierra Leone on rice genetic resources, using the effect of the war on farmers and their seeds as reference point. The thesis draws attention to the trend of events that outlined the purpose of the research – starting with the war and its consequences; the post-war composition of the genetic diversity of the rice crop, which is followed by a comparative assessment of the resources between pre-war and post-war situations. We also used the opportunity to understand both the phenotypic and genetic variation, as well as the ecosystem aspect of rice in the country.
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