Collaborative Exploration of Cucurbitaceae Genetic Resources in Eastern Cambodia, 2019

The National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) and the Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) conducted a collaborative exploration of plant genetic resources in Eastern Cambodia in 2019. The exploration was conducted within the framework of the Plant Genetic Resources Asia (PGRAsia) project funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan. We surveyed four provinces of Eastern Cambodia (Kandal, Kratie, Mondul Kiri, and Kampon Cham Province) and collected 72 samples: 29 pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata), 27 melons (Cucumis melo), 7 cucumbers (Cucumis sativus), 1 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), 7 chili peppers (Capsicum frutescens), and 1 eggplant (Solanum melongena). The seeds of each accession were divided into two, with one half being conserved in CARDI and the other being transferred to the Genetic Resource Center, NARO, using the standard material transfer agreement.国立研究開発法人農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構（農研機構）とカンボジア農業研究開発研究所（CARDI）は2019年，カンボジア東部において植物遺伝資源の共同探索・収集を実施した．この探索・収集は，農林水産省委託プロジェクト研究「海外植物遺伝資源の民間等への提供促進」（PGRAsiaプロジェクト）の予算により実施された．本探索ではカンボジア東部の4つの州（Kandal，Kratie，Mondul Kiri，Kampon Cham Province）を訪問し，合計72点の遺伝資源を収集した．その内訳はニホンカボチャ（Cucurbita moschata）が29点，メロン（Cucumis melo）が27点，キュウリ（C. sativus）が7点，スイカ（Citrullus lanatus）が1点，トウガラシ（Capsicum frutescens）が7点，ナス（Solanum melongena）が1点である．収集された遺伝資源の種子の半分はCARDIに保管され，残りの半分は標準材料移転契約（SMTA）に基づいて農研機構遺伝資源センターに送付された．Figure 2点, Table 3点, Photo 5点, Sample Photo 72