Project: Improving the nutritional quality of Lathyrus sativus L. (grass pea)
- project duration
- 01-MAY-04 – 30-APR-08
- Main goals of the project: training of three Ethiopian researchers in plant biotechnology dissemination of information to prevent neurolathyrism selection of somacolones and mutants with improved nutritional quality effects of abiotic stress on antinutritional factors potential of genetic transformation to improve grass pea effect of essential amino acids as food/feed supplements on the nutritional quality. A scientific conference will be organised.