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Genebank details

Genetic Resources Research Institute
Institute code
KEN212
Show in FAO WIEWS database
Type
Parastatal
Country
Kenya
Web link
http://www.genetic.kalro.org
Data provider
GeRRI Genetic Resources Research Institute of the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization
Accessions in Genesys
51,832
Location
Latitude
-1.12
Longitude
36.63
Most represented Crops
sorghum
6,042
beans
3,605
fingermillet
2,990
maize
1,826
cowpea
563
Other
171
Not specified
36,635
Most represented Crop names
Sorghum
6,042
Common Bean
3,605
Finger millet
2,990
Maize
1,826
Cowpea
563
Other
173
Not specified
36,633
Most represented Genera
Sorghum
6,411
Avena
4,197
Phaseolus
3,630
Eleusine
3,080
Sesamum
2,491
Other
32,023
Most represented Species
Sorghum bicolor
6,175
Avena sativa
4,188
Phaseolus vulgaris
3,600
Eleusine coracana
2,990
Panicum maximum
1,950
Other
32,929
Biological status of accession
Traditional cultivar/Landrace
11,403
Wild
4,654
Advanced/improved cultivar
2,023
Breeders Line
1,260
Weedy
257
Other
1
Not specified
32,234
Provenance of material
Kenya
11,066
Israel
1
Not specified
40,765
Type of Germplasm storage
Long term seed collection
150
Medium term seed collection
65
Not specified
51,617
Curation type
Not specified
51,832
FAO WIEWS code of donor institute
Not specified
51,832
Breeder code
Not specified
51,832
Site of safety duplication
NOR051
4,465
GBR088
2,279
IND135
569
TZA016
2
Not specified
44,517
Safety duplicated in Svalbard
Not in SGSV
47,367
Backed up in SGSV
4,465
ITGPRFA Multi-lateral system
Accession is not in the Multi-lateral system of ITPGRFA
28,696
Accession is part of the Multi-lateral system of ITPGRFA
23,116
Not specified
20
Available for distribution
Available for distribution
18,643
Not available for distribution
18,536
Not specified
14,653
Recent subsets
Farmer preferred finger millet (Eleusine coracana) subset selected by farmers in Homa Bay, Western Kenya
Farmer preferred finger millet subset selected by farmers in Busia - Western Kenya, 2023
Farmer preferred sorghum subset selected by farmers in Kakamega, Western Kenya - 2022
Sorghum best bet accessions selected by farmers in Busia, Western Kenya
Last updates of passport data
May 18, 2026
51,686
February 19, 2026
3
December 20, 2023
150
Passport Data Completeness Index (PDCI)
Genesys uses the PDCI as an indicator of the completeness of published passport data. The PDCI uses the presence or absence of data points in the documentation of a genebank accession, taking into account the presence or value of other data points (van Hintum et al. 2011). For example, a wild accession should have a well-defined collection site but no variety name. The PDCI ranges from 0 to 10, where 0 is the minimum score assigned to rather incomplete passport records and 10 is the maximum score assigned to very complete passport records. Any type of accession, wild, landrace, breeding material or modern variety, can attain the PDCI’s maximal score.
Average PDCI score for 51,832 accessions is 3.12, with minimum score of 1.30 and maximum score of 6.75.