Plant collection in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan for forage improvement in Australia

Plant germplasm, totalling 1,344 accessions, was collected during the course of two Australian led seed collection missions in Kazakhstan in 2002 and Azerbaijan in 2004. The collection in Kazakhstan involved members from Australia, China, the Vavilov Institute in Russia and the Aral Sea Experiment Station in Kazakhstan while the mission to Azerbaijan involved scientists from Australia, ICARDA and the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.