Adityadorn Agricultural Project initiated by Princess Aditayadornkitikhun – located at Thenmi sub-district, Mueang district, Surin province – has carried on the agricultural related activities and transferred the knowledge, technology, and innovation which benefits to Thai farmers. The project’s goal is to conserve the plant germplasms for its agricultural activities and contribute the germplasms to the farmer members of project network. DOA Genebank – Biotechnology Research and Development Office, Department of Agriculture – becomes aware of the project’s graveness. Therefore, DOA Genebank collaborated with the project in order to conserve the plant germplasms at DOA Genebank for duplication following the genebank management process. The conservation was focused on the field crops and horticultures, especially for plants cultivated by the farmer members of the project, which provided the prolonged storage and viability of the plant germplasms.    

Project Objectives

     1. To back up the field crops and horticultures obtained from Adityadorn Agricultural Project initiated by Princess Aditayadornkitikhun for conservation

     2.To increase the diversity of field crop germplasms of DOA Genebank

     3.To secure the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources

     4.To support the research and utilization, and raise awareness of plant genetic resources          

Project Activity

          7-9 June 2019, Ms. Kunyaporn Pipithsangchan – Director of Genebank Research and Development Group, Biotechnology Research and Development Office, Department of Agriculture – visited to Adityadorn Agricultural Project initiated by Princess Aditayadornkitikhun at Thenmi sub-district, Mueang district, Surin province (Sa-rae Aditya) for the project collaboration. Also, she explored and collected the plant germplasms, and was welcomed by the project members and officers of Surin Agricultural Research and Development Center.