Globally important
The Center manages the world’s largest public collection of vegetable germplasm and has done research and development work on globally important vegetables for over 30 years. Much of this information is available in the Center’s publications. Quarterly research updates on these and the latest worldwide research are available for these crops:
Tomato
Pepper
Eggplant
Alliums
Cucurbits
Crucifers
Mungbean
Soybean

African indigenous
AVRDC has conducted agronomic research on these easily grown and nutritious crops in East Africa since the mid 1990s. Production guides in English and Kiswahili for can be readily adapted for other parts of Africa.
African nightshade
Spider plant
Amaranthus
African eggplant
Cowpea
Jute mallow
Ethiopian mustard

Oceania

AVRDC has worked with national partners in the Solomon Islands to develop production guides for common introduced and indigenous vegetables. These guides may also apply in similar climatic regions across the Pacific.
Cucumber
Eggplant
Slippery Cabbage
Sweet Pepper
Tomato
Yard Long Bean

Tomato