The International Moringa Germplasm Collection houses living material of 12 of the 13 Moringa species, as a resource for scientific research on the basic biology of Moringa and investigation of its many applied uses, such as nutrition, cancer chemoprevention, biofuels, and water clarification. It is managed by Dr. Mark Olson, of the Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and is located on the coast of Jalisco, Mexico.
The International Moringa Germplasm Collection is moving to new digs thanks to a grant from Trees for Life!
It is also possible thanks to funding from: Missouri Botanical Garden - Washington University, St Louis - U. S. National Science Foundation - National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration - National Geographic Society Explorers Program U. S. Cactus and Succulent Society - Idea Wild Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, México
Mark E. Olson Instituto de Biología Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Tercer Circuito de Ciudad Universitaria s/n México DF 04510 Mexico +52 55 5622 9124